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Collins says Govt proposing Ngāi Tahu co-ownership of South Island water assets
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SFO charges an indictment on political parties, not the system
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SFO charges six people in Labour Party donations case
None of the defendants are sitting MPs or are current or former officials of the party.
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Claire Trevett: Labour serves itself a steaming pay freeze mess
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'Totally inappropriate': PM ticks off Mallard over sex-assault claims
Jacinda Ardern has given House Speaker Trevor Mallard a very public dressing down.
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The PMs were attending the 150th anniversary of the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
'Obsolete' IT system at Auckland City Hospital to be scrapped
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Audrey Young: Labour's manifesto now has the teeth it lacked last term
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