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Peters announces sanctions on 65 vessels over Russian oil
30 Oct 2025The Foreign Minister says oil is a key source of revenue helping Russia fund its war in Ukraine.
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SPCA not consulted about pig welfare changes
30 Oct 2025The NZ Pork industry group were consulted by the government.
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Luxon has one-on-one meeting with Trump
30 Oct 2025The prime minister met the US president in South Korea, ahead of a leaders meeting at APEC.
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'Just absolutely ridiculous': New school curriculum unpopular with principals
29 Oct 2025The draft curriculum documents are old fashioned, sideline Māori knowledge, and appear to be written by foreign contractors, say critics.
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Defence Force deploys liaison officer to Israel
29 Oct 2025The liaison officer will work from a United States-led Civil Military Coordination Centre.
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'Bring it on': Hipkins targets Luxon in capital gains tax debate
29 Oct 2025The Labour leader said he was more than happy to debate the Prime Minister about his personal finances.
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'I've done a deal,' Luxon announces, but Peters says it's 'we'
29 Oct 2025The Foreign Minister's office seemed to take umbrage with the PM's characterisation of who did what to get a new partnership.
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What doctors, landlords and economists make of Labour's tax plan
29 Oct 2025The policy won't work if house prices don't go up, an expert says, while property investors aren't happy. Audio
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RNZ political panel: Willis digs at Labour over leak
"Already civil war is breaking out in the Labour Party over whether this tax is wide enough," the finance minister says. Audio
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Do we need 50 more MPs? Or a four-year term?
29 Oct 2025A policy think tank is proposing big reform of the country's electoral system, including having 170 members of Parliament.
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Greens want public feedback on cannabis laws
29 Oct 2025More than two dozen people have been jailed mainly for cannabis offences in the last year, the party's co-leader says.
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Luxon to dine with Trump and other leaders
29 Oct 2025The Prime Minister will be attending an APEC leaders dinner on Wednesday in South Korea.
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Full draft of new school curriculum released
28 Oct 2025There is growing criticism of the changes which are now open for consultation.
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Why your health insurance premiums keep going up
29 Oct 2025A 'healthy, young' man says he's shocked to be told his premiums have increased 25 percent in a year. Audio
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WorkSafe board no longer has any worker representative
28 Oct 2025Removing the voice of the worker from the actual governance of WorkSafe is "deeply concerning", says the CTU.
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Doctors group supports Labour's new policy, but questions GP capacity
28 Oct 2025Labour has agreed to campaign on a capital gains tax covering just property - excluding family homes and farms - to help fund three free doctor visits for everyone. Audio
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Elderly couples asked to prove marriages are real with WhatsApp chats
28 Oct 2025Lawyers say elderly couples married for more than 50 years and applying for visas are being asked to prove their relationship is real with WhatsApp chats.
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Labour's capital gains gamble: From leak to launch
28 Oct 2025Analysis: It was hardly a dream debut for Labour's long-awaited, much-argued-over tax package, writes Craig McCulloch.
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PM says halal deal 'really important'
28 Oct 2025The government first announced its commitment to boost halal meat trade with Malaysia in July.
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Labour will oust any policy leaker, Hipkins says
28 Oct 2025The party won't be hunting for who leaked its new capital gains tax policy, but if someone is found they'll be removed as a member, Chris Hipkins says.
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Te Pāti Māori's new MP backs Kapa-Kingi
28 Oct 2025"I see her, I believe her and in her, I support her," Oriini Kaipara says of Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, whose future in the party is uncertain after reports she's been suspended.
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Labour's capital gains plan 'not the way forward' - Luxon
28 Oct 2025The prime minister says Labour's plan is a "tax on every single business in New Zealand". Audio
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Malaysian PM calls for multilateralism at East Asia Summit
28 Oct 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Kuala Lumpur, aiming to deepen ties with Indo-Pacific countries amidst global trade instability.
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Will New Zealand ever ban fireworks - and should we?
28 Oct 2025Explainer - Every November, talk of banning fireworks sparks up. But despite petitions presented to Parliament, will it happen? Audio
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