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Now it’s Simeon Brown on notice, not mayor
Opinion: The expectations on the Local Government Minister and the Crown observer will be high – they are the ones now being expected to do the job the Wellington Mayor and her colleagues have failed ...
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Taking the economy’s pulse – in nine charts
Recent and expected mortgage rate cuts have buoyed sentiment and interest but the housing market is still shuffling sideways. Photo: Getty Images Business news in association with Opinion: Interest ...
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Andrew Bevin
The Court of Appeal found modular home buyers whose units had begun construction didn’t rank higher than other creditors ...
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Podcast: The Detail
Public services must now be determined on need, not race. But in the health sector, experts say the biggest determination of need is ethnicity.
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Michael Swanson
Opinion: Political parties need to stop making promises that don’t have clear costing and implementation in place. Michael Swanson makes the case for a policy costing unit.
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Champions: How the White Ferns stunned South Africa and the world
The Ferns share the winning prize pool of NZ $3.85m or about $250,000 each It had threatened to be an annus horribilis for the White Ferns. Just two competitive wins in 2024 from 19 games. A run of 11 ...
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Reprieve for man facing execution for same diagnosis as NZ case
A controversial diagnosis used against a man facing execution in the US helped convict an NZ woman featured in the latest Newsroom investigative podcast Fractured ...
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Green letter day for Darleen Tana
Opinion: The Green Party's embrace of the party-hopping law to oust its former MP from Parliament is not about values but ...
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Crown cover-up? Limiting liability
On Crown Law’s website the role of the Solicitor-General is outlined very clearly. “The Solicitor-General holds office as an official of government and is also the chief executive of the Crown Law ...
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Freshwater reform strategy ‘not ideal’ – but Bishop’s comfortable
A complaint about freshwater reform lacking public scrutiny has not been upheld by Parliament's Speaker, despite the key ...
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Raw Politics: Shame on them all
The Raw Politics panel looks at the huge political challenge thrust onto Cabinet minister Erica Stanford to resolve this injustice, the steps forward for the Luxon government, what real justice and ...
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Don’t bank on OCR cut to help housing affordability
The Reserve Bank’s expected cut of the official cash rate by 50 basis points was greeted with considerable relief by many mortgage holders after several banks said they were lowering home loan ...