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Christopher Luxon demands answers as press secretary Michael Forbes resigns
5 Jun 2025Deputy chief press secretary resigned after accusations he recorded audio of sessions with sex workers.
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Politicians open to law changes after 'disturbing' allegations against press secretary
5 Jun 2025Police investigated the allegations but did not pursue charges.
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Resignation of PM's press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment
5 Jun 2025The police have said the case did not meet the threshold for prosecution.
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'An issue for all women' - Brothel madam on press secretary's alleged recording
5 Jun 2025A Wellington brothel manager has spoken of the moment she was told Michael Forbes had allegedly recorded audio of a session with a sex worker.
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Health Committee hears submissions on Medicines Amendment Bill
5 Jun 2025The Health Committee has heard oral submissions on the government's Medicines Amendment Bill, which aims to speed up the approvals process for medication.
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More than half of voters back proposed penalty, or harsher, for Te Pāti Māori MPs, poll suggests
5 Jun 2025The Privileges Committee proposed a 21-day suspension for three MPs over the Treaty Principles haka. Audio
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Internal Affairs to attempt modernising births, deaths and marriages registry, again
5 Jun 2025After writing off $22.9m on the project abandoned last year, DIA will once again look at options.
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Why wasn't PM told about police probe into his senior press secretary?
5 Jun 2025Michael Forbes has left his job after accusations he recorded audio of sessions with sex workers. Audio
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'Unnerving': Pay changes add more anxiety in childhood education
5 Jun 2025Some say centres are struggling with teacher shortages, low enrolments and inadequate government funding.
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NZ soldiers leave for Southern Hemisphere's leading military exercise
5 Jun 2025Talisman Sabre is a bilateral Australia/US military exercise with 17 other nations taking part.
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PM's press secretary resigns after reportedly recording sex workers without consent
4 Jun 2025Michael Forbes also reportedly took intimate photos of women in public.
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'We have massive problems': Seymour defends Regulatory Standards Bill
4 Jun 2025Deputy PM hits back at criticism of his flagship bill, defending it against claims it breaches Treaty of Waitangi principles.
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Majority of Kiwis support social media ban for kids
4 Jun 2025While political parties can not agree on a ban, the latest RNZ ReidResearch poll shows more than half of New Zealanders support it for children under 16.
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Inside Pint of Order, Parliament's new in-house bar
4 Jun 2025Parliament, with an early history saturated in alcohol, has had no bar at all for months. The Pint of Order has now opened, and its dinky size may show just how much Parliament has changed.
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Watch: How Jacinda Ardern sees her time as leader
4 Jun 2025The former prime minister says her dad once warned her she was too thin-skinned for politics and 'he was right'.
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The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties
4 Jun 2025Political party affiliations in local government are not actually the norm.
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Government rejects plan to bar cruise ships from Milford Sound
4 Jun 2025It has also given the thumbs down to a proposal to close the airstrip.
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Left bloc could turf coalition out of power - poll
4 Jun 2025And the leadership ratings in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll - taken after the Budget - are also bad news for the government Audio
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Most voters wanted consultation on pay equity, poll shows
4 Jun 2025Nearly two thirds of the public believe the government should have first sought feedback on the controversial change, the latest RNZ Reid Research poll shows. Audio
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98 road cone reports on hotline's first day
4 Jun 2025The 12-month pilot got underway on Tuesday, as part of the government's broader overhauls to health and safety.
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The coalition partner that's gained in the polls
4 Jun 2025Analysis: New Zealand First has achieved what National and ACT couldn't in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll. Audio
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New poll result builds on upward trend for Labour, Hipkins says
4 Jun 2025It's "encouraging" but there's still 18 months of hard work ahead to regain the Treasury benches, the Labour leader says. Audio
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Luxon dismisses international climate scientists as 'worthies'
3 Jun 2025But the Greens say New Zealand appears to be on "climate denial bandwagon".
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Major parties lose support while NZ First keeps rising - new poll
3 Jun 2025Support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remains steady.
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