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Police Association warns backroom hiring freeze will pull front-line cops off street
Despite recruiting restrictions, police remain committed to delivering 500 extra cops.
Disability sector appalled by sudden restrictions on support funding
The changes were announced with no warning and were effective immediately.
Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.
Audrey Young: Peters rubs salt into wound with 'fiscal hole' claim
OPINION: Peters' race comments aren't the only ones that likely gave the PM a headache.
'It's a nightmare': Crackdown on unruly tenants not enough
One man said Kāinga Ora has let them get away with it for so long, nothing will change.
'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants
It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.
Editorial: The man who holds the power to decide Wellington’s housing future
OPINION: District plan changes to make Wellington denser and higher are not a done deal.
Govt crackdown on anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants and unpaid rent
The NZ First leader compared 'race-based theory' to the Nazis in a speech yesterday.
Political Roundup: Is Simon Bridges' NZTA appointment a conflict of interest?
The new chair of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has other transport interests.
Winston Peters clarifies his comparison of co-governance to Nazi Germany
The NZ First leader's comments were made during his State of the Nation address.
‘Drunk uncle at wedding’: Hipkins hits back at Peters’ Nazi Germany comments
The NZ First leader's speech was very similar to what he said during the campaign.
Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city
Could Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua councils become one?
Oops! Govt MPs vote for wrong amendment, accidentally cut proposed taxes for hybrid cars
Labour and the Greens are chuffed Govt MPs accidentally cut taxes for hybrids.
Opinion: Why the Ram Raid Bill won’t fix the problem
OPINION: The bill ignores the context of the offending and how to intervene.
Labour MPs gather for first retreat after defeat
Labour gets they lost, they don't know what to do next.
Political Roundup: Will the rental tax cut improve life for renters or landlords?
OPINION: 'Of course, many MPs are landlords and will benefit from these new tax cuts.'
Chris Hipkins speaks of 'new era' as Labour rebuilds
The party is licking its wounds at its retreat: dogged by talk of Trump, Putin and tax.
Government bails out Ruapehu Alpine Lifts again to tune of $7m
But it has said the $7 million will be the last financial support from taxpayers.
Wayne Brown calls on Chris Bishop to stop 'dopey mandate' on housing intensification
Chris Bishop said he will respond soon to the Auckland Mayor's request.
Audrey Young: Tone deaf or 'kick-a***'? PM's political radar offline again
OPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.
'Grown-up Government': Luxon on coalition agreement compromise
“We’ve phased it and delivered it in a slightly different way," PM said.
Public servants paying to do their jobs is a sorry state of affairs
OPINION: It's hard to argue against the need to cut spending, but where's the leadership?
Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b
National’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.
Simon Bridges to become NZTA chair
The former National leader and Transport Minister will chair Waka Kotahi's board.
The Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'
The prison target wasn't just axed by Labour. It was never actioned by Corrections.
Deal broken: Property investors to get slightly less tax relief than promised
The interest limitation rule is set to start being phased out during the next tax year.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Christopher Luxon’s political radar is broken
OPINION: Maybe Luxon has been rich for too long. That is not a criticism.
Double the pay: Kiwi nurses still heading to Oz despite big pay rises at home
One nurse says she gets twice the pay, free return airfares, accommodation and a car.
The substantive, easy, and the redundant: How Govt’s 100-day plan is going
Today is the deadline for the 100-day action plan. How many items were meaningless?
Editorial: Rundown house and broken plane embarrassing look for Luxon and NZ on global stage
Urgent fixes are needed before more international reputational damage is done.
Gang patch ban inconsistent with Bill of Rights, passes first reading
Labour's spokesman said the party wanted to be constructive about addressing gangs.
Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead
OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
Government's road transport budget means big changes for roads
The Government's $20b transport plan will fundamentally change our transport system.