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Key hints at property tax, GST rise not ruled out
John Key has indicated the Govt is open to reform which trades personal income tax cuts for some form of tax on investment property.
Addiction fears trigger bid to control painkillers
Public access to a widely-used class of painkillers containing codeine is likely to be restricted within months over addiction fears.
Franklin residents split between district councils
Franklin residents will be split between the new Auckland Supercity, Waikato and Hauraki district councils.
Go to NZ? No way - I quit, says minister
A Canadian government minister has resigned from his position because he couldn't face having to make a trip to New Zealand.
New name for Ninety Mile Beach possible under Treaty deal
Famous stretch of coastline in the Far North could be renamed under a tentative Treaty of Waitangi deal.
'My son is 2... It's ridiculous to suggest he is a terrorist'
A NZ toddler and his Indian-born mother were turned back from India and interrogated on their return to Auckland Airport because their names were on a terrorism blacklist.