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Minister says 36 emails with allegations about McSkimming were kept from him
12 Nov 2025Mark Mitchell says a protocol was put in place by the Commissioner's office so the Minister didn't see the emails. Audio
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Law ensuring approval of new medicines allowed in other countries passes
12 Nov 2025It passed with support from all parties other than the independent MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
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Amendments to proposed anti-stalking law a good start, advocacy group says
12 Nov 2025But advocacy group Aotearoa Free From Stalking says the amendments do not go far enough.
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Coster refuses to comment on damning McSkimming report
12 Nov 2025He has been placed on leave from his role as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency.
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NZ plummets 50 places in global tobacco control ranking
An anti-vaping group calls the ranking an "international disgrace". Audio
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National Iwi Chairs Forum files court proceedings over RMA reforms
12 Nov 2025It's seeking clarification on how the Crown must uphold Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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Former Police Commissioner placed on leave after damning report
11 Nov 2025The report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police, including Andrew Coster, who is now chief executive of the Social Investment Agency.
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Advocacy group calls for drug law reform, government says no
12 Nov 2025Researchers, advocates and those who've struggled with addiction are renewing appeals for a complete overhaul of the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act. Audio
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Automobile Association supports introduction of congestion charging in principle
12 Nov 2025But it says there are many questions about the implementation of the government's new legislation that need to be answered. Audio
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Nine to Noon live: Survivor advocate Louise Nicholas on police cover-ups and the McSkimming case
12 Nov 2025More to come on this breaking story.
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'Could have been avoided': Collins says senior police lacked integrity
11 Nov 2025The government will appoint an Inspector General of Police, after a damning report into handling of the Jevon McSkimming case.
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'So relieved': Gun control advocates on Arms Act rewrite
11 Nov 2025Gun Control co-founder Philippa Yasbek said news the effective ban on military-style semi-automatic firearms had survived the overhaul was a relief.
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The four drugs police will soon be able to test drivers for
11 Nov 2025Police are poised to begin testing drivers for drugs with a device that involves a quick swipe of the driver's tongue.
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Congestion charging legislation passes third reading
11 Nov 2025The Bill establishes a framework permitting local authorities to set up a congestion charging scheme, by notifying NZTA.
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Expelled MPs cast first votes as independents
11 Nov 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have delivered their first votes as independent MPs from afar, using the Green Party as proxies.
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Greyhound racing ban legislation passes first reading
11 Nov 2025In his speech at Parliament the Racing Minister said greyhound injury rates were too high and the industry had lost its social licence.
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Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return to Parliament
11 Nov 2025Willie Jackson says his party will not consider ousted MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris as candidates.
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From combative words to first words as new MP gives maiden statement
11 Nov 2025Parliament is well known as a place where MPs disagree, debate, and dispute but an MPs first speech is a time where arguing is put to one side.
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Govt puts millions into bolstering Defence Force's protection from cyber threats
11 Nov 2025Defence Minister Judith Collins said there was "no point having the latest kit if the systems and the people that use them aren't well protected".
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A former PM weighs in on Parliament's rules
11 Nov 2025The Standing Orders committee continues its triennial review of Parliament's rules and hears from a former PM.
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Semi-auto gun law changes dropped as details of reforms unveiled
11 Nov 2025Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of the country's gun laws, including a crackdown on gang members. Audio
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'He's been here 50 years': Luxon brushes off Peters' asset sales attack
11 Nov 2025The NZ First leader says National wants to sell assets because it's "failed to run the economy properly". Audio
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'Tawdry, silly argument': Peters lays into asset sales
11 Nov 2025The NZ First leader has savaged National's suggestion, saying it has failed to fix the economy and is now trying to balance the books. Audio
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Te Pāti Māori expulsions questioned by law expert, former co-leader
11 Nov 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have vowed to fight what they says are "unconstitutional" expulsions. Audio
