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OPINION: It's also been a tricky week geopolitically with the visit of China's Premier.
Govt pledges $90m to improve facilities of specialist schools
The coalition Government also announced 17 additional satellite classrooms.
‘Fifty-fifty’: Luxon offers frank assessment after meeting Chinese number 2
PM said about half the meeting was devoted to disagreement.
Chinese Premier says it's natural if NZ and China don't see 'eye to eye'
Luxon raised concerns about foreign interference in today's meeting with Chinese Premier.
Government developing pay gap calculator after Labour’s mandatory pay gap reporting pledge
The country's gender pay gap sits at 8.6 per cent.
Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally
The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.
David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’
'If we don’t remove barriers to productivity, we will fall behind our global competitors.'
Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed
Changes will be made by next month.
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Letters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sake
OPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'
Editorial: Vacant buildings, serious fall should ring alarm bells for Wellington
OPINION: It's pure luck nobody died on Monday night.
The $2b social housing cliff no one is talking about
The social housing sector is blighted by a fiscal cliff that creates haves and have-nots.
Trade and economy at the forefront as Premier Li Qiang arrives in NZ
New Zealand will host its most significant China visit in seven years.
NZX boss Mark Peterson: Unlocking access to funding
OPINION: Unlocking access to funding capital markets can help finance NZ's key challenges.
Andrew Bayly: Why KiwiSaver is an untapped source of capital
OPINION: There is opportunity to leverage KiwiSaver for homegrown businesses.
Opinion: A credibility gap in the Nicola Willis Budget
OPINION: National hasn’t done itself any favours on economic front with Budget delivery.
Opinion: How a record election year will shake up markets
OPINION: There will be more elections in 2024 than ever before in history.
Placing a bet on space industry
NZ's space industry will be spotlighted during Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan.
Luxon leads mission to pitch NZ to Japan
The Prime Minister leads the pitch for Japanese investment in Tokyo next week.
Opinion: Opening the door to investment
OPINION: The move to risk-based approach to assessing FDI applications is a game-changer.
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
Opinion: The Māori economy has huge potential with the right investment
OPINION: The end game is to lift Māori life expectancy and quality of life.
Proposal to address media industry challenges set for Cabinet this month
Paul Goldsmith became the minister after Melissa Lee was demoted.
'A bit scary': National MP assaulted during raucous Golden Bay protest, police alerted
The incident happened after a local community board meeting.
Political Roundup: Taxpayers funding MPs’ Wellington houses
OPINION: There are 23 politicians using an accommodation allowance.
Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the curriculum – should they be?
OPINION: New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten.
Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry
The appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.
The billion dollar problems with Kāinga Ora and why plans to fix it might make things worse
The Government plans a radical shake-up in public housing, but some are worried.
Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St
OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'
Another 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700
The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.
Government quadruples deployment to UN mission in South Korea
The Government is substantially upping its peacekeeping efforts on the Korean peninsula.