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"You've got to be able to control the costs first", said Seymour when asked about issue .

Labour MP Camilla Bellich's bill has passed its second reading

She says she spent the night in Wellington Hospital but is now back home and "on the mend".

Both the prime minister and the opposition leader have given scathing rebukes of the Wellington councillor's actions.

The government is moving ahead with its long-signalled plan to re-establish polytechnics merged under Labour into the super-institute Te Pūkenga.

But supporters are calling on their party to stick to its values as it takes stock.

The ACT party has unveiled its pitch to lure a new supermarket player into New Zealand through a new fast-track approval process.

The ACT Party is hosting its annual rally in Auckland, and unveiling a policy to help competition in the supermarket sector.

An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation. Audio

But police data is yet to show evidence of related crime.

Acting finance spokesperson Megan Woods said she did not hear the acting prime minister acknowledging Covid's impact on the economy while in opposition.

Terrorist and violent extremist groups post horrific content online depicting or promoting the attacks or deaths of innocent victims for the gratification of others, expert warns.

MPs from the Finance and Expenditure committee hearing arguments in opposition and support of what has beendubbed by some the Treaty Principles Bill 2.0.

The finance minister is receiving advice from IRD on how income tax laws apply to the major banks.

It comes after the death of Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Tarsh Kemp, which triggered a by-election in Tāmaki Makaurau.

It says nurses may want to strike and questions the government's sincerity over reaching a pay deal. Audio

The next quarter will see the repeal of the oil and gas exploration ban, next steps to improve supermarket competition and further changes to the RMA.

David Seymour is giving term two an eight out of 10, but one principal says complaints are only down because people have given up. Audio

The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

PM defends the government's military boot camps pilot following the removal of a participant after a court appearance

It comes after Acting-Prime Minister David Seymour said there was "no benefit" in rushing to a judgment regarding the attack. Audio

"A lot of our partners are incredibly impressed," the Prime Minister says.

It comes as NZ First is drafting a member's bill forcing Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement.

Parliament's security guards will receive training later this year to prepare for potential additional powers.

Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori grilled the government's youth military academies in a scrutiny hearing.