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Submitters raised concerns about ministers' powers and conflicts of interest.
Disability ministry’s problems revealed in confidential memo
The Government is expected to confirm a review of Whaikaha today.
Property Insider: Kāinga Ora probing finances on four state house sites; changes at Mitre 10
Kāinga Ora on accounts, aesthetics, Mitre 10 in Waikato, what price a Resido car park?
Watch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warns
Work programmes would soon be announced relating to the priority areas.
Govt boosts Pharmac funding by $1.7b
The Government will boost Pharmac’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years. Video / NZ Herald
PM 'unilaterally' sacking Act minister would breach coalition agreement - David Seymour
The Act leader doesn't think any of his ministers are showing signs of failure thus far.
Bruce Cotterill: After six months is the Government on the right track?
OPINION: Momentum is on the rise, but plenty more to do.
Disability funding cuts hurt: 'There's nothing to help us'
Kristy Kewene loves her son James, 23, but says caring for him is tough.
Northland to get $150m worth of new and revamped state houses
The state house owner plans to build nearly 400 new houses by the end of 2025.
Concern public sector cuts will see frontline cops taking on back-room jobs
Roles tackling child exploitation, extremism and money-laundering are on the line.
Architects irked by demolition of award-winning Unitec building
The plan is to 'give order to the rather disordered collection of buildings and spaces'.
Editorial: Uncertainty to blame for Wellington’s downward spiral
OPINION: The capital needs more than just sunshine right now.
Property Insider: Horse racing grandstand coming down; crane numbers plummet
A grandstand going for apartments but the latest study shows fewer cranes on our horizons.
'Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cuts
The agency is looking at cutting 447 net roles in its change proposal.
Diabetes: Pharmac’s funding of glucose monitors a major step - with a few catches
Up to 18,000 people with diabetes will soon get free access to life-saving technology.
Government brings back Three Strikes, Labour warns of injustice
Reinstating Three Strikes was both National and Act policy in their election campaigns.
Fast-track bill has lack of transparency, protections for conflicts of interestral
The Auditor-General says he's concerned at aspects of the coalition's new bill.
'Irresponsible and dangerous': Customs and DIA look to cut a further 100 roles
The PSA says jobs would be cut from airports and counter-terrorism teams.
'Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National
Labour is warning against allowing three MPs the right to fast-track infrastructure.
Letters: Help home buyers, not landlords; Team NZ's identity crisis
OPINION: 'The winners of the 2023 election were the lobbyists and their clients.'
Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'
It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.
Liam Dann: Why so many Kiwis are leaving for Australia and its stronger economy
OPINION: Kiwis are leaving at record rates, recalling NZ's great late 1970s brain drain.
Wellington job market feels impact of public sector cuts with drop in salaries, listings
Data shows jobs in central government are down significantly, and applications are up.
Mental Health Foundation looks to cut jobs
Around half of the foundation's income is from Government contracts.
'Gobsmacked': Government ends loan scheme for quake-prone apartments
Owners with construction scheduled in as little as two months have been left in the lurch.
Luxon concerned about ‘unsafe’ South China Sea activity amid new US-Philippines war games
The PM has landed in the Philippines after a quick visit to Thailand's capital Bangkok.
Opinion: What happens when you look in the mirror and see Ruth Richardson staring back? - Matthew Tukaki
OPINION: The public service cuts bring back bad memories of the 'Mother of all Budgets'.
Government extends earthquake-strengthening deadlines by four years
Apartment owners have faced sleepless nights and losing their homes over 'unfair' rules.
Editorial: Wellington mega tunnel a pipe dream
OPINION: If it wasn't considered affordable in 2021, it's hard to see how it can be now.
Class warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvest
More than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.
Police reject Government's latest pay offer, say coalition has 'one more chance'
More than 75 per cent of police officers voted against the offer.
Council 'missing link' in reserve project
'It's a beautiful area and it has historic significance.'
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.