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Former education minister Nikki Kaye says learning another language has enormous cognitive benefits. Photo / Nick Reed

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New languages could be offered to all kids

11 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Nikki Kaye's bill will set off a debate on which languages should be taught.

The notion the National Party is polling high while leader Simon Bridges is polling as low as 7 per cent is very unusual. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: A bizarre end to the year for National

8 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Simon Bridges will be praying for a long hot summer where leaks dry up.

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Audrey Young: Punishment fair, but Mallard's intolerance an ongoing problem

5 Dec, 2018 6:00pm
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COMMENT: On a good day, Trevor Mallard can be brilliant, but there are not many good days.

Simon Bridges says he has been given no cause for concern over Maggie Barry's handling of staff. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Bridges points to 'grey area' over political work

2 Dec, 2018 5:25pm
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Staff should help MPs do their jobs, not help to re-elect them says electoral law expert.

Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges. Photo / File

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Latest political poll: National surges ahead of Labour

2 Dec, 2018 5:24pm
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The latest 1 News Colmar Brunton political poll is out.

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo / Getty Images

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Audrey Young: Something has changed in China-NZ story

1 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: There'll be plenty to talk about when Jacinda Ardern finally gets to Beijing.

Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) director Andrew Hampton, says Five Eyes partners do not put pressure on him. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

No Five Eyes pressure, says GCSB boss

29 Nov, 2018 4:14pm
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International relations do not get considered in GCSB chief's role.

NEW ZEALAND

Handle China with care, warns Bridges

27 Nov, 2018 5:23pm
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Choosing swimming lanes does not fit with NZ's independent foreign policy, says PM Ardern.

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Audrey Young: The ironic theme from Apec summit

19 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: There was one theme that summed up Apec this year.

Jacinda Ardern is welcomed to Gordon's Market by Ravini Gebai and Tina Ani. Photo / Audrey Young

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NZ on a mission to help women in PNG

18 Nov, 2018 2:44pm
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If you want a country to thrive, take care of its women, Jacinda Ardern says.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and US Vice President Mike Pence. Photo / Audrey Young

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NZ joins power-play to advance PNG

18 Nov, 2018 1:09pm
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Only 13 per cent of PNG has access to electricity but that will change.

Jacinda Ardern says she wants to help make a difference in Papua New Guinea. Photo / Getty Images

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Ardern keen to make a difference during PNG stay

18 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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When the PM first visited PNG in 2013, she was not an international icon for feminism.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern catches up with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the meeting between Apec leaders and Pacific leaders. Photo / Canadian official photographer

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Catching up with old friends at Apec

18 Nov, 2018 1:32am
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Jacinda Ardern reveals what she would have said to PNG PM about women.

PM Jacinda Ardern arriving in PNG. Photo / Audrey Young

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PM arrives for more meetings in Papua New Guinea

17 Nov, 2018 7:13pm
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Jacinda Ardern was greeted at Port Moresby airport with a traditional tribal welcome.

PM Jacinda Ardern will fly into Papua New Guinea ahead of the Apec meeting. Photo / AP

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Jacinda Ardern set for an Apec like no other

17 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Security tight as Papua New Guinea locals take to streets ahead of world leaders' visit.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad meets Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Singapore last night. Photo / Audrey Young

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Ardern meets Mahathir and Abe in finale

16 Nov, 2018 2:10am
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The PM receives warning and compliment in final bilaterals at the East Asia Summit.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the meeting in Singapore. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Ardern: Upgrade first, then expansion

15 Nov, 2018 8:38pm
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The second trade deal New Zealand signed has now been upgraded.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Winston Peters managed to have a decent conversation with US Vice President Mike Pence during dinner. Photo / Audrey Young

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Audrey Young: Diplomacy, dinner and done deals

15 Nov, 2018 7:12pm
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COMMENT: The PM and Foreign Minister Winston Peters team up at the East Asia Summit.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern before their bilateral in Singapore.

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Ardern talks with China, dines with US

15 Nov, 2018 1:50am
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Jacinda Ardern's approach on Myanmar contrasted markedly with Mike Pence's.

Jacinda Ardern meets Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Singapore. Photo / Pool Picture

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'Bunnings diplomacy': Ardern meets with Scott Morrison

14 Nov, 2018 10:04pm
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Ardern met Scott Morrison for the first time - and sausage sizzle safety was on the menu.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership celebrations have been pushed out to next year, following India's elections, after trade negotiators in Singapore failed to finalise a deal. Above, dancers at Aotea Square Diwali celebrations in 2013. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

No clincher this year in RCEP trade deal

14 Nov, 2018 7:45pm
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It is the importance of the players, not the quality of the deal, that defines RCEP.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ahead of their bilateral meeting in Singapore today. Photo / Audrey Young

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'Teapot-tape two': Device removed before PM's meeting in Singapore

14 Nov, 2018 5:51pm
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PM removes device from table before talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to meet US Vice-President Mike Pence at the East Asia Summit. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Jacinda Ardern saddles up for big encounters at Singapore summit

14 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Ardern is set for early engagements with senior figures from Australia, China and the US.

Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, in 2012 during a visit by former Prime Minister John Key. Photo / Alan Gibson

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Ardern to raise plight of Rohingyas when she meets Aung San Suu Kyi

14 Nov, 2018 2:13am
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Aung San Suu kyi has been stripped of her award by Amnesty International.

Jacinda Ardern puts a red cap on baby Neve after a brief address to the Labour conference in Dunedin. Photo / Audrey Young

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Six days without Neve: Ardern riding solo on next work trip

13 Nov, 2018 5:00pm
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PM's trip to Singapore and Papua New Guinea will be her longest absence from her daughter.

Kids with complex learning needs are the winners from Jacinda Ardern's announcement.

600 school staff for kids with special learning needs: PM

11 Nov, 2018 2:40pm
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The Government will fund 600 staff to support children with special learning needs.

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Audrey Young: Leaked tape exposes half-truth and kindness

10 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: The Jami-Lee Ross saga re-emerges as a distraction for National.

Jacinda Ardern and deputy Kelvin Davis, rear left, greet delegates after the Labour conference. Photo / Otago Daily Times

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The world according to Jacinda Ardern - the key points of big speech

5 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Leader defends KiwiBuild and surplus at first Labour conference in Dunedin in 30 years.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson at the Labour Party Conference in Dunedin. Photo / Otago Daily Times

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Audrey Young: Coalition unity on display

5 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Famous for its factional infighting, Labour goes through period of unity.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Labour Party conference in Dunedin. Photo / Audrey Young

NEW ZEALAND

'Game-changer': 600 dedicated teachers for high needs children

4 Nov, 2018 6:56pm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 'not prepared to tolerate' children not receiving support.

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600 school staff for kids with special learning needs: PM

4 Nov, 2018 1:50pm
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Kids with complex learning needs are the winners from Jacinda Ardern's announcement.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson at a press conference at the Labour Party Conference on Saturday.

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Schools to feature in Ardern speech

4 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Ardern is poised to continue theme of "wellbeing" at the Labour conference.

Labour Party president Nigel Haworth at the party conference in Dunedin. Photo / Audrey Young

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Labour president: National still grieving over losing power

3 Nov, 2018 4:43pm
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"Their sense of entitlement is on full display."

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after Robertson's speech to the Labour Party conference in Dunedin. Photo / Audrey Young

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Robertson sets priority for Budget 2019

3 Nov, 2018 2:30pm
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson spells out next steps in the 2019 Budget.

Until this weekend, Jacinda Ardern had not addressed a Labour conference as party leader. Illustration / Guy Body

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Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern set to show her substance

3 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is improving with each passing month, writes Audrey Young.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern puts a hat on baby Neve after giving her opening address at the Labour Party conference in Dunedin. Photo / Audrey Young

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Labour heading united into annual conference

2 Nov, 2018 7:35pm
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'The level of party unit is higher than you've seen in decades.'

Trade Minister David Parker accepts the paperwork from Australian High Commissioner Ewen McDonald in the Beehive. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

BUSINESS

CPTPP benefits kick off by end of year - Trade Minister

31 Oct, 2018 8:57am
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CPTPP will kick in on December 30, marking the first free trade deal between NZ and Japan

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Audrey Young: Govt dicing with Maori power

13 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Govt is taking a more controlling approach to engagement with the treaty partner.

Speaker Trevor Mallard said he did not announce his private inquiry because he was trying to keep the whole issue out of the news media. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Trevor Mallard and the secret leak inquiry

10 Oct, 2018 8:20pm
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Trevor Mallard says a reference to 'the Speaker's Office' was code for him being the leak.

The Government should focus on getting its own spending under control, says Simon Bridges. Photo / Stuart Munro

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The petrol pinch: Kiwis now paying extra $200 a year in taxes, say Nats

8 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Petrol price hikes are mounting up on Kiwi families, says Simon Bridges.

Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias is making waves over what constraints the judiciary should have on cases before them. Photo / Michael Craig

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Chief Justice says courts have gone too far

7 Oct, 2018 7:12pm
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Sian Elias stands accused of flying in the face of mutual restraint and respect.

