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Government gives wildlife restoration $22 million funding boost over three years
4 Jul 2025Conservation Minister Tama Potaka made the announcement at the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife facility near Christchurch.
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'Had its day': Calls to prioritise upgrades to emergency phone-line
4 Jul 2025Tasman lost much of its mobile and internet coverage during Thursday's extreme weather. Audio
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Nurses union dismisses latest pay offer as 'massive backward step'
4 Jul 2025It says nurses may want to strike and questions the government's sincerity over reaching a pay deal. Audio
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Business community divided on trespass law reforms
4 Jul 2025Some welcome the move as a step toward better protection, others remained uncertain.
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Watch live: Luxon faces questions in Auckland
5 Jul 2025The Prime Minister has been is visiting Hato Hone St John.
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What is on the government's radar next quarter?
3 Jul 2025The next quarter will see the repeal of the oil and gas exploration ban, next steps to improve supermarket competition and further changes to the RMA.
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'Indescribable loss': Takutai Tarsh Kemp laid to rest
1 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP has been laid to rest today on the grounds of a small church at Opaea Marae among the rolling hills of Taihape.
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Government toughens trespassing law
3 Jul 2025The maximum length of time someone can be trespassed from a business, as well as the maximum fines, are set to increase.
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Watch: Christopher Luxon speaks to media after tech company visit
3 Jul 2025The Prime Minister is in Ferrymead visiting Chiptech, which makes digital telecare solutions including personal emergency response systems.
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Crime cash redirected to youth and drug rehab programmes
3 Jul 2025Three community programmes are receiving $5 million from the pool of money seized from criminals.
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Fears Regulatory Standards Bill could be a barrier for Māori housing
3 Jul 2025However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
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Taxpayer funded satellite had 'deep-seated problems' from launch
3 Jul 2025MethaneSAT lost contact in June and is believed to be unrecoverable. Audio
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Fears extremist group could resurface in NZ as terror label dropped
3 Jul 2025The terrorist label has been dropped for the Proud Boys, but its ideology still lurks online in New Zealand.
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Citizen's arrest changes unlikely to improve public safety, ministry says
3 Jul 2025The government's proposed citizen's arrest changes could see a greater chance of people using unreasonable force, particularly on children.
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E-mail to Youth MPs 'could have been clearer' - Ministry
3 Jul 2025"We accept that this could have caused confusion," says the Ministry of Youth Development.
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Te Puni Kōkiri cagey on when funding review will actually be released
2 Jul 2025When RNZ sought clarification about the due date for the report, the ministry refused to give one - saying it would be "ideally in July".
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Memo to Shane Jones: What if we need more regional government, not less?
2 Jul 2025If the headlines are anything to go by, New Zealand's regional councils are on life support.
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Government begins negotiations with councils for regional deals
2 Jul 2025Mayors in Auckland, Otago and Western Bay of Plenty have signed memoranda of understandings with the coalition.
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Have school lunches been fixed?
2 Jul 2025David Seymour is giving term two an eight out of 10, but one principal says complaints are only down because people have given up. Audio
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21,000 more operations to be carried out, government announces
2 Jul 2025The initiative will cover operations for hip and knee replacements and cataract surgeries, the Health Minister says.
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'Hotchpotch and confused': Opposition reacts to shoplifting crackdown
2 Jul 2025But retailers say the changes are overdue, with those caught stealing lower-value goods facing fines up to $500 under the proposed law. Audio
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'Now's the time': Takutai Tarsh Kemp's son calls for Māori roll registrations
2 Jul 2025Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp was buried at Opaea Marae at a service attended by over 300 people. Audio
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'Key content cut': Youth MPs refuse to bow to censorship of speeches
2 Jul 2025Participants "did not see coming" suggested changes to speeches for the current Youth Parliament, one Youth MP says. Audio
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Kainga Ora cuts new developments as the housing crisis escalates
2 Jul 2025After a rebuild was cancelled, the former tenants of a social housing development in Auckland have seemingly 'disappeared'.
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