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EV and plug-in hybrid RUC legislation passes through Parliament
28 Mar 2024The legislation requiring electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid owners to pay road user charges has passed its third reading in Parliament.
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Petition urging more support for Gaza tabled in House
28 Mar 2024A petition urging the government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been tabled in the House.
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Labour urges greyhound racing ban, offers bipartisan support
28 Mar 2024Labour MP Rachel Boyack has rejected suggestions Labour's internal ructions were what prevented a ban being in place by now.
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Winston Peters to visit Europe, Egypt next week
28 Mar 2024The Foreign Minister plans to attend a NATO meeting in Brussels, and meet with counterparts in Egypt, Poland and Sweden.
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Government halts plan for Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
28 Mar 2024The sanctuary bill would have created a 620,000sqkm "economic no-go zone", Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says.
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SailGP in Christchurch received millions in government, council funds
29 Mar 2024Sir Russell Coutts has railed against what he called exorbitant fees for the sailing race, but ratepayers and taxpayers picked up much of the tab.
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Drought declaration unlocks support for some North Island farmers, growers
Extremely dry conditions affecting North Island farms are not expected to improve in the short-term, the Minister of Agriculture says.
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We're in a recession - so what's the government's plan?
23 Mar 2024Analysis - If you live in New Zealand and you're feeling poorer, you're not imagining it, writes Grant Duncan.
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Fiscal bombs, Nazi comments and high-octane coverage for Peters
22 Mar 2024Analysis: The NZ First leader dropped a problem on his own government and then got into a bizarre row, Peter Wilson writes.
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Why fast-tracking large infrastructure projects is bad news for biodiversity
19 Mar 2024Analysis - Leaders of 10 scientific societies that conduct biodiversity research in Aotearoa have called on the government to slow down the pace of reform, researchers say.
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'Hypocrisy and incompetence': Opposition denounces Budget Policy Statement
27 Mar 2024Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the delay to announcing the Budget allowance shows the "level of dysfunction that this government seems to be operating under".
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Wait times to see health specialists rise, childhood immunisations fall
27 Mar 2024In the three months to December 2023, 37 percent of patients had been waiting more than four months to see a specialist.
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Willis promises tax cuts as late return to surplus revealed
The government's books are in worse shape than thought but the Finance Minister says she will deliver. Audio
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Disability Minister should be sacked - Hipkins
27 Mar 2024Labour is doubling down on criticism of the minister's handling of disability funding changes, calling for her to be sacked.
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Ministry for Pacific Peoples looks to cut 63 jobs
28 Mar 2024The move to slash 40 percent of its roles would have far reaching consequences for the health and wellbeing of Pasifika families, PSA says.
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Five arrested after returning to Gisborne's rainbow crossing with paint cans
27 Mar 2024A group of protesters allegedly returned to the newly repainted rainbow crossing with paint cans and blocked the road.
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Government rejects Auckland mayor's demands for more money
27 Mar 2024The prime minister has dismissed Wayne Brown's plea to the government to pay rates on its properties in the region and give GST back. Audio
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'We are sorting it': Official messages Fred Again about Kiwi DJ's passport application
27 Mar 2024The message was inappropriate, says Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden.
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New advisory groups for science and tertiary sectors
27 Mar 2024The government has announced two new advisory groups, one for science and the other for university sectors, in a bid to boost the economy.
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Call for government to 'step up' amid library show protests
27 Mar 2024Labour's rainbow spokesperson Shanan Halbert says a recent protest against drag queens performing at a library shows "vicious discrimination against young people and their families". Audio
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Spy agency's surveillance powers too broad, Inspector-General warns
27 Mar 2024The spy watchdog has warned the NZSIS has too much leeway to decide who it places under "highly intrusive" surveillance.
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China-backed hacking of parliament : NZ had to respond, says expert
27 Mar 2024New Zealand has sent a clear message to China: stop interfering or it will escalate its response, says an international relations expert. Audio
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Lower Hutt long-term plan, with 16.9% rates hike, out for consultation
27 Mar 2024Lower Hutt residents will be able to have their say on Hutt City Council's long-term plan from next Tuesday.
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Taking MPs at their word, or not
27 Mar 2024The House - The principle that all MPs are honourable and that they should be taken at their word has been tested multiple times this week in Parliament. Audio
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