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'I've been beaten, the house has been robbed': Doubts Kāinga Ora changes will help
19 Mar 2024Kāinga Ora tenants abused by their neighbours aren't confident a new government crackdown will make a difference.
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Watch: PM has not spoken to Peters about Nazi comments
18 Mar 2024However, Luxon plans to speak to the Deputy Prime Minister about them - and says his remarks "aren't the way I'd phrase it".
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Government takes stricter stance on unruly social housing tenants
18 Mar 2024The housing and finance ministers have sent a letter demanding Kāinga Ora replace the Sustaining Tenancies Framework.
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Peters, Willis at odds over potential $5.6b budget hole
18 Mar 2024And the finance minister says she can't 100% guarantee tax cuts will arrive by July. Audio
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Peters doubles down on Nazi claim: 'I'm not backing down one iota'
18 Mar 2024The New Zealand First leader is doubling down on his comparison of co-governance with Nazi Germany's race-based theories. Audio
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Sexuality a 'factor' in Grant Robertson losing out on Labour's top job
17 Mar 2024Being gay was an "issue", but not the only reason he was not selected, former deputy prime minister says.
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Live export ban petition passes 20,000 signatures
18 Mar 2024A lobby group is spending $1 million to make sure the ban is overturned, and animal rights campaigners are fighting back.
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'No new guns': Luxon's promise ahead of gun law reform
16 Mar 2024The Prime Minister would not be drawn on his coalition partner's proposal to liberalise access to centrefire semi-automatic firearms.
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Peters finishes overseas trip, vows to 'deepen ties' with Singapore
16 Mar 2024Deputy Prime Minister was in Singapore for the last stop of his trip, saying the country was its "most important defence partner in South East Asia".
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Focus on Politics: Labour prepares to be prepared for power
16 Mar 2024At Labour's caucus retreat this week, the party - which has spent its first months in opposition licking its wounds - promised a comeback, but it faces an uphill battle. Audio
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Watch: Nicola Willis's media briefing heckler
15 Mar 2024A member of the public at her media conference asked about school lunches and tax cuts, and "will the landlords get enough to eat?"
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Kāinga Ora crackdown: Govt's move 'particularly cruel' - Greens
18 Mar 2024Evicting more people from state housing is ignorant to the consequences of poverty, the Greens say, but the Housing Minister says it's a privilege that can be taken away if abused.
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Winston Peters compares co-governance to Nazi Germany in speech
17 Mar 2024New Zealand First's leader compared co-governance to Nazi Germany's race-based theories in a speech today, causing Labour leader Chris Hipkins to say he "behaves like a drunk uncle at a wedding".
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Councils frustrated as govt refers flood protection project to bureaucrats
18 Mar 2024Councils say a $200 million investment now would save lives and billions of dollars, and they're frustrated the minister has just referred them to "further conversations" with bureaucrats.
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Minister walks back environment announcement experts say is unlawful
15 Mar 2024"It would be unwise to bother," Andrew Hoggard told councils this week, but he says he was misunderstood.
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What the Greens knew, and what next for Darleen Tana
15 Mar 2024Analysis - The party finds itself embroiled in yet another political crisis. So who knew what and when, and what does it mean for the Green MP's future? Audio
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Govt falling short on attack anniversary - Islamic council
15 Mar 2024The government has largely failed in meeting its promise to make Aotearoa safer for Muslims, the Islamic Women's Council says.
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'No new guns' added to NZ, Luxon says on anniversary of attack
15 Mar 2024The prime minister spoke on the mosque attack anniversary, and defended the government's plan to rewrite the Arms Act.
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Watch: Willis reveals economy has slipped further this year
15 Mar 2024The Finance Minister is urging businesses to play a greater role in rebuilding the economy while revealing the books are in worse shape than thought.
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Government rejects Westport's plea for flood protection funding
15 Mar 2024Local Government Minister Simeon Brown told the mayor it was not the government's problem.
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Green MP suspended amid migrant exploitation claims
15 Mar 2024The party is defending its handling of MP Darleen Tana's suspension, despite becoming aware of the allegations a month ago. Audio
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Freyberg High School haka was 'peaceful', not 'over-excited' - student
15 Mar 2024A haka directed at ACT Leader David Seymour was a legitimate form of protest, one student says.
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Police call Interpol, reveal new clues found on woman's body
15 Mar 2024Police say they still haven't figured out who a woman pulled from Auckland's Gulf Harbour was and are calling for public help.
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Student spits near Seymour during school visit
14 Mar 2024Students performed a haka as the ACT MP went to leave the school, with one spitting at his feet once they finished.
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