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![Mike King lashes ‘d***heads throwing s***’ over charity funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Mike King lashes ‘d***heads throwing s***’ over charity funding
King reflects on a 'stressful week' since I Am Hope's funding announcement.
![Te Pāti Māori protests: Party leaders steadfast in encouraging people out, PM Luxon says it is illegal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Te Pāti Māori protests: Party leaders steadfast in encouraging people out, PM Luxon says it is illegal
Strike action is planned across the country tomorrow with major disruption to traffic.
![Letters: Pseudoephedrine fears for pharmacies, elderly migrants suffering in silence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Letters: Pseudoephedrine fears for pharmacies, elderly migrants suffering in silence
OPINION: 'I anticipate a huge increase in ram raids and armed hold-ups.'
!['Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill
It comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.
![‘A thorn in National’s side’: Which coalition partner is giving Luxon a headache six months in?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
‘A thorn in National’s side’: Which coalition partner is giving Luxon a headache six months in?
Today marks six months since National, Act and NZ First were sworn into power
![John Tamihere: The big winners of next week's Budget are not Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
John Tamihere: The big winners of next week's Budget are not Māori
OPINION: There's not much for Māori to celebrate in Budget 2024.
![Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
![More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits
New Zealand is ready to undertake further flights once approval is granted.
![Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia
MFAT estimates there are more than 250 Kiwis currently in New Caledonia.
![NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland
A Hercules plane has brought home the first 50 Kiwis from Noumea tonight.
!['Watching by the hour': Peters says MFAT in touch with 200 Kiwis caught in New Caledonia unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Watching by the hour': Peters says MFAT in touch with 200 Kiwis caught in New Caledonia unrest
Winston Peters says there are hopes Noumea's airport can open tomorrow.
![Govt gets advice on billion-dollar merger and potential sale of state assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Govt gets advice on billion-dollar merger and potential sale of state assets
Previous Governments have failed in attempts at an asset mega-merger.
![Opinion: Why is NZ taking so long to make a call on Aukus?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Opinion: Why is NZ taking so long to make a call on Aukus?
OPINION: New Zealand has been actively exploring joining Aukus for more than a year.
![Questions raised about vaccine mandate pledge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Questions raised about vaccine mandate pledge
Although mandates were scrapped in 2022, some vaccine requirements still remain.
![Chlöe Swarbrick: Don't leave politics to the politicians](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Chlöe Swarbrick: Don't leave politics to the politicians
Opinion: Last week decades of underinvestment met climate-changed weather.
![Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'
The Foreign Minister has hit back at North Korea.
![Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy
OPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.
![Marine development set to boost Coromandel aquaculture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Marine development set to boost Coromandel aquaculture
The $15 million marine project could add up to 100 jobs to the district.
!['Ridiculous': Winston Peters announces controversial new gendered 'bathroom bill'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Ridiculous': Winston Peters announces controversial new gendered 'bathroom bill'
The Deputy Prime Minister says it is to "protect women's spaces".
![New Zealand backs Palestine’s bid for UN membership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
New Zealand backs Palestine’s bid for UN membership
NZ was among 143 countries that supported the resolution. Nine voted against.
![King’s Counsel files complaint over tikanga Māori in NZ law courses, Peters agrees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
King’s Counsel files complaint over tikanga Māori in NZ law courses, Peters agrees
King's Counsel describes incoming requirement as 'symptomatic of a dangerous trend'.