Kiri Allan confirms break-up, returns to Parliament after mental health break
'I’ve never had any allegations put to me that I’ve had to deal with on a staffing front'.
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Chris Hipkins heads to Shanghai after securing extra flights to NZ
Chris Hipkins heads to China for the last day of his trip.
‘Ridiculous’: $80m spent on Dome Valley safety project with none on resilience
It comes as another slip closes the busy section of State Highway 1 north of Auckland.
PM, Kiri Allan respond as ‘concerns’ emerge over work relations
Hipkins said Allan had been under a lot of strain, but not formal complaints made.
Kiri Allan on mental health leave after 'hitting the wall'; PM faces questions, admits 'issues raised'
The report refers to matters from over a year ago.
Govt moves to strip Sir James Wallace of knighthood, artworks to remain on display
'The Acting Prime Minister has initiated the process for honours forfeiture.'
Chris Hipkins speaks to media after meeting Chinese Premier
Chris Hipkins will address media after a morning in the Great Hall of the People.
Cabinet Secretary apologises to PM Chris Hipkins for letting him down over Michael Wood
She apologised for not keeping the PM informed of Wood's conflicts of interests.
Thomas Coughlan: Xi meeting shows Hipkins knows where his bread is buttered
OPINION: Human rights concerns took a back seat to trade.
Xi Jinping appears to raise Chris Hipkins’ refusal to call him a dictator in meeting
Prime Minister suggested the Chinese side raised Joe Biden's 'dictator' slur.
‘Great importance’: Chinese leader hails NZ relationship at meeting with Hipkins
Hipkins faces his greatest diplomatic test this evening.
Audrey Young: Luxon v Sepuloni - one of them failed
OPINION: National MPs were clearly buoyed by their party conference.
Use of 'pigeon English' on National poster 'inappropriate'
A National Party poster on issues of concern to voters had 'pigeon English' added to it.
‘Very robust’: Mahuta's response to report of being harangued in meeting with China
Nanaia Mahuta says the meeting hasn't damaged our 'mature' relationship with China.
Govt pumps extra $128m into cash-strapped universities
Sector welcomes funding but no word yet on if it will save threatened jobs.
Luxon won’t use ‘ancient’ Defence Force planes, will fly commercial instead
The 30-year-old planes aren't due to be replaced until 2028 to 2030.
Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?
OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.
Revealed: The 'insulting' number of accepted claims for permanent surgical mesh injuries
Officials are investigating pausing the use of surgical mesh for a common birth injury.
Letters: Titanic sub disaster has lessons for NZ
OPINION: Letters on Chlöe Swarbrick, the Titanic sub, China, crime, and Christopher Luxon.
Unused Covid tests worth almost $160m could be wasted
The Health Minister says Te Whatu Ora needs to 'get on with' finding a solution.
PM Chris Hipkins’ China visit: President Xi meeting today in Beijing
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today.
Simon Wilson: It’s time for a National Party ‘man ban’
OPINION: National going backwards with its women MPs, and on crime, for similar reasons.
Government poised to bailout struggling universities
It comes as hundreds of jobs are on the line.
PM fronts media after touching down in Beijing for make-or-break trip
Hipkins landed in Beijing ahead of a busy week of diplomacy.
$6m boost to food bank providers; Deputy PM on backup plane
PM Chris Hipkins has arrived in China today ahead of a much anticipated week-long visit.
Govt forks out $5m to save this year's Ruapehu ski season
The operator of the two skifields went into liquidation last week.
New Zealand setting a good example to Australia - Chinese state media
Chinese state media reckon New Zealand is setting a good example to other countries.
Revealed: Why Chris Hipkins has a back-up plane for his China trip
The NZ Defence Force planes regularly breakdown but aren't to be replaced until 2028.
Chris Hipkins touches down in Beijing for make or break trip
Hipkins landed in Beijing ahead of a busy week of diplomacy.
Matt Heath: Is this the most divisive election year?
OPINION: New Zealanders are hating each other more and more in Parliament.
Editorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butter
While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
Nats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocate
Labour says it will see more people imprisoned for longer, costing millions.
How 350,000 households and businesses can claim trust dividends worth hundreds of dollars
The trust is also pushing for law changes so beneficiaries aren't taxed so much.
Thomas Coughlan: 20 billion reasons for PM to tread carefully in China
OPINION: China's middle-class now totals more than 700 million people.