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As house prices drop, will the retirement nest egg still be such a safe bet?
17 Jul 2025Changes to KiwiSaver, global economic uncertainty and predictions house prices could drop by as much as 20 percent by 2030 all mean retirement is looking very different to how it...
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Minister Judith Collins hospitalised
16 Jul 2025She says she spent the night in Wellington Hospital but is now back home and "on the mend".
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Govt launches $500k support package for flood-hit farmers
Tasman's mayor warned the total repair bill from the back-to-back floods was likely to exceed $100 million.
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Govt shuts the door on open-plan classrooms
16 Jul 2025The government has called a halt to building open-plan classrooms, even though most teachers who actually use the structures believe their students benefit from them. Audio
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Retail crime advisory group costs $500k in three months
16 Jul 2025The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.
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Lifting ad restrictions will enable medical conferences in NZ - Seymour
16 Jul 2025The Associate Health Minister says medical conferences can happen in New Zealand now, because the government is lifting advertising restrictions on medicines.
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Watch: Not 'meeting needs' - Govt axes open-plan classrooms
16 Jul 2025The Education Minister says all new classrooms will be designed in a flexible way to ensure better student outcomes. Audio
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Govt to halt 'pricey, pointless' council planning work ahead of RMA overhaul
16 Jul 2025Chris Bishop says much work now underway will be outdated by the time the new regime takes effect.
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Govt announces $600k support package for flood-hit farmers
The government has given the Mayoral Relief Fund $300,000 for the Nelson Tasman rural sector.
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Parliament considering big changes to employment law
16 Jul 2025Parliament is considering an employment relations bill that would cement contractor status, water down or eliminate grievance claims, and end '30-day rule' requirements.
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Scandal, division and rumours at Gore District Council
16 Jul 2025Watch: RNZ checks in on what's been a tumultuous term and looks ahead to what October's election might hold. Audio
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Online casino bill: Greens vote with coalition
15 Jul 2025The Greens have broken with their opposition party colleagues to vote in support of the online casino bill.
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Ray Chung's email 'absolutely disgraceful' - Hipkins
15 Jul 2025Wellington-based MPs condemn the councillor's email about the mayor and say they feel "embarrassed" to be from the Capital.
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'It's called diplomacy': Peters on response to UN letter
15 Jul 2025The foreign affairs minister has suggested his coalition partners were wrong to publicly criticise the letter before he officially responded to it. Audio
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Labour dismisses claims it is being 'greedy' by contesting by-election
15 Jul 2025Prominent figures in Te Pāti Māori have criticised Labour's decision to run.
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Luxon tells off Seymour over letter to United Nations
15 Jul 2025"I've just made it clear that I expect Winston Peters to be the person that engages with the UN," the prime minister told reporters.
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Minister defends Te Pūkenga breakup
15 Jul 2025Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds unveiled the polytechnics that would emerge from breaking up Te Pūkenga on Monday.
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'Unacceptable': Cannabis cake taken to hospital staff shared lunch
15 Jul 2025Police are investigating after two staffers ended up in the emergency department.
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Auckland's problems a 'hangover' from Labour, Luxon says
15 Jul 2025A report says Auckland is at risk of losing its status as a "global city". Audio
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'Encouraging' grocery giant being taken to court over alleged cartel - Willis
15 Jul 2025The finance minister says it is important the Commerce Commission uses its prosecution powers when evidence is brought to it.
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Space Minister goes to ground over NZ's first space mission
15 Jul 2025A physicist wrote to the government warning the public was being given a "materially incomplete" picture.
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New bill will remove wellbeing provisions to 'refocus' councils - Minister
15 Jul 2025Requirements on councils to prioritise core services will also be imposed.
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Labour, National both look for flood buyout fix
15 Jul 2025Both parties want a bipartisan answer for how to deal with buyouts after future weather events. Audio
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'Disaster': Union slams disestablishment of Te Pūkenga
15 Jul 2025The Tertiary Education Union says the sector has become a political football. Audio
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