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The planned Smoke-free laws would have created a tobacco black market.
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Steven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regions
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Steven Joyce.
Opinion: There’s a link between new Government and anti-Māori spiel
Opinion: Luxon and his mates are validating the racists.
Waterbeds, wine coolers and wool bathing shorts: What Consumers Price Index tells us about our past
The CPI has been around for more than 100 years, so is a window to our past.
Former PM Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford to marry this month
'And to Clarke, let’s finally get married,' Ardern said when she left politics.
Richard Prebble: Who’ll do all the work if the jobseekers won’t?
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Richard Prebble.
Richard Prebble can make make complex issues simple: Rob Campbell
OPINION: This is good for sloganeering but not for analysis.
Pic’s Peanut Butter chief says new Government has a ‘tough road’ ahead
Aimee McCammon studied at Harvard Business School this year and hasn't lost momentum.
Ngāti Kahungunu stands united against Government initiatives
Iwi members aired their views at a hui at Waimārama Marae last month.
Liam Dann: New Zealand is still a rich country ... now for the bad news
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Liam Dann.
Sasha Borissenko: Are trusts only for the rich?
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Sasha Borissenko.
Why 2023 wasn't as bad as you think - 12 things that made the world better
Some really good things happened this year. Simon Wilson selects a few.
Biggest foreign investment deals of 2023
Which countries are most active, what sectors are they buying in and what prices are paid?
From dairy worker to retail boss - Carolyn Young on her priorities as head of Retail NZ
The sector is facing tough economic conditions and crime.
Opinion: Cultural and symbolic intent in English first approach
OPINION: Hard to believe that in 2023 we are having to justify te reo Māori names.
Audrey Young: All the signs Ardern was about to drop a bombshell
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Audrey Young.
Over 50 burgers, 100 wings and 28 pizzas: What it took to get youth off OT roofs
Oranga Tamariki have revealed the meals that helped coaxed youths off the roof.
Why almost everything we know about road safety has changed
Road safety in New Zealand is among the worst in the developed world. Is that okay?
Te Pāti Māori reword Twelve Days of Christmas to address National Government's policies
The Twelve Days of Christmas has had another rendition - but this time from Te Pāti Māori.
Boris Sokratov: Government departments with Māori names diminish te reo
OPINION: Māori names should be immediately removed from all government departments.
Government may still need to pay for Cook Strait ferries - Maritime Union
Government may need to pay for a resilient ferry connection between both main islands.
Water restrictions in a near record-wet year: 'We need to rethink our approach'
Napier, Hastings and Waimārama are now under water restrictions - is this the future?
ELE group collapse: Māori workers caught out
Crown entity paid the money to support more Māori getting into the workforce.
ELE Group collapse: Immigration NZ seeks direct contact with fired workers
Visas give the workers the right to remain in this country while they are working.
New waiata calls out plans to rewrite Te Tiriti principles
Māori singers have produced a waiata in relation to new Government policies.
ELE Group collapse: Pay cut, redundancy threat came before receivership
Collapsed company ELE was a 'good employer in a tough industry' - but now wages are gone.
Whānau Ora receives funding injection to boost vaccination rates
Govt announces $50 million to boost vaccinations, new app for personal health records.
Huge Middlemore ED demand: Plea for patients with ‘threats to life or limb’ only
The plea comes as new data shows large numbers are going to EDs and facing longer delays.
Opinion: Is banning transgender women in sports even a pressing issue?
OPINION: Are the Govt's priorities correct in banning trans athletes from sports?
Rob Campbell: Self-serving managers and scared civil servants need an overhaul
OPINION: The left is often wrongly too defensive of poor performance - and I'm a leftist.
Government births, deaths and marriages IT project halted
The DIA systems deal with sensitive, personal information.
Whanganui alternative transport unaffected by NZTA funding halt
Use of shared pathways and bus services in Whanganui has increased over the year.