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Govt defends new consenting bill, after Labour slams it as ‘Muldoonist’
Bill would create a process that allows ministers to approve projects.
Bill would create a process that allows ministers to approve projects.
Finance Minister Nicola Wills will drop two key Budget dates on Monday.
Transport played a major part in National’s 100-day plan that was released last November.
OPINION: Laws are what are passed by Parliament as interpreted by the courts.
The Act Party has begun a campaign to goad National into backing a Treaty vote.
Mike Smith gets his day in court against seven major emitters.
Thousands are set to converge on Waitangi to hear what the Government has to say.
Public consultation will begin this month on expanding the inquiry's scope.
PM says meeting included “good conversation” on the Treaty Principles Bill.
Two Lino family members took action against Restaurant Brands. Both lost, the ERA ruled.
Judicial discretion is in the firing line - are judges getting it wrong?
Former barrister Christopher Harder claims Pike River truths have never emerged.
The annual list of New Zealand’s most powerful law figures has just been released.
The Minister got a ticking off for a wide-ranging clause in the new RMA law.
A gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.
The Government plans to repeal Three Waters early next year.
Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.
The new Government is having fun - so is the Opposition.
OPINION: Health, education, water...if centralisation continues, problems will get worse.
Stop-smoking legislation would've been another Kiwi world first.
OPINION: But the new Government has inherited a mess.
Act's policy was one of the more contentious on the election campaign.
OPINION: New Zealand lacks adequate competition in key industries.
"We have taken the eye off methamphetamine."
OPINION: And the other tasks new Government needs to get to work on.
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
Pharmac's board met today amid a deepening crisis over internal emails.
Credit rating agency wary of National's plan for NZ's water infrastructure.
Ardern wanted to look after first-time Labour voters after 2020 win. What happened?
Today we launch this new regular feature, focusing on what's going on in property.