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Scrutiny Week: Q&A with Lawrence Xu-Nan
18 Jun 2025It's Scrutiny Week at Parliament, when Ministers face Select Committees to defend their budget plans. We asked Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan about the week and the preparation necessary.
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Goodbye, Census: five-yearly count to be scrapped
18 Jun 2025The traditional Census will be replaced with a combination of government data and smaller annual surveys.
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Luxon arrives in China intent on building on positive
18 Jun 2025The prime minister says the China visit is important right now given the immense global uncertainty.
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Government to give itself power to override councils on housing
18 Jun 2025The government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact growth, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says.
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Foreign policy critics are shouting 'impotently at clouds': Peters
18 Jun 2025Foreign Minister Winston Peters says critics of the government's foreign policy reset are ill-informed and shouting "impotently at clouds".
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Abuse in care survivors to be paid less than a third of government's $774m package
18 Jun 2025Officials are "taking so much away from the pockets of survivors, who deserve better than this", a lawyer says. Audio
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MFAT providing 'extremely vague' advice for Kiwis trapped in Iran
18 Jun 2025A friend of a New Zealander stuck in Iran says the government needs to help provide safe passage, and that the advice so far has been "vague and lacking any substance whatsover". Audio
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New standards may be needed for NZ's critical communications infrastructure
18 Jun 2025Government officials are looking at developing minimum standards for the protection of critical communications infrastructure.
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Deadline set for press secretary sex scandal investigation
17 Jun 2025Michael Forbes resigned as the PM's deputy chief press secretary after it was revealed he had made unconsented audio recordings.
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FMA confirms job cuts
18 Jun 2025The country's leading financial market regulator has confirmed it cut 20 jobs.
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'Addressing glaring gap': Cyclists to take buses across Harbour Bridge
17 Jun 2025Currently the only public transport option for those taking bikes across the harbour is to catch a ferry.
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Health figures improve, but more work to do
Health Minister admits more needs to be done to address wait times for elective surgeries and specialist assessments.
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Former ACT Party president appeals sexual abuse conviction and sentence
17 Jun 2025A court has heard former ACT Party president Tim Jago's appeal against his sexual abuse conviction and sentence.
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Labour MPs caught swearing as Seymour faces questions
17 Jun 2025"The amount of swearing from Labour MPs, I've never seen that before," the acting Prime Minister says.
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'There's a policy in place': Domestic violence victims eligible for emergency housing
Minister Tama Potaka says the first he heard of victims being turned away from emergency accommodation was in the House.
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Minister says staff numbers at polytechnics abysmal
17 Jun 2025Despite a reduction in staff numbers, universities' staff to student ratios were still lower than they were in 2016-17.
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Review of early childhood education funding announced
17 Jun 2025Minister David Seymour has asked an advisory group to consider a balance between quality and cost.
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Wellington's Green Party council candidates promote transport proposals
17 Jun 2025They say their proposal to give buses priority on key routes would cut some commuter's trips by 10-15 minutes.
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Government open to multiple Ngāpuhi groupings in settlement
17 Jun 2025The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.
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Why tā moko should never be dismissed as 'scribbles'
17 Jun 2025Winston Peters described Rawiri Waititi as the one with "scribbles on his face" in Parliament. Here's what an expert says.
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Health NZ told to give private hospitals 10-year surgery contracts
17 Jun 2025Hospital outsourcing contracts have tended to be short-term, but Health Minister Simeon Brown has made a new request. Audio
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Luxon shrugs off critics as he heads to China
17 Jun 2025The Prime Minister is pledging to continue a "considered" course amid "choppier waters" worldwide - even as former political leaders call for a rethink. Audio
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Plan to combat 'stubbornly high' suicide rates launched
17 Jun 2025More than 600 Kiwis died by suspected suicide last year, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says. Audio
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Luxon ranked Australia's most trusted world leader
17 Jun 2025Australians trust NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon more than any other leader on the world stage, according to a new poll.
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