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Scrapping GST on healthy foods not viable - Dunne
A panel of experts have taken part in an online seminar to assess whether NZ should scrap GST on healthy foods.
Team NZ among charity casualties
Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.
Prisons to become smoke-free from next year
Department of Corrections bosses found taxpayers could be liable for lawsuits from prison guards exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke.
Police DNA tactics may face probe
Allegations of police targeting Maori youths and improperly obtaining DNA samples may end up before the IPCA.
Police pressured clients into giving DNA - lawyer
Three men gave DNA samples after being threatened with arrest, says their lawyer as the Hone Harawira claims widen.
Foreshore agreement 'means ownership'
Maori groups awarded customary title in the foreshore and seabed will be the legal owners of it and the minerals beneath it.
Maori Party brushes off Harawira criticism of foreshore deal
The Maori Party's often controversial MP Hone Harawira says the Prime Minister was "pandering to rednecks" over the foreshore and seabed deal.
Foreshore plan opens door to Maori claims
The Govt will introduce a new property title that can be claimed over the foreshore and seabed.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Foreshore compromise unlikely
National has relaxed the threshold for claiming customary title but the iwi leaders want it relaxed even further.
Man alleged to have threatened to kill John Key awaits verdict
A jury has been reassured about the state of mind of Mark Stafford Feary after it asked a question during verdict deliberations in court.
Minister unwilling to enter rugby race row
It is not up to the Minister of Sport to investigate allegations of racial team selection, says Murray McCully.
Maori Party to Haden: Cough up or step down
Rugby World Cup ambassador Andy Haden should reveal who told him about a cap on Polynesian players at the Crusaders, or resign, the Maori Party says.
Five gamechangers for our capital markets?
The Capital Markets taskforce believes New Zealand could double the size of its public markets in five years - with a little ambition. Here's some of the potential game changers.