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The deportee says his family unit had been lost but he had rebuilt his life in NZ.
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MPs have remembered Jeanette Fitzsimons in emotional tributes.
Speaker among those to receive free kidney health check
A kidney health check consists of a blood pressure check, a urine test and a blood test.
Coronavirus: PM seeks advice on March 15 service, Pasifika
The PM is seeking advice on big events this week but downplaying prospect of cancellation.
Your kids and social media: Stalking, secret accounts - and stress
The British Govt is requiring tech companies to protect children. Will NZ follow suit?
Polytech overhaul passes final reading in Parliament
A bill that would bring together all 16 polytechnics has had its final reading.
Housing NZ says gazumping private buyers won't happen again
Housing NZ had purchased a block of 44 apartments, seven of which had been pre-sold.
Hosking: Mike Moore shows how hollow politics has become
COMMENT: 'Parliament today is a pit of lifers, incompetents, apparatchiks and pretenders.'
Changes to proposed gun law reform described as a 'cop-out'
The Government's second tranche of gun law reform has been watered down.
Comment: Mallard mars first debate of year
Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges both made procedural errors. Guess who was reprimanded.
Parliament pays tribute to former PM Mike Moore
MPs paid tribute to Mike Moore on Parliament's first sitting day of the year.
Tributes to Mike Moore delay start to fiery year
Trevor Mallard says he's going to be making changes in the debating chamber.
David Seymour sets coalition conditions
David Seymour says PM Jacinda Ardern has invented the politics of gesture.
Jami-Lee Ross under investigation for alleged bullying – reports
Staff of MP are said to be on leave after new accusations of misconduct.
Audrey Young: Michael Cullen was right about Mike Moore
COMMENT: Moore could have helped to blunt Labour's factionalism, writes Audrey Young.
Ardern and Bridges on elections, parenthood and politics
Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges talk about campaigns and kids.
Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's greatest weapon
Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges have different challenges ahead of the Sept 19 election.
Wheel clamping crackdown: Don't pay more than $100
A law change which prevents clampers from charging excessive fees is now in force.
NZ First's man of mystery: Darroch Ball
Darroch Ball's fingerprints have popped up a lot on the Government's work.
Kathryn's story: Child homicide, fraud, and an insurmountable debt
Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.
The Serengeti, Stonehenge, and... the Beehive?
Research underway into elevating the Parliamentary Precinct to World Heritage status.
Best of 2019: Jay Kuten: Cannabis 'evils' are noise
Legalising cannabis may give the far right a field day for trolling us.
Thousands sign petition to bring koalas over from fire-hit Oz
More than 4000 people have already signed the petition to bring koalas to NZ.
Tolley wants to be Speaker – won't run in East Coast electorate
She has been the MP for East Coast electorate for 14 years, but now wants to be Speaker.
All the right moves: David Seymour has high hopes
David Seymour talks guns, euthanasia and Dancing with the Stars.
Audrey Young: Peters takes the driver's seat with media nod
COMMENT: Why Winston Peters changed his mind this week.
Faafoi refuses to resign, apologises over Kerrison saga
Faafoi said his comments to friend Jason Kerrison were 'untidy and dumb'.
'Appalling': Peters accuses ex-NZ First president of having 'mental health issues'
Nick Smith says he is appalled at Winston Peters.
Kiwis watch 'concerning' amount of 'step porn' - Chief Censor
Kiwis favourite porn subject 'surprising and a little bit shocking' Chief Censor says.
Bennett's antics to blunt dope debate
National Deputy Leader Paula Bennett pulled out unique prop in Parliament this afternoon.
Tougher sentences loom for assaults on emergency services
Support for bill that would see at least six months' jail for assaulting first responders.
Audrey Young: Chloe Swarbrick on why she has turned a corner
A new seat and a new sense of direction for Green MP Chloe Swarbrick.
Spy-proofing key Govt building sees costs jump by $80m
In 2015, the cost of the re-fitting was estimated to be $30m – that jumped to $110m.