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Government to tweak Building Act to make building a home easier
Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says it takes nearly 600 days to build a house in NZ - and that is simply too long.
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James Shaw's valedictory - and his new roles
1 May 2024Shaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next.
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Peters AUKUS speech interrupted by lone protester
1 May 2024Eight security officers carried her out after she refused to leave.
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Watch: Hipkins faces questions in Auckland
2 May 2024The opposition leader speaks to media during a visit with community advocate Dave Letele .
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Stop 'lazily categorising people by race' - Seymour
1 May 2024The ACT leader rails against "lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race" in latest episode of RNZ's new in depth interview show.
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Govt hopes live animal exports will resume next year
2 May 2024The government is hoping live animal exports will resume next year, but with a strict gold standard in place. Audio
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Seymour confirms temporary funding for free school lunches
1 May 2024Funding for the scheme is set to continue for the "immediate few years" while officials work out what the alternative programme will look like.
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Police Minister heading to Australia to discuss crime trends, youth offenders
1 May 2024Mark Mitchell will be chewing the fat with police chiefs as officers in this country talk openly about the appeal of crossing the Tasman.
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Kāinga Ora home vacancies 'trending downwards' after minister's letter
1 May 2024The agency recently changed the way it counts vacancies so it is more accurate.
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Will we learn more about NZ and AUKUS tonight?
1 May 2024Analysis - The United States has unveiled plans to boost the weapons trade with Australia and the UK, on the same day that Winston Peters is expected to sketch NZ's position on AUKUS.
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Former MPs claim to be targets of Chinese cyber attack
1 May 2024The spy agencies are being questioned after two former MPs claim they were never informed they were victims of a China-backed cyber-attack.
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Unemployment rate rises to 4.3%
1 May 2024Fewer jobs are created and immigration is increasing the size of the workforce, Stats NZ says.
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How do our politicians' pay packets compare?
1 May 2024Explainer - MPs are about to get a pay bump, but is it fair and how does it compare to other countries?
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School lunches funding likely to be time-limited
1 May 2024It's an approach to funding the government has spent months criticising Labour over - calling them "fiscal cliffs" .
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'Never a right time' - Should MPs be getting a 10 percent pay rise?
1 May 2024By the end of this term, an ordinary MP's salary will be $181,200. So what do politicians make of it?
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Every hospital hire now has to go through Te Whatu Ora's head office
1 May 2024Hospitals around the country are not allowed to make a single hiring decision without the approval of Te Whatu Ora's head office, including for cleaners and administration staff.
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MPs and Prime Minister to get pay rise
30 Apr 2024The Remuneration Authority has set an ordinary MPs' salary at $168,600 a year, and the PM's salary will rise to $520,000 by 2026.
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The schools not keen on the phone ban
30 Apr 2024Two secondary school principals are not convinced a phone ban is warranted and say it will be difficult to enforce.
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'A man of the people': MPs pay tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins
30 Apr 2024The MPs reflected on the impact Fa'anānā had in Parliament, in his communities, and their long friendships with him.
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Returning GST to councils would cost $1.1 billion
30 Apr 2024New data shows just how much central government is collecting from tax on rates.
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Shock poll shows cuts and repeals are a hard sell
30 Apr 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon will be alert to the factors driving the dire polling, but won't be waving the white flag just yet, RNZ political editor Jo Moir writes.
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Media problems grew 'too fast' - Melissa Lee
30 Apr 2024The former media minister says she may have been "a little slow" in reacting to dramatic changes.
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Waitangi Tribunal report urges government stop changes to Oranga Tamariki Act
30 Apr 2024The report highlights concern over the approach the government is taking.
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Free trade deal with the European Union comes into force
1 May 2024The European Union ambassador says the FTA will have immediate wins for kiwifruit, apple, and onion growers. Audio
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