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Audrey Young: Finding fault with Simon Bridges

6 Oct, 2018 10:00am
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COMMENT: Bridges is an easy magnet for criticism despite reasonable showing in first year.

HMNZS Te Kaha being refuelled by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Philippines Sea last year. Photo / Supplied.

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NZ Navy to join exercise as tensions rise

4 Oct, 2018 6:37pm
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Former Defence Minister says he informed China when NZ joined strike group last year.

Jami-Lee Ross with John Key during the successful campaign in the 2011 byelection for Botany. Photo / Brett Phibbs

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Comment: Timing of MP's departure raises questions

2 Oct, 2018 7:21pm
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COMMENT: If Jami-Lee Ross is not the leaker, then timing of his time-out is cruel.

The US has a slightly better deal on access to the Canadian dairy market than it would have had under TPP. Photo / Doug Sherring

BUSINESS

'Revamped Nafta no great worry for NZ'

2 Oct, 2018 6:12pm
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There was one big surprise in the Nafta 2.0 says Stephen Jacobi, and it involves China.

Taking another look at the MMP review was a

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Winston Peters could revisit MMP rules

1 Oct, 2018 4:19pm
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The shape of Parliament has changed since the last MMP review was held in 2012.

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: The pride and the shame of NZ First

29 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: NZ First has plasticine principles when it comes to electoral law.

Meka Whaitiri has been a stand-out woman in the past, says Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

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NZ has bullying problem, Parliament no exception - Green MP

27 Sep, 2018 6:45pm
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The PM needs to have a blunt talk with Meka Whaitiri about her future, says Paula Bennett.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says the investigation will find the leaker. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Winston Peters: Meka Whaitiri has been a stand-out woman

27 Sep, 2018 3:01pm
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Winston Peters says there may or may not have been a lapse by Meka Whaitiri.

Meka Whaitiri, Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rawhit. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Whaitiri's staffer bruised, 'traumatised': leaked report

27 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Leaked report outlines staffer's account of flare-up following missed photo op with PM.

Suspended minister Meka Whaitiri. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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The PM photo shoot that turned sour: Why Minister had to go

27 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: When Jacinda Ardern sacked Meka Whaitiri a week ago, it was on a trust-me basis.

For the second time in three weeks, National leader Simon Bridges has accused Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of misleading the public. Photos / File

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Audrey Young: No correction by Ardern but damage still done

25 Sep, 2018 7:27pm
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By now it is almost irrelevant whether Ardern corrects her answers, writes Audrey Young.

National leader Simon Bridge says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has misled Parliament over the Derek Handley saga.

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PM misled Parliament over Handley saga: Bridges

25 Sep, 2018 1:11pm
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Simon Bridges says Jacinda Ardern has misled Parliament over the Handley communications.

Tax could make or break Government at the next election. Illustration / Guy Body

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Audrey Young: Capital gains tax defining issue for Labour, NZ First

22 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Tax was a big part of Jacinda Ardern's campaign in 2017 and will be again.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson will need to have a conversation with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters about the proposals in the interim Tax Working Group report. Photo / File

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Audrey Young: Peters holds veto on any capital gains tax

20 Sep, 2018 11:50am
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COMMENT: Only one conversation counts when it comes to the proposals from tax group.

Winston Peters says he has never believed the Treaty of Waitangi was a partnership. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Peters backs new Māori-Crown agency

18 Sep, 2018 4:54pm
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"Partnership" has been replaced with the word "bridge" in name of Government's new agency.

Kelvin Davis, Titewhai Harawira and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at an announcement on a Crown-Maori Partnership office. Photo / NZ Herald

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Government announces new Māori Crown relations agency

18 Sep, 2018 3:06pm
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Kelvin Davis will be the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti.

Jacinda Ardern said the Cabinet gave the deployment a huge amount of consideration. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Ardern signals possible end of missions

17 Sep, 2018 6:04pm
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Labour and NZ First initially opposed the Iraq deployment but have now extended it.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered her speech like the gifted communicator she can be.

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Audrey Young: Ardern's plan of coherence over chaos

16 Sep, 2018 2:54pm
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COMMENT: The theatre around Ardern's plan may be more important than the plan itself.

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Audrey Young: The Coalition honeymoon is over

15 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: What is obvious is that the coalition is built on expediency, not compatibility.

National Party leader Simon Bridges says the employment legislation is ideologically driven. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Nats challenge NZ First over work law

13 Sep, 2018 5:19pm
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Workplace minister says all Government parties support the workplace bill.

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Winston Peters names next ambassador to US

13 Sep, 2018 12:30pm
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Winston Peters pays tribute to former political foe Tim Groser for his work in Washington.