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Back to the future with NZ First

NZ First leader Winston Peters speaks earlier this year. PHOTO: Peter Righteous [via ges]

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Back to the future with NZ First

On Sunday New Zealand First leader Winston Peters trekked to West Auckland — ‘‘the home of traditional hard-working Kiwi battlers’’ to announce two policies he hopes will resonate with that...

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Port Otago assets

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Port Otago assets

Where Port Otago will fit with any reorganisation of local government in the Otago region is already shaping up as a contentious issue.

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The great corporate climate escape

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The great corporate climate escape

That classic horror trope of “don’t look behind you” can be taken out of the B-film environment and dropped unobtrusively into our current reality.

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Our place in the world

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he does not agree with Mike King's controversial alcohol...

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Our place in the world

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave the first of what will likely be a series of pre-Budget speeches earlier this week.

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Paediatric care delays concerning

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Paediatric care delays concerning

A parent knows there is something wrong with their child.

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The cash cow of conservation

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The cash cow of conservation

As the first frosts of late autumn begin to bite, New Zealand’s great outdoors is looking superb.

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If not fees free, then what?

A recent open day at Otago University. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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If not fees free, then what?

Dunedin is a university city, and town and gown have a close and vital relationship.

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New health plan lacks detail

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New health plan lacks detail

The government’s long-awaited clinical services plan for the Central Lakes area has been announced, but it may not give the assurance of the future many might have hoped for.

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Why not start today?

Climate change is not going away. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Why not start today?

No matter how much politicians prevaricate, stick their heads in the sand and try to minimise the problem, climate change is not going away.

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Taking the test

Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Taking the test

What is the capital of New Zealand?

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Big stick approach questionable

Simon Watts is the Minister for Local Government. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

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Big stick approach questionable

The headline on the government’s press release politely says ‘‘Councils invited to fast-track local reform’’, but it is an invitation they will find hard to refuse.

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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen

Amisfield executive chef Vaughan Mabee. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Taking toxicity out of the kitchen

Anyone working in a high-pressure environment knows how tough and exhausting it can be.

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Communication breakdown

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Communication breakdown

Relations between politicians and media have always been a tricky thing to manage.

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Health issues not solved

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Health issues not solved

As we count down to the Budget and then the general election campaign, health spending and policy is bound to attract much attention.

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Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t

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Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t

When it comes to building hydro-electric schemes on the West Coast, there’s always a sting in the tail.

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Shooting and side shows

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Shooting and side shows

For two years and six months the three parties governing New Zealand in coalition have defied most predictions and remained a remarkably stable troika.

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Keeping it real on Anzac Day

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Keeping it real on Anzac Day

Those who found it inappropriate for an Anzac Day speaker to call out United States President Donald Trump for attacking Iran may need to think again.

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Violence an unacceptable response

President Donald Trump has repeated his warning to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz that...

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Violence an unacceptable response

Few politicians have been, or continue to be, as polarising as US President Donald Trump.

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A mostly agreeable agreement

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A mostly agreeable agreement

Back in August 2023 then Trade Minister Damien O’Connor departed on an official visit to India — his second, and the fourth ministerial visit, in a 12-month span.

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Sticking together, or not

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Sticking together, or not

It should be no surprise New Zealand’s social cohesion post the Covid-19 pandemic is a mixed bag.

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