New push to reform $50 billion apartment sector
National MPs have long called for the changes with signatures on petition growing.
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Call for action on firefighter cancer law change
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COMMENT: The Government announced an intention to spend big on infrastructure this year.
More NZ Firefighters heading to Australia to help
22 firefighters will head across the ditch after a formal request from Australian Govt.
Motorway from Puhoi to Warkworth still two years away
A four-lane motorway to Whangarei is not favoured by Labour and the Greens.
Editorial: Adrian Orr unlike any previous Reserve Bank Governor
EDITORIAL: Adrian Orr does not mind surprises - but has he lost the plot?
Power play: Govt bolsters green fleet, almost half of all ministerial cars electric
The Government has announced it has increased the proportion of EVs in the Crown fleet.
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Political reporter Jason Walls joins a number of different MPs on their exercise routines.
Auckland lobby groups want transparency on light rail
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has failed to deliver on her promise for light rail.
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Editorial: National's support in opinion polls is holding up remarkably well.
Politicians' Christmas plans: Clarke Gayford building sandpit for baby Neve
Ardern, Winston Peters, Simon Bridges and Greens co-leaders reveal their Christmas plans.
Gun buy-back ends, police now on hunt for illegal firearms
Time's up: The gun buy-back scheme has ended, police will now prosecute law-breakers.
Seymour 'mournfully proud' to be vindicated over gun-buy back
A gun-owners lobby group estimates that there are more than 100,000.
Tolley wants to be Speaker – won't run in East Coast electorate
She has been the MP for East Coast electorate for 14 years, but now wants to be Speaker.
Audrey Young: And my politician of the year is ...
COMMENT: It was Labour's so-called Year of Delivery while National had its own feats.
Troubled oil company Tamarind in liquidation
PWC was appointed minutes before a crunch meeting with creditors.
Speed camera ahead: Government unveils road-safety plan
Tougher penalties and lower speed limits around schools are also coming.
'Good came out of tragedy': Victim's son welcomes roadside drug testing
Ora Keene, 84, was one of seven people killed in a 2018 crash caused by a drugged driver.
Govt to fund research on music-fest drug testing
Researchers will follow a drug-testing group to see if it keeps people safe at festivals.
Govt to give police roadside drug testing powers
The new rules will mean 'if you take drugs and drive, you will be caught'.
'Embracing Trump': Nigel Latta and Simon Bridges in war of words
Latta says National uses Trump-like tactics; Bridges fires back saying he's not objective.
Fees-free: Which decile students are taking it up and where are they going?
Middle-class welfare? Fees-free has seen more high-decile students go to university.
A short lunch with MP Andrew Falloon – famous for an unusual reason
Falloon can boast that he has the most liked tweet in NZ's history.
Government still mulling White Island probe
Prime Minister has announced a $5m fund for businesses in Whakatāne and Westland.
Govt response to media merger and Ihumātao pushed to 2020
The Maria Dew report into sexual assault within Labour is also yet been received by MPs
Govt approves $5m fund to help small businesses after White Island eruption
The Government's Cabinet paused for the national minute of silence today.
Bridges promises National will be the 'party of infrastructure'
National has unveiled its eighth and ninth discussion documents of the year
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's 2019: A year in review
Ardern deemed 2019 her 'year of delivery' – but what has actually been delivered?
We don't know how lucky we are, mate
COMMENT: Life lesson comes full circle from a ship in Auckland to a taxi in Christchurch.
Simon Bridges draws lessons from UK landslide
Labour's feedback loop seems stuck in Grey Lynn and Wadestown, says Simon Bridges.
White Island rescue: Minute's silence on Monday, PM announces
A minute's silence will be observed at 2.11pm on Monday.
Audrey Young: Peters takes the driver's seat with media nod
COMMENT: Why Winston Peters changed his mind this week.
Ardern, Bridges congratulate Boris Johnson on his election victory
Johnson has won the UK election by a substantial margin.
'An ill-considered whim': Former mayors slam moving of Auckland port
Former civic leaders say cost will be nearer $30 billion - not $10 billion.