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OPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'
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Editorial: Vacant buildings, serious fall should ring alarm bells for Wellington
OPINION: It's pure luck nobody died on Monday night.
Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital
OPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.
Opinion: A credibility gap in the Nicola Willis Budget
OPINION: National hasn’t done itself any favours on economic front with Budget delivery.
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
Opinion: Quick takes on Nicola Willis' first Budget
OPINION: Nicola Willis’ first Budget has done exactly what she had put on the tin.
'A bit scary': National MP assaulted during raucous Golden Bay protest, police alerted
The incident happened after a local community board meeting.
James Meager and Tamatha Paul discuss what it’s like being a Māori MP in 2024
A National MP and a Green MP outline why it's tough being Māori in Parliament.
Opinion: Boot camps are back - the psychological evidence they don’t work never went away
OPINION: Why do we keep returning to interventions that don’t work?
Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St
OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'
Another 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700
The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.
Agriculture removed from ETS; He Waka Eke Noa disbanded
The Government also announces new initiative.
'Helping increase supply' - Luxon to Kiwi Property at build-to-rent Resido opening
Changes will allow foreigners to buy build-to-rent land here.
New poll: National drops post-Budget, Hipkins pulls ahead of PM
A new poll has shown no great affection for the Budget.
More protests to come after success of pro-Māori rally, organiser says
Eru Kapa-Kingi helped activate the day Māori were called upon to protest
Editorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's hand
OPINION: When Te Pāti Māori referred itself to the police, it left no other options.
'Gobsmacked': Nearly $1m spent on consultants to investigate long tunnel
The Minister of Transport says a further $550k could be needed to investigate the tunnel.
PM says low- and middle-income Kiwis get 'emphasis' of tax package, Treasury figures say the opposite
About 130,000 households receive nothing from the package and 8000 are slightly worse off.
Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills
OPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'
'Great concern': Govt orders investigation amid Te Pāti Māori allegations
"I want an independent, arm's-length, objective review undertaken."
China's Premier Li Qiang to visit NZ this week, PM announces probe into Te Pāti Māori allegations
Christopher Luxon will also travel to Tokyo to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill
It comes just days after thousands marched in Auckland against the bill.
New stats show which industries lost and gained the most public sector jobs
The data shows 2.3 million jobs were filled in the March quarter.
Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
Te reo Māori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry starts
The Tauranga-based iwi had been inundated with support since lodging its application.
‘Dreaming’: Greenpeace labels Govt plans to reverse oil and gas exploration ban a ‘pipe dream’
Legislation to undo the 2018 ban will be introduced to Parliament later this year.
Steve Maharey: Why the Government made its own problem with Pharmac
OPINION: The Pharmac model has done irreparable damage.
Increasing prison beds will not reduce crime, say experts
'Using prisons to deter crime or reoffending doesn’t work.'
Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.
'It's insane': Patient advocate criticises tax cuts as people fundraise for surgeries, cancer treatments
Budget 2024 did not deliver the much-promised funding for 13 new cancer drugs.
Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
Offshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.
Former gun lobbyist now Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee on sidelining her personal views
McKee: 'I’m not going to keep everyone happy. I can see that already.'
'They have betrayed us': massive Auckland protest against contentious fast-track bill
Opponents fear environmental impact of Government's proposed law change.
Protests against Government's 'general war on nature' to be held around NZ
People travelling near demonstrations are warned to allow extra time for their journey.