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Former Greens co-leader Metiria Turei announcing her resignation in August 2017. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Metiria Turei surfaces in select committee

19 Sep, 2019 3:48pm
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Former Greens leader makes select committee submission in public session but by telephone.

National's North Shore MP Maggie Barry has apologised to Ruth Dyson, and the House for her outburst. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Maggie Barry apologises for aggressive behaviour during debate

18 Sep, 2019 6:29pm
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David Seymour suggests that MP Maggie Barry needs to go on gardening leave.

Climate change protest march in Wellington in March. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: Twists and turns of climate change policy

18 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Comment: Arguments over climate change policy have lasted a lifetime for some.

Winston