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Exemption from keeping war records sent back to the drawing board
4 Mar 2026A select committee has sent the exemption back to officials to look at again.
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Primary teachers' union seeks ERA intervention in stalled pay talks
The union wants "urgent facilitation" after rejecting the government's latest offer.
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Kiwis support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows
Half of New Zealanders also agreed that billionaires shouldn't exist while people still struggled with basic necessities like housing, food and healthcare.
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'I'm the mayor of Auckland': Brown says no to 'expensive' request from Beehive
4 Mar 2026The government's request for a plan would be too costly, Wayne Brown says. Audio
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Government moves to strip Māori Land Court powers over PGSEs
4 Mar 2026A group of Tūhoe kaumatua say the plans will deny Māori access to justice and accountability.
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New Zealand not in place to make call on US strikes in Iran, Willis says
4 Mar 2026Barbara Edmonds told Morning Report decisions made by the US were increasingly unilateral, while Willis has pointed to "our distance from this conflict and our lack of involvement in it". Audio
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Government 'talking to everybody' over Kiwis caught up in Middle East war - Peters
4 Mar 2026Thousands of stranded Kiwis in the Middle East add up to a "difficult" situation for the government, the Foreign Affairs Minister says. Audio
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Government pushes back deadline for agencies' plans for Budget bids
5 Mar 2026A newly-released Treasury report said significant trade-offs were still required.
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Dog attacks keep happening in NZ. Why hasn’t the law kept up?
4 Mar 2026Analysis: If the government is serious about reducing dog attacks, it would need to engage with expert advice and consider major reform.
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Ministry underestimated scale of secondary teacher shortage
4 Mar 2026The ministry says correcting its calculations caused this year's jump in the forecast shortage.
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The House: What’s happening at Parliament this week
4 Mar 2026The census, gambling, boy racers and an infrastructure plan are all up for debate this week in Parliament.
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Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs
4 Mar 2026If the law was retrospectively passed it would effectively criminalise people who need help, not debt, Willie Jackson says.
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'I misspoke': Luxon clarifies comments on US-Israel strikes
3 Mar 2026The Prime Minister says New Zealand will not join the conflict. Audio
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No change to government's LNG plans after global price spike
3 Mar 2026Labour says it is naive to rely on LNG.
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Move-on orders didn't get backing of Housing or Justice ministries
3 Mar 2026The powers will mean police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old.
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National's Andrew Bayly not contesting Port Waikato
3 Mar 2026Bayly says he is not planning to retire from Parliament altogether.
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Why New Zealand is lagging on rooftop solar - despite falling costs
3 Mar 2026It is one of the cheapest ways to cut power bills - yet documents reveal the government shelved a subsidy. Audio
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Scientists say key systems missing from Emergency Management Bill
3 Mar 2026The Emergency Management Bill is aimed at fixing a slew of shortfalls in the country's disaster-proofing.
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Conflict in Iran shows 'risk' of NZ government's gas importing plan
Energy experts say an immediate leap in prices after US-Israeli strikes on Iran should prompt a re-think of the government's push to build an LNG import terminal.
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More than 100 schools apply for help covering cost of asbestos sand clean-up
3 Mar 2026Some schools spent thousands of dollars on decontamination after several brands of coloured sand were recalled last year.
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Beneficiaries responding to traffic light system, government says
3 Mar 2026Almost all MSD clients are "fulfilling their obligations" under the traffic light system, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says.
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Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government's new move-on orders
3 Mar 2026Police are being given the power to move on anyone over the age of 14 who is sleeping rough, begging, or displaying disorderly behaviour anywhere in public. Audio
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NZ not asking questions about US, Israel attacks
2 Mar 2026Christopher Luxon has again refused to be drawn on whether the coalition fully supports the strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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AI is already creeping into election campaigns. NZ's rules aren't ready
2 Mar 2026Already, political parties are toying with this new technology for their campaigns, write Andrew Lensen and Andrew Geddis.
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