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'A crisis': Grave fears over fate of homeless youth this festive season
Youth advocates are worried tighter rules for emergency housing could lead to someone dying due to the impacts on mental health and physical safety for those denied shelter.
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'We're all just fighting against each other for the few jobs'
7:17 am todayLaid-off public servants have been slogging it out on a months-long job hunt, and for some that will continue into 2025.
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Cook Islands passport would require giving up NZ citizenship - NZ foreign affairs
1:37 pm todayA separate passport, citizenship and membership of the United Nations are only available to fully independent nations, Winston Peters' office says.
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Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies
22 Dec 2024The government has quietly cancelled plans to improve recycling and roll out a kerbside food scraps composting scheme.
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Nelson Hospital conditions 'unbearable' - staff
21 Dec 2024One worker says the building is decrepit and falling down around them.
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Parliament's final sitting day an insight into party factions
20 Dec 2024On Parliament's last day of the year, there was a rare glimpse of the factions within the major parties. Audio
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How diplomats have broken the law in NZ - and what happened next
20 Dec 2024A handful of foreign diplomats have misbehaved during their time here - and not all of them have been brought to justice.
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Former Labour MP, North Shore mayor Ann Hartley dies
20 Dec 2024Former Labour MP and mayor of Auckland's North Shore City Ann Hartley has died.
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The year in politics, month-by-month
20 Dec 2024It's been a long year in politics - James Shaw was still leading the Greens in February - remember that?
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Signs of the hīkoi: More than just 'words on cardboard'
22 Dec 2024The placards seen at the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti conveyed "huge kōrero with immediacy", expert says: "People know the power of the word."
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PM skipping Waitangi 'good first step' - hīkoi organiser
19 Dec 2024"There's no point in speaking to ears that will not listen to, minds that will not change," Eru Kapa-Kingi says.
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Do EVs still stack up after a tough year?
20 Dec 2024Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?
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Willis adopts convenient new measure for finances
17 Dec 2024Analysis - The opening of the books at Treasury has revealed a bleak economic outlook, and a new measure to improve that picture.
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Plans for hotel and hostel surprise leafy suburb's residents
20 Dec 2024Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.
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Transmission Gully partnership breakdown won't hurt future ones, minister says
21 Dec 2024The roads partnership unravelled under a confidential settlement this week, meaning NZTA will now finish off what it had said was incomplete work.
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Funding cuts to charity felt over Christmas
21 Dec 2024A family violence service provider is expecting a 30 percent surge in women seeking refuge over the holiday season.
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Labour moves Speaker from the 'nice' to 'naughty' list
20 Dec 2024Last week's fights with the Speaker over the Fast Track schedule may have changed the tone in Parliament. Audio
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Parliament fits an extra morning into final sitting day
20 Dec 2024The House - On Parliament's last day of the year, there was the rare occurrence of a personal (conscience) vote on selling booze over the Easter weekend. While it didn't have the numbers to pass, it… Audio
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Government confirms plan to dismantle Te Pūkenga, re-establish polytechs
20 Dec 2024The government has confirmed its plan to break up Te Pūkenga / New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and re-establish independent polytechnics.
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Former political figure who abused teens confirms appeal
20 Dec 2024The former political figure who sexually abused two teens in the late 1990s will challenge his case in the Court of Appeal next year.
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Luxon should have accepted Waitangi challenge - trust chair
20 Dec 2024"As heated as it may get, we have to keep up those conversations and not stop talking with each other," Pita Tipene told Morning Report. Audio
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James Cameron to launch new 'vision' to save struggling Wellington
20 Dec 2024A group of high-profile Wellingtonians are launching a series of events about the future of the city, with the first to feature film director James Cameron.
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Getting people out of cars is possible
20 Dec 2024Despite efforts by governments, councils and individuals, sustained increases in the use of alternative modes of transport remain elusive.
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NZ tight-lipped over membership of space network
20 Dec 2024Analysis - Operation Olympic Defender aims to protect space from the likes of exploding satellites, but NZ is keeping quiet about its involvement.
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National, Labour blame each other - but is the Reserve Bank responsible for GDP fall?
19 Dec 2024The last two quarterly figures for the economy are the worst since the late 2021 Covid-19 lockdowns.
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PM Luxon will not attend Waitangi at all next year
19 Dec 2024The decision has been criticised by iwi leaders and politicians, who say he needs to show leadership.
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Government to change free speech rules for universities
19 Dec 2024A union says the move seems aimed at ensuring people can spread disinformation on university campuses.
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Former Defence Minister calls Vanuatu flight woes 'embarrassing'
19 Dec 2024A Hercules plane carrying urban rescue staff to Vanuatu was stranded in New Caledonia after an engine fault.
