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Speaker warns MPs after PM’s wife raised in debate over discounted Tesla
Brownlee forbids further questions on topic; Luxon to fly to Australia tomorrow.
Govt ban on sex ed a move back to the 'dark ages', educator says
There are concerns about teaching variability, age appropriateness and parental consent.
Simon Wilson: The Toyota Corolla principle of planning
OPINION: After the ferry cancellation, how will we plan better infrastructure?
Health rollbacks creating 'a level of nervousness'
"All of those contracts will transfer back to Te Whatu Ora, and what does that look like?”
Editorial: Days numbered for clean car discount
OPINION: Is there a more equitable way to lower vehicle emissions?
Luxon defends taxpayer funding for his te reo lessons after hypocrisy claims
Luxon says learning te reo will make him better at his job.
Boeing, Boeing, haere rā: The flexi-promises of Christopher Luxon
The words of Opposition came back to slap Luxon in the face in threes.
Sir Bill English to lead Kāinga Ora review, Luxon says te reo lessons make him better PM
Housing Minister has received “worrying advice" about financial situation of Kāinga Ora.
‘Embarrassing’: PM’s trip to Aus in doubt as he backtracks on using Boeing 757 relics
It's far from the first time these planes have experienced issues.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Mini-Budget to be a scene-setter, not a Christmas treat
Treasury's forecasts are likely to be rosier than reality.
NZ spies watching group plot possible terror attack may have been unlawful
The concerns are raised in a spy agency watchdog's 2023 report on NZSIS and GCSB activity.
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The Government enters its final week of the year, a shake-up for the capital’s transport plans and 30C-plus temperatures expected across the country in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Govt pledges more repeals as Parliament enters final week, mini-Budget to be unveiled
Nicola Willis is promising to lift the lid on Labour's so-called 'fiscal cliffs'.
'Demonised target': Why the Government thinks its anti-gang laws won’t be misused
Safeguards needed to ensure anti-gang laws aren't applied to people with no gang links.
Thomas Coughlan: Nicola Willis' fiscal cliffs and the most boring week of my life
I spent the last fortnight reading 2000 pages of Budget documents.
Editorial: The debate between the English and Te Reo Treaty of Waitangi
OPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi is no longer just an academic debate.
Govt's freshwater reform sparks backlash from 50 experts, leaders
Fifty experts and leaders have urged Govt against reforms of national freshwater rules.
Ferry project cancellation a ‘heavy blow’, says Waitohi Picton iwi
The iReX project would have seen major developments at the ports of Picton and Wellington.
Govt and councils agree to kill $7.4b Wellington transport plan
The Government and Wellington councils have put LGWM out of its misery.
Aotearoa is like a salad: our differences do not have to divide us
OPINION: The Government has an active duty to protect taonga such as te reo Māori.
Beehive Diaries: PM’s jibe at hungover journos as plane problems plague Peters
Many had sore heads following Wednesday's party at Parliament - but not the PM.
Shane Te Pou: Is this the biggest Treaty settlement for Ngāpuhi?
OPINION: Many who started this long walk to justice are not with us anymore.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Life is different. Will next year be normal?
OPINION: Every year since the pandemic it hasn’t gone back to normal.
'Embarrassing': Simeon Brown criticised for halting cycling and walking initiatives
The Transport Minister said cycling and walking initiatives are a waste of time and money.
Iwi win hard-fought effort to protect mauri of Lake Horowhenua
Groups 'delighted' court quashes 10-year exemption of Punahau/Lake Horowhenua.
Kelvin Davis retires for his first-born mokopuna
"I want her to see me as her grandfather... not some angry fella."
Politician of the Year 2023: Is it PM Chris Luxon or Winston Peters?
The prize of politician of the year is about politics - and sometimes it's won ugly.
Not quite a ‘ute tax’ - what the data says about the axed EV scheme
It was taxpayers, rather than ute drivers, who paid for Labour's now dead EV policy.
Audrey Young: It's a ship-show, but that's not a bad thing for National
OPINION: It took an epic maritime mess to wrest the spotlight from Winston Peters.
Five years of budget blowouts: How KiwiRail’s mega-ferry vision unravelled
How the now-scrapped ferry project went from costing $775m to $3b.
'A Christmas to celebrate': 5yo migrant granted visa to attend school after Herald investigation
Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.
Luxon heckled to repay $8k Tesla subsidy as Govt ditches 'ute tax'
The Government says it will publish a report on the EV law, but not before voting begins.
MPs scrap over who is responsible for $3b Interislander disaster
NZ First's Winston Peters tries to shift blame for project blowout.