Editorial: Luxon's stark message for councils to rein in spending comes at the right time
OPINION: The PM didn't mince his words when telling councils to watch their spending.
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'The Government intends to engage with iwi/Māori and report back in late 2024.'
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Letters: A spreadsheet Govt with little humanity; bring back traffic cops
OPINION: 'That is the only way this Government is going to lower the crime rate.'
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Letters: Reserve Bank boss isn't to blame for NZ's economic woes
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Christopher Luxon's numbers fumble as PM conflates maths and reading rates
Luxon was answering questions from reporters during his recent trip to Australia.
'Red neck': Government cops Māori censure at Tūrangawaewae
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Editorial: NZ's electricity sector needs mates
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Revealed: Disabilities Ministry shake-up coming as report finds 'no controls' on spending
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Audrey Young: Government on track for post-Olympic policy sprint
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Revealed: Disabilities Ministry shake-up coming today as report finds 'no controls' on spending
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What’s for lunch? Samples of new healthy school lunches revealed
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the lower OCR
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. It is the first cut since March 2020.
State school teachers could be told to fill in at new charter schools
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Govt opponents slam benefit sanction traffic light system
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'No more excuses' – Govt announces beneficiary traffic light system
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Simeon Brown discusses 'time of use' charges to ease congestion
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'The system is broken': Long waits to see GPs now impacting hospitals
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Christchurch cathedral rebuild hopes crumble as Govt declines funding
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Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.