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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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'Fear-based control': Youth MPs accuse govt of 'censoring' them
1 Jul 2025The government has denied the speeches were censored.
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Trump's 'big beautiful bill' passes as Vance uses tie-breaker
2 Jul 2025The mammoth bill has passed with the smallest of margins, despite fears over deep welfare cuts and massive huge increases in debt. Audio
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Taxpayer funded satellite likely lost in space
2 Jul 2025A methane-tracking satellite which was given $29 million by the government has lost contact with the ground.
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'Peaceful, strong leader' - Tribute at nēhu for Takutai Tarsh Kemp
1 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP died suddenly last week prompting an outpouring of grief from fellow MPs and the public.
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'Grifting and graft': Donald Trump launches fragrances
2 Jul 2025"Victory 45-47" for men and women will set you back nearly $410 a bottle in the latest bid by the US President to cash in.
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Wānaka residents grill ministers over healthcare shortfalls
1 Jul 2025About 300 people attended the meeting for answers on why they are paying for blood tests, travelling to Dunedin for basic scans and waiting months for children to see psychiatrists. Audio
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Watch: Justice Minister introduces stronger penalties for low-level theft
1 Jul 2025Shoplifters could be issued on-the-spot tickets up to $1000 as part of the government's latest crime crackdown.
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Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches
1 Jul 2025Changes had been made to at least one speech.
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Government urges Pharmac, Medsafe to embrace artificial intelligence
1 Jul 2025Associate Health Minister David Seymour says he has recently written to the agencies and both have replied positively.
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