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Officials scrambled to find a way to stop the payment going to overseas people.
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Claims of more capacity cuts at new Dunedin hospital
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Jacinda Ardern showcases NZ designers at Queen's funeral
Jacinda Ardern has arrived donned in local designers from the historic occasion.
Spy agency says 170,000 cyberattacks launched on NZ
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Sasha Borissenko: The Queen's death is a polarising moment
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Private Three Waters consultants paid $16m but DIA defends spending
The price tag is being questioned by the Opposition.
Govt announces $44m to increase teacher numbers, support students affected by Covid
Government expects 1000 new teachers to enter workforce.
Audrey Young: Ranking Labour's Māori caucus
OPINION: Who's up, who's down and who is standing still in the Labour Māori caucus.
'Taking back control': New era as Govt axes most Covid restrictions for Kiwis
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Air New Zealand ditches masks on flights as the border opens and mandates drop
This comes after the Government announced end of the traffic light system this evening.
Lights out! Covid-19 traffic light system scrapped - all you need to know
Most Covid-19 rules to end from tonight.
Te wiki o te reo Māori: What businesses are doing
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Report highlights police misconduct toward Māori
An investigation found more than half of the photos held by the police are of Māori.
End of reign likely to spark debate, says academic
Professor Robert Patman says the country has changed a lot over seven decades.
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Unlawful photos: Police to apologise to families featured in watchdog report
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster responds to watchdog report.
Social housing development planned for Greytown
Greytown residents surprised a social housing development is planned for the township.
Treaty of Waitangi: It does not pay to be too dogmatic
OPINION: Treaty book disentangles the honourable from the dishonourable.
'Final insult': Mallard's legal bill over Winston's trespass stoush revealed
Mallard rescinded trespass notice soon after it was issued but it still cost taxpayers.
AUT: Staff and students in limbo as job cuts loom
A senior lecturer says AUT's treatment of its academic staff is 'appalling'.
Tribunal says 50:50 co-governance would take heat out of selections
Urban-iwi stoush over powerful regional planning committees.
The public spending watchdog who's starting to get under the Govt's skin
The Auditor-General wants to be an on-field referee influencing play, not just a TMO.
Law change to target hidden assets, cash gained through crime
Police will be able to stop gangs from hiding their assets and avoid seizure laws.
Roof going on new $300m+ North Shore Hospital block
New block rising at the near-capacity hospital with big staffing pressures
Fears hospital services will be cut in Dunedin
Entire wards could be dropped from the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building.