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'I've been beaten, the house has been robbed': Doubts Kāinga Ora changes will help
Kāinga Ora tenants abused by their neighbours aren't confident a new government crackdown will make a difference.
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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…
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Call for schools soft drink ban renewed
5:10 pm todayThe New Zealand Dental Association wants the government to enforce water-only policies on schoolgrounds.
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Recap: Govt questioned on Kāinga Ora crackdown, British band wants Peters to stop using their song
7:18 pm todayChumbawamba have reportedly issued the deputy PM a cease-and-desist notice after he used their song 'Tubthumping' before his state of the nation speech.
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Media Minister says interviews would have been 'boring'
3:31 pm todayMelissa Lee says she received advice from the prime minister's office, but the decision to pull out of the two interviews was hers.
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa honoured for her achievements in Parliament
5:36 pm todayDame Kiri Te Kanawa has been recognised for her achievements with speeches and waiata in Parliament.
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Why Hipkins has 'sympathy' for the government
2:31 pm todayLabour has conceded it could have done more to deal with disruptive state housing tenants while in government but says the current coalition is going too far.
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Government slashes road user charges for plug-in hybrids
12:29 pm todayThe government has agreed to the suggestion from the opposition that was initially voted through by accident.
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Winston Peters told to stop using Chumbawamba hit 'Tubthumping' at rallies
29 minutes agoThe Deputy Prime Minister is denying reports he has been asked by an anarchist punk band to stop playing their best-known song at his rallies.
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Disability funding changes 'callous' and a broken promise, Labour says
3:03 pm todayThe government argues the amount of funding has not been cut - just what it can be spent on.
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Christopher Luxon to speak to Winston Peters over Nazi comments
11:56 am todayLuxon says he doesn't agree with the comments, and he's calling on all political leaders to tone down similar inflammatory language.
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'Not the time for tax cuts': Govt should focus on getting back to surplus - economist
18 Mar 2024The government says it still intends to deliver tax cuts by July, but will not lock them in until they have got them past their coalition partners. Audio
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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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Week in Politics: Landlords and tenants, police and minister
15 Mar 2024Analysis - Interest deductibility for landlords a help for renters or a "cash handout"? The "insulting" police pay offer, and Luxon's uncomfortable press conference.
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How politicians funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
11 Mar 2024Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.
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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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