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Road tolling changes will be tough 'for users to swallow', freight companies say
14 Nov 2025It will be difficult for the government to justify some of its changes to road tolling, Transporting New Zealand says. Audio
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Government gives $6m to tourism campaigns aimed at attracting travellers to regions
14 Nov 2025Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announced the latest round of the government's Regional Tourism Boost in Dunedin on Friday morning.
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Schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti
14 Nov 2025From Whakatāne to Tāmaki Makaurau to Ōtautahi and Invercargill, school boards have issued public statements reaffirming their obligations to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris says expulsion 'a joke'
13 Nov 2025The newly independent MPs, Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, had their first day back in Parliament on Thursday since being expelled.
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Nearly 200 schools write to minister over removal of Treaty obligations
13 Nov 2025Some school boards made public statements reiterating their commitment to the Treaty.
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Controversial Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
13 Nov 2025The bill got the backing of the coalition parties
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'Utterly disgraceful': Parliament reacts to McSkimming saga
13 Nov 2025Question time was pushed back on Wednesday this week so that the House could address the report of the Independent Police Conduct Authority into misconduct at police.
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Suite of banking competition changes adopted by government
13 Nov 2025The government has accepted most of the recommendations out of a banking inquiry to improve competition in the sector.
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Question Time directs rare query to non-ministerial MP
13 Nov 2025Question Time is usually all about ministers, but on Thursday it had an extra question directed at an MP who is not a minister.
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Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
13 Nov 2025One says upholding the treaty is the right thing to do and part of its "civic responsibility".
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Bill to expand Road User Charges introduced
13 Nov 2025A bill to make road tolling easier and shift Road User Charges towards a digital tracking system has been introduced to Parliament.
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140 jobs to go in Fire and Emergency NZ's biggest ever restructure
13 Nov 2025At least 140 people are slated to lose their jobs, and unions say the proposal will decimate the agency most relied on for first response in emergencies. Audio
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Seymour blames teacher strikes for drop in attendance
13 Nov 2025The Associate Education Minister says there was a drop-off in school attendance in the final week of Term 3.
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Charter School Agency signed contract with trust that didn't exist
13 Nov 2025The contract would see a secondary school with a focus on young athletes in Years 11-13 established in Trentham, near Wellington, next year.
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Te Pati Māori MPs meet without party co-leaders
13 Nov 2025It comes after the National Council made the decision to expel Te Pati Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris.
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Funding and contract wording 'not a gag order', ministry says
13 Nov 2025Teacher subject associations are being offered contracts worth more than $100,000 a year - but only if they agree to support the new school curriculum.
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Climate change minister defends weakened methane target
13 Nov 2025Simon Watts says he is prepared for questions about New Zealand's lowered target when he heads to the annual UN global climate summit in Brazil.
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Further inquiries possible after IPCA report - Police minister
13 Nov 2025The prospect of a broader inquiry would "definitely" be discussed, but at the moment the focus is on the IPCA report, Mark Mitchell says.
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Earth's weakest link may be in space
13 Nov 2025Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from prepared
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Calls for promises to be kept, one year after abuse in care apology
12 Nov 2025At last November's apology, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told survivors that a new independent redress scheme would be established. Audio
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Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ cuts - PSA
12 Nov 2025Fire and Emergency is circulating a restructure proposal to its staff this afternoon but told RNZ it would not release it publicly.
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The rise and fall of Andrew Coster
12 Nov 2025Analysis - Once a liberal darling and champion of progressive policing, the former police commissioner has gone to ground, his reputation and legacy in tatters.
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Labour gains points after capital gains tax: poll
12 Nov 2025But coalition parties would still have a majority, according to a new Curia-Taxpayers Union poll,
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Chris Hipkins comfortable to be called a socialist
12 Nov 2025The Labour leader tells 30 with Guyon Espiner the state has a bigger role to play, and Labour will be announcing policies to tackle profits by supermarkets and banks.
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