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![NZ First questions whether Aratere ran aground after autopilot was left on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ First questions whether Aratere ran aground after autopilot was left on
Maritime New Zealand says 'conjecture' around the cause of the incident is unhelpful.
!['Disgrace': Peters reacts as MP Darleen Tana set for waka-jumping showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Disgrace': Peters reacts as MP Darleen Tana set for waka-jumping showdown
Darleen Tana says natural justice was not followed after her resignation from the Greens.
![Brown v Bishop on housing ‘flood’; Mayor’s wharf dream inches closer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brown v Bishop on housing ‘flood’; Mayor’s wharf dream inches closer
Auckland Council versus Government on freeing up land on the outskirts. Who will win?
![Jack Tame on being 'hated', his infamous Winston Peters interview and his old neighbour Wayne Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jack Tame on being 'hated', his infamous Winston Peters interview and his old neighbour Wayne Brown
Jack Tame: 'I was really chuffed that what I do was recognised as journalism'
![Thomas Coughlan: Housing policy leaves anti-density backers nowhere to run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thomas Coughlan: Housing policy leaves anti-density backers nowhere to run
OPINION: Chris Bishop plans to 'flood' the market with housing.
![Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing
OPINION: There'll be plenty of high-level chat about what Trump 2.0 might bring.
![25% budget reduction is cutting Whakaata Māori at the knees - Takuta Ferris](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
25% budget reduction is cutting Whakaata Māori at the knees - Takuta Ferris
Māori Party call on Potaka to stand up to Nicola Willis.
![Shane Jones calls out 'anti-govt' kapa haka tutors, suggests AI replacement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shane Jones calls out 'anti-govt' kapa haka tutors, suggests AI replacement
Jones says tutors are filling impressionable minds with anti-government rhetoric
![Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'
Law and order will be the Government's focus.
![Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start
The Government is expected to introduce legislation to Parliament next year.
![Barry Soper: Are we really seeing the first major cracks in coalition Govt?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Barry Soper: Are we really seeing the first major cracks in coalition Govt?
OPINION: Winston Peters argues the Covid inquiry should have been canned.
![Three Strikes Bill: Evidence shows punishment doesn’t stop re-offending says criminologist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three Strikes Bill: Evidence shows punishment doesn’t stop re-offending says criminologist
The reinstatement of the law will bring back the Three Strikes regime
![PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
![A royal compromise: Why Covid inquiry chair is leaving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A royal compromise: Why Covid inquiry chair is leaving
Government reveals an inelegant solution to an untenable Covid inquiry problem.
![Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap
How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.
![Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause
It's the first time the 'agree to disagree' clause has been used during the term.
![Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise
Specific treatments for bowel, liver, kidney, lung and bladder cancer have been named.
![Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
![Coromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinct
The wharf development will help grow the local marine farming industry.
![Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex
It's unclear whether the NZ First leader will follow up on his demand.
![Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.