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'People will die': More concerns raised over proposed speed limit changes

A group of local and international road safety experts, academics and health professionals have penn...

'Hugely important': Culture Minister on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith says Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a "hugely importan...

Mill job losses: Rangitīkei MP 'gutted', concerned for regional economy

Rangitīkei MP Suze Redmayne says the closure of two mills in her electorate will be "absolutely deva...

'Selfish behaviour': Fines to increase for misuse of mobility parks

The fines for people who misuse mobility parks are set to increase significantly. It's part of chang...

Poll: Voters warming to Luxon as PM, party votes hold firm

Key points: National’s Christopher Luxon up 5% to 28% in preferred PM rankings, Labour’s Chris Hipki...

NZ Defence Force deployment in Red Sea extended

New Zealand's Defence Force deployment in the Red Sea will be extended, the Government has announced...

Bid to buy vote at election not pursued, person 'couldn't be found'

An alleged attempt to buy a vote at the 2024 election was not "progressed further" as police were un...

Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has breast cancer

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has breast cancer, she has announced. The grandmother of two a...

Budget 2024: Willis reveals number of public service jobs chopped

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has revealed the estimated number of jobs lost from the public sector...

Budget 2024: $571 million for Defence Force pay, equipment

The Government will inject $571 million into defence spending to better remunerate servicepeople and...

Swarbrick accuses Finance Minister of 'let them eat cake' approach

Labour and the Greens have hit out at aspects of the Finance Minister's pre-Budget speech, labelling...

School lunches cut by $107m: 'No more quinoa and hummus' - Seymour

David Seymour says the school lunch programme will feed more but cost less with a change of approach...

Poll: Swarbrick says Kiwis already 'incredibly frustrated' with Govt

Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the Government’s poor result in the latest 1News Verian poll is...

Landlords will be able to charge 'pet bond' - Govt

Landlords will soon be able to demand an additional bond for would-be tenants with pets. The additio...