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OPINION: The PM's message is clear: if you're not up to the job, you don't keep it.
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Chris Hipkins responds to Cabinet reshuffle
Labour leader Chris Hipkins responds to Christopher Luxon's Cabinet reshuffle announcement. Video / Mark Mitchell
Christopher Luxon announces Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces senior Cabinet ministers will take over the Broadcasting and Disability Issues portfolios. Video / Mark Mitchell
Watch: 'Absolute sense of chaos' - Labour responds to shock Cabinet sackings
Penny Simmonds has also been stripped of the Disability Issues portfolio.
Oranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or Southland
The ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country.
Yoga, clothing, a pet: What principals spent 'treat yourself' Covid-19 wellbeing money on
The ministry doesn't know how many schools were sent draft guidance to 'treat' themselves.
Delight as Pharmac proposes to fund new cancer drug
Overall, more than 800 patients would benefit, Pharmac said.
Police Association president Chris Cahill gives submission to justice select committee
Chris Cahill earlier expressed his support for the Government’s proposed gang patch ban - but said it was 'not without its fish hooks'. Video / New Zealand Parliament
Former Black Power member Eugene Ryder gives submission to justice select committee
A former member of Black Power says the Government’s proposed gang patch ban won't work and could lead to members getting tattoos of patches. Video / New Zealand Parliament
'Released in error': Treasury paper hints at axing $6b flood resilience plan
Nicola Willis asked for advice on ditching the critical infrastructure fund.
Audrey Young: What if Government loses Waitangi Tribunal fight?
OPINION: Both parties have talked themselves into a pistols-at-dawn showdown.
Stock exclusion, winter grazing, and SNA changes in RMA reform
Federated Farmers says the changes “mark the end of the war on farming”.
Former Black Power member says gang patch ban will be ineffectual, issues amusing challenge to MPs
Minister Paul Goldsmith expects the patch ban will be enforced before the end of the year.
Far North council set to oppose Government's Māori wards changes
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has hit out at the Government’s proposed Māori wards changes.
Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events
It's prompted the Government to scrap a bill aimed at improving emergency management.
Letters: Govt's ferry call makes no sense; public sector leaders cave in
OPINION: 'The decision to cancel the iReX project was not based on data or advice.'
Editorial: Uncertainty to blame for Wellington’s downward spiral
OPINION: The capital needs more than just sunshine right now.
Analysis: There’s a reason Luxon can’t point to evidence Three Strikes works. It doesn’t exist
ANALYSIS: No evidence it will reduce crime also doesn't mean it won't or can't.
Government brings back Three Strikes, Labour warns of injustice
Reinstating Three Strikes was both National and Act policy in their election campaigns.
Fast-track bill has lack of transparency, protections for conflicts of interestral
The Auditor-General says he's concerned at aspects of the coalition's new bill.
PM Christopher Luxon defending job cuts for front line staff
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defending job cuts for front line staff during a live press event in Wellington.
The Government brings back the Three Strikes law
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announcing the Government is to bring back the Three Strikes law.
Recession hits job market as thousands join unemployment queue
Meet the employers who can't get workers despite the recession.
'Irresponsible and dangerous': Customs and DIA look to cut a further 100 roles
The PSA says jobs would be cut from airports and counter-terrorism teams.
Pensioner housing unit sale outrage
Pensioners who own units in a council-run affordable housing scheme that's up for sale in Auckland say tensions have flared since they were barred from voicing their concerns.
'Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National
Labour is warning against allowing three MPs the right to fast-track infrastructure.
Letters: Help home buyers, not landlords; Team NZ's identity crisis
OPINION: 'The winners of the 2023 election were the lobbyists and their clients.'
Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues
OPINION: Crown Law has pulled out its big guns to challenge the Tribunal summons.
Lending rules: What do the changes mean and should we be worried about loan sharks?
Lenders to be given more discretion to assess loan applications.
Liam Dann: Why so many Kiwis are leaving for Australia and its stronger economy
OPINION: Kiwis are leaving at record rates, recalling NZ's great late 1970s brain drain.
Opinion: Governments has a commitment to a radical programme of cuts
Opinion: Let’s tackle the real villains in Aotearoa, not the innocent.
Police pay arbitration - how it works, why it’s happening, what next if Govt loses?
The decision could have a significant impacts on the Government's books and public safety.
Claire Trevett: Arrogance and patchy sales job are turning fast track bill into a problem for National
There is a distinct whiff of arrogance in the handling of the Fast Track Bill
'You feel cheated': A wife's fight for her sick veteran husband
For some veterans, the Ode of Remembrance feels like empty words.