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'It’s inevitable': David Letele teases move into politics

The community advocate says a party leader told him 'we’d love to have you'.

More than half of Crown Regional Holdings' loan book flagged as 'at risk'

Three companies which received Government loans have gone into liquidation.

Opinion: I managed four MIQ hotels during Covid, it was a shambles

MIQ operations faced leadership and communication challenges, causing confusion.

Editorial: Cost-of-living crisis hits harder in winter

OPINION: About one in 10 children lack a safe, warm bed in New Zealand.

Oranga Tamariki won’t publicise scale of reoffending during future bootcamps

More bootcamp programmes will be run as soon as next year.

'Tell your friends': Competition watchdog chairman defends advocacy of Uber rivals

John Small said his LinkedIn post was intended to show how competition works in practice.

Labour calls for free tests as Government struggles with cervical cancer elimination

Health officials say there is no funding for free HPV self-tests for most people.

'Unacceptable' breaches: Immigration adviser fined for false visa job claims

Tzu Tong (Jane) Ma lost her licence for charging migrants for non-existent jobs.

'Broken promise': Minister defends cancer screening rollout, won't fully kick in until 2029

The Government's staggered delivery of scheme has been criticised by Labour.

Simon Wilson: Slum designs or no new social housing at all?

Opinion: The Government's plans for social housing are making everything worse.

Coalition cracks? Leaders dismiss claims Govt in disarray over UN letter

But they appeared on different pages about the Government's formal response.

Tax break? Govt urged to make it cheaper for employers to provide health insurance

But the change could cost the Crown hundreds of millions of dollars.

Peeni Henare hits back at Te Pāti Māori 'greedy' byelection contest claim

Henare won't say yet whether he'll contest Tāmaki Makaurau in the 2026 general election.

Seymour spoken to by Luxon, agrees with Peters to withdraw UN letter

A letter from Seymour to the UN should have come from Winston Peters.

Independence day for EIT

Regional governance returns to 10 polytechnics on January 1, 2026.

Te Pāti Māori fails again to file financial documents on time

The Electoral Commission says no decisions about referrals to police have been made.