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Shane Jones calls for new Crown entity to drill for geothermal energy
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Bishop bows out of fast-track decision involving Winton Land
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Matthew Hooton: NZ First celebrates strongest position this century
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Waikato solar farms, mines, housing projects, and highways make Fast Track Bill
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Audrey Young: Govt wasting time and money on pointless election promises
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Casey Costello releases ‘independent’ advice on heated tobacco
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Watch live tomorrow: Mood of the Boardroom – CEOs’ verdict on the Government
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OPINION: For all the bragging, Luxon has come away empty-handed.
Watch: Irritated Peters stops UN speech, demands room 'keep quiet’
"When somebody is addressing you, the rest of the people in the room keep quiet.”
Audrey Young: Labour's howls of protest have a whiff of hypocrisy
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Jack Tame on being 'hated', his infamous Winston Peters interview and his old neighbour Wayne Brown
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