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Healthy Homes, KiwiSaver, Jobseeker and more - What's changing on 1 July?
30 Jun 2025Explainer - From Tuesday, new rules are affecting everything from Healthy Homes to ACC to Jobseeker and KiwiSaver. Here's a roundup. Audio
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Auckland Muslim school Al-Madinah among those hoping to become charter schools
30 Jun 2025Only two state or state-integrated schools have applied to convert next year.
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Electronic monitoring of asylum seekers being considered
30 Jun 2025The government wants to electronically monitor some asylum seekers and migrants, and is preparing for mass arrivals of asylum seekers by plane.
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'Serious consequences' needed for assaults on first responders - Luxon
30 Jun 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says increasing sanctions for people who assault first responders makes sense. Audio
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Justice Minister proposes higher penalties for assaults against first responders
29 Jun 2025Paul Goldsmith's proposal would expand the current assault against police to also cover prison officers and all first responders.
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Pasifika Medical Association rejects claims public funds used inappropriately
28 Jun 2025Te Puni Kōkiri is launching an independent review into allegations that money was used inappropriately for Whānau Ora commissioning services.
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Allegations taxpayer money used to fund Moana Pasifika under review
27 Jun 2025The use of public money by Whānau Ora commissioning services and whether contractual obligations were met are to be investigated.
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NZ First MP suddenly quits
27 Jun 2025Tanya Unkovich says she is looking to head back into the private sector.
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The House: Parliament's week ended early but was still packed full
27 Jun 2025Parliament's week ended early out of respect for Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp who died on Thursday.
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Part of Canterbury's airspace permanently allocated for test flights
27 Jun 2025From 7 August, six areas will be permanently designated for aviation companies to test tech.
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Ex-speaker sued by child over Parliament protest music
27 Jun 2025During the occupation, Trevor Mallard turned on sprinklers and used loud music to try and deter protesters. Audio
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Sentencing reforms to 'restore law and order' come into effect
29 Jun 2025The reforms will cap discounts judges can give to an offender and introduce aggravating factors at sentencing.
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'One of my sisters': Friends and colleagues remember Takutai Tarsh Kemp
27 Jun 2025A friend and colleague of Takutai Tarsh Kemp says she battled remarkably and no one knew of the possibility of her passing away under dialysis. Audio
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Parliament's politics paused as MP pay tribute to Takutai Tarsh Kemp
26 Jun 2025From hugs to waiata, Parliament paused politics to honour Kemp's legacy and the kaupapa she lived for. Audio
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Tauranga’s rates hike approved amid protest
27 Jun 2025The approved 9.9 percent increase is down from the 12.5 percent initially proposed.
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Te Pūkenga disestablishment continues despite $16.6m surplus
The Vocational Education Minister says the surplus does not prove the organisation is viable.
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'Believe in you, believe in me, believe in Māori': Takutai Tarsh Kemp dead at 50
26 Jun 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP had taken leave from Parliament last year, following a diagnosis of kidney disease and recently celebrated her birthday. Audio
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'Postcode healthcare' persists - Auditor-General reports
26 Jun 2025The new report has shown elective surgeries in the public system were often "not equitable or timely".
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Council passes Wellington's amended long-term plan
26 Jun 2025In October the plan was shot down and council started the amendment process.
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Watch: Parliament gathers to pay tribute to Takutai Tarsh Kemp
26 Jun 2025The 50-year-old Te Pāti Māori MP died on Thursday, "as she lived - fighting for the cause" according to her colleagues.
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MPs remember 'great tōtara' Takutai Tarsh Kemp
26 Jun 2025Flags are flying at half mast around Parliament after the death of the Te Pati Māori MP for Tāmaki Makaurau at the age of 50. Audio
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Iwi granted hearing into fast-tracked mining plans
26 Jun 2025The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea.
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'Carried on behalf of all of us': Iwi defends the mana of moko
26 Jun 2025It comes after Winston Peters' comments calling Rawiri Waititi's mataora "scribbles".
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Victims to get final say over sex offenders' name suppressions
26 Jun 2025A new law will also fix "abhorrent" rules about questioning children about sexual activity in court, Mark Mitchell says. Audio
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