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How many public sector roles are going?
24 Apr 2024Public servants' jobs are on the chopping block as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
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Proposed anti-gang laws: What you need to know
4 Apr 2024We've been hearing a lot about anti-gang measures, with new legislation going through Parliament. RNZ is here to explain what it's all about.
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Hundreds of pests caught travelling along Transmission Gully
4 Apr 2024The deaths have sparked concerns the road is becoming a pest highway.
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'How long I can survive?' - Public servants distraught
4 Apr 2024Workers describe the emotional and financial stress they are under as they face losing their jobs.
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Watch: PM announces building products law shake-up
4 Apr 2024The government is trying to make it easier and cheaper for builders to use overseas building products.
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Govt job losses 'uncomfortable in the short term' - Minister
4 Apr 2024Job losses in the public sector are "unfortunate" but the government has to ensure agencies are exercising restraint, Minister of Employment Louise Upston says. Audio
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Charter Schools establishment board to aim for openings in 2025
3 Apr 2024Eight people have been appointed to a board tasked with helping reintroduce charter schools for 2025.
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8000 health workers kept working despite not being fully vaccinated
3 Apr 2024The staff, including hundreds of doctors, were allowed to work through the pandemic because services could not function without them.
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Ministry of Health calls staff meetings as job cuts loom
3 Apr 2024The ministry is having to cut costs, while Oranga Tamariki is also deciding on whether there will be job losses.
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'Commonsense' win as fish exports to US given all-clear
3 Apr 2024The government has welcomed the end of a ban on some fish exports to the United States, prompted by concern for the endangered Maui's dolphin.
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Sickness-related school absences to be targeted under government plan
2 Apr 2024David Seymour says he has not made any firm decisions about changing the attendance rules system so parents can be given on-the-spot fines - yet. Audio
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Tobacco companies using Tiktok to target young people - researcher
3 Apr 2024Jude Ball says influencers are being paid to talk about the products, trial them and create a buzz. Audio
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ACC turns 50: A uniquely Kiwi scheme
4 Apr 2024While some say it is something to celebrate, others are calling for change. Audio
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Luxon's quarterly action plan 'pointless' - Labour, Greens
2 Apr 2024The coalition's new plan does nothing for the country's immediate needs and the PM's "running the country like he's the CEO", the opposition says.
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Watch: PM defends health record for Māori and Pasifika
2 Apr 2024Christopher Luxon and Shane Reti have faced questions over a ranges of issues after their annual flu vaccinations.
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Luxon's new 36-point to-do list
2 Apr 2024Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months. Audio
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Roadside drug testing could be in place if govt wanted, Labour says
2 Apr 2024There are growing calls for random roadside drug testing after seven people were killed in crashes over the Easter weekend. Audio
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Community housing developments stall
2 Apr 2024There are more than 25,000 applicants waiting for homes, but whether or not they can be built is up in the air. Audio
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DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat
2 Apr 2024It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.
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NZ to give $6m in humanitarian aid to Sudan and Gaza
2 Apr 2024During a visit to Egypt, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced $4 million for Sudan and a further $2m for Gaza.
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Government delayed vape rules to suit retailers, campaigners say
30 Mar 2024Campaigners against youth vaping say the government is delaying child-safety measures to give the industry time to sell non-compliant products.
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Tax cuts and a spoonful of sugar
29 Mar 2024Analysis - Nicola Willis is holding firm on tax cuts despite the economic outlook being worse than forecast and critics urging her to wait, writes Peter Wilson for The Week In Politics.
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$33m refurbishment plan put forward for 'dated' Premier House
28 Mar 2024If big decisions are not made about the building, a "significant piece of our heritage will continue to degrade", a report says.
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Government policies 'taking people backwards' - Labour
1 Apr 2024Increases in the minimum wage and benefits must be tied to inflation, says Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni.
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