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    Left bloc could turf coalition out of power: poll

    The preferred prime minister and leadership ratings are bad news for the government, with the...

    Left bloc could turf coalition out of power: poll

    After the Budget and pay equity changes the left bloc would have the support to turf the coalition out of power, a new poll shows.

    Seymour reflects on past in first speech as deputy PM

    Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

    Seymour reflects on past in first speech as deputy PM

    In his first public address since being sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister, David Seymour reflected on the past decade with supporters at a party event on Sunday.

    Seymour sworn in as Deputy PM

    Seymour sworn in as Deputy PM

    David Seymour has taken over from Winston Peters as Deputy Prime Minister.

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    In it for the long haul

    The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    In it for the long haul

    If you like Parliament you well and truly had a treat last week, as the House sat until midnight Saturday under urgency to consider the wide range of legislation the government wanted to progress.

    Seymour vows straight talk, Peters fires up campaign

    ACT leader David Seymour (left) and NZ First's Winston Peters. Photo: NZ Herald

    Seymour vows straight talk, Peters fires up campaign

    David Seymour has vowed to keep speaking freely as he takes over as deputy prime minister.

    Govt outlines sweeping changes to RMA rules

    Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ

    Govt outlines sweeping changes to RMA rules

    Sweeping changes to the rules governing councils' oversight of everything from housing, to mining, to agriculture under the RMA are being released to the public for feedback.

    Hairdressing regulations given 'serious trim'

    Minister for Regulation David Seymour announces a shakeup in hairdressing regulations. Photo...

    Hairdressing regulations given 'serious trim'

    Separate hairdressing regulations are set to be scrapped, with cabinet agreeing to all four recommendations from a regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry.

    Hipkins fires back at Peters' 'ruled him out' claim

    Hipkins fires back at Peters' 'ruled him out' claim

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins is pushing back after New Zealand First's Winston Peters ruled out working with him "permanently".

    Willis bites back over Budget Day dress barb

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis (centre) on Budget Day wearing a blue dress believed to be from...

    'Belongs in the 1950s': Willis bites back over Budget Day dress barb

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis says there are "far more interesting things to talk about" than what clothes she wears.

    Budget 2025 at a glance

    Budget 2025 at a glance

    From changes to Kiwisaver and benefits, to a tax break from businesses, and changing economic forecasts, here's some of the major announcements made today.

    Budget delivers 'major investment' in infrastructure: Bishop

    Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ

    Budget delivers 'major investment' in infrastructure: Bishop

    Major investments in hospitals, mental health facilities, school buildings, rail and roads are being funded in Budget 2025, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says.

    No respite for the politically driven

    Winston Peters thoroughly enjoys his speech to the Otago Regional Investment Summit. PHOTO:...

    No respite for the politically driven

    The evergreen Winston Peters keeps rolling on and on, and he tells ODT's political editor Mike Houlahan that he has no intention of quitting now.

    Govt's eye on supermarket sector after Budget

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    Govt's eye on supermarket sector after Budget

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she will turn her attention to the supermarket sector after this week's Budget.

    Te Pāti Māori decision: Labour proposes last-minute deal

    Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke rips up a copy of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill at the...

    Te Pāti Māori decision: Labour proposes last-minute deal

    Labour has sent a last-minute offer to the govt to try and avert a long debate in Parliament regarding the behaviour of Te Pāti Māori MPs.

    'If they want to muck around, so be it'

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the aim is to have one system with "maximum levels of...

    'If they want to muck around, so be it': PM on haka punishment

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has flatly rejected the possibility of watering down the proposed punishment for three Te Pāti Māori MPs.

    'We have to have rules': Luxon on Te Pāti Māori haka

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there are some "areas for us to work on" with the boot camp...

    'We have to have rules': Luxon on Te Pāti Māori haka

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won't say whether the suspension of Te Pāti Māori's co-leaders for three weeks is an appropriate punishment.

    Stanford spars with Radhakrishnan over email ‘spam’ remark

    Erica Stanford (left); Priyanca Radhakrishnan (right) Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

    Stanford spars with Radhakrishnan over email ‘spam’ remark

    A Labour MP of Indian origin has accused the immigration minister of painting migrants in a "negative light" during an answer to a question in Parliament last week.

    Hipkins takes responsibility for C-word question in u-turn

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he would be surprised if there had been much change in safety...

    Hipkins takes responsibility for C-word question in u-turn

    In a belated u-turn Labour's Chris Hipkins has taken responsibility for one of his MP's using Question Time to quote a newspaper column that called female ministers the c-word.

    Te Pāti Māori punishment 'not taken lightly'

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

    Te Pāti Māori punishment 'not taken lightly'

    The head of Parliament's powerful Privileges Committee says the decision to impose an unprecedented punishment on Te Pāti Māori MPs over a protest haka in Parliament was not taken lightly.
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