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Christopher Luxon: My commitment to Aucklanders
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Fran O'Sullivan: Will Auckland get a city deal first?
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The international organisation says the Government's purse strings need to be tightened.
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Placing in-need Māori children within their extended family or iwi no longer necessary.
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Police Association warns backroom hiring freeze will pull front-line cops off street
Despite recruiting restrictions, police remain committed to delivering 500 extra cops.
Melissa Lee defends pulling out of pre-booked interviews, says they would have been 'boring'
Last week, the minister cancelled chats with NZME's Media Insider and RNZ's Mediawatch.
Political Roundup: 4.6 out of 10 - the new Government is struggling in the polls
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Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids
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Audrey Young: Peters rubs salt into wound with 'fiscal hole' claim
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'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants
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Editorial: The man who holds the power to decide Wellington’s housing future
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