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    Education Minister Penny Simmonds says changes are needed because the creation of Te Pūkenga has...

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    The Penny Simmonds Experience ‘Death to Te Pukenga’ NZ tour

    It has been a big week for National Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds as the work she, largely, got in to politics to do, well and truly got under way.

    Govt unveils new Institute for Advanced Technology

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (front) and Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane...

    Govt unveils new Institute for Advanced Technology

    The government has unveiled a new public research organisation focused on "supercharging" the country's economy through advanced technology.

    'Nasty bout of vertigo' leads Collins to hospital stay

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

    'Nasty bout of vertigo' leads Collins to hospital stay

    Minister Judith Collins was taken to hospital in an ambulance on Tuesday evening due to a "nasty bout of vertigo".

    Govt pulls pin on open-plan classrooms

    Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ

    Govt pulls pin on open-plan classrooms in schools

    The government will end the construction of open-plan classrooms in favour of a new "flexible" design.

    Seymour to withdraw scathing letter to UN

    From left: Regulations Minister David Seymour, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign...

    Seymour to withdraw UN letter after rebuke from PM

    Regulations Minister David Seymour says he will withdraw a scathing letter to a United Nations official after being given a telling-off by the prime minister.

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    Positively polarising

    Happy to talk: Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Positively polarising

    Controversy has never done Act leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he doesn't think it'll do him any harm in the future either, he tells political editor Mike Houlahan.

    Henare to contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Labour

    Labour MP Peeni Henare. Photo: RNZ

    Henare to contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Labour

    Labour MP Peeni Henare has been confirmed as his party's candidate for the Tamaki Makaurau by-election.

    Positively polarising

    Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Positively polarising

    Controversy has never done Act New Zealand leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he does not think it will do him any harm in the future either, he tells political...

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    The ins and outs of what is in, and out, of the Standards Bill

    David Seymour. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    The ins and outs of what is in, and out, of the Standards Bill

    On Thursday, as Act New Zealand leader David Seymour was touring Dunedin, back in Wellington a somewhat surreal select committee process of keen interest to him was drawing to a close.

    Latest poll good news for Peters and party

    Winston Peters

    Latest poll good news for Peters and party

    Coalition parties are reasserting their lead, driven by a surge in support for NZ First - now the third most popular party, the latest poll shows.

    FamilyBoost payment increased, income limit raised

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    FamilyBoost payment increased, income limit raised

    The Finance Minister says thousand of families will benefit from the changes to FamilyBoost revealed this morning.

    Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

    Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon

    The government has ticked off most of its action plan for the last quarter, as it turns to the next with a continued focus on the cost of living.

    NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich quits Parliament

    New Zealand First MP Tanya Unkovich. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith

    NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich quits Parliament

    New Zealand First List MP Tanya Unkovich has resigned, saying she serves New Zealanders better in the private sector.

    NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

    Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the government's decision to repeal the ban on new...

    NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

    By Eloise Gibson of RNZThe New Zealand government has quietly pulled out of an international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels.

    National Infrastructure Plan sets vision for next 30 years

    Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

    National Infrastructure Plan sets vision for next 30 years

    The draft National Infrastructure Plan is challenging the government to "lift its game" on project planning, saying it has often been "short-term and reactive".

    Govt was advised not to buy rail-enabled ferries

    Minister for Rail Winston Peters announcing the Cook Strait ferry replacement plan back in March....

    Govt was advised by Treasury not to buy rail-enabled ferries

    Treasury advised the government not to buy rail enabled Cook Strait ferries three weeks before it announced it would.

    Middle East crisis 'extremely worrying': Peters

    Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

    Middle East crisis 'extremely worrying': Peters

    Foreign affairs minister Winston Peters says the government will gather the facts before taking a position on the United States' airstrikes on Iran.

    Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters

    Winston Peters out and about in the South Pacific. Photo: supplied

    Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters

    Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

    Cook Islands PM slams NZ over funding pause

    Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Photo: Tiana Haxton via RNZ

    Cook Islands PM slams NZ over funding pause

    Pausing nearly $20 million in development assistance is "patronising" and "inconsistent with modern partnership", Prime Minister Mark Brown has told the Cook Islands parliament.

    Luxon holds talks with Chinese President

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands in front of...

    Luxon holds talks with Chinese President

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has held talks with one of the world's most powerful people, Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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