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Infrastructure sector is grappling with challenges stemming from the change of government.
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Peters warns against retaliatory actions in aftermath of Iran strikes on Israel
'Maximum restraint and diplomatic solutions are essential.'
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Ryan Bridge: Driven to distraction – are speed limits the issue or lazy Kiwi drivers?
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Richard Prebble: What’s gone wrong with the news media
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Education Minister Erica Stanford says her relationship with teacher union is ‘excellent’
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Luxon avoids paying up to $70k tax on apartment sale after Govt law change
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Opinion: Save the Chateau - the Govt must act to protect our heritage
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Sir Ian Taylor: An open letter to the PM on Dunedin Hospital and the future of healthcare
OPINION: Playing one region off against another is cheap politics.
'I get it, I'm wealthy': Luxon on media attention from $890k apartment sale
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Red tape, foreign interference in crosshairs of Govt as it releases latest action plan
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Inside the report used to justify cutting $30m from a te reo Māori course for teachers
Report finds course providers are 'exceptional' and engagement 'outstanding'.
Letters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?
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Simon Wilson: Time's running out for Labour leader Chris Hipkins
OPINION: It's time for Labour leader Chris Hipkins to stand up - or stand aside.
Opinion: Govt recalls virtue of policies people like, can't cut its way to popularity
The latest quarterly plan isn't as interesting as how the Government is trying to sell it.
UN sends please-explain to NZ Govt over alleged Māori human rights breaches
The letter asks about alleged breach of human rights of Māori.
Insurers want RMA replacement to prevent people building in ‘dumb places’
Insurers want people to stop building in uninsurable areas.
PM announces Govt’s new 43-item action plan
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PM sells Wellington apartment, valued up to $890k, as he moves into Premier House
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Labour MP removes post appearing to support attack on Israel, but no apology
Damien O'Connor's post has since been removed.
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'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'
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COMMENT: Work from home arrangements have grown a lot since the pandemic forced our hand.
David Seymour’s charter schools: Half of applications unlikely to proceed
First charter schools set to open early next year.
Govt eyeing ‘major reform’ of building consent system
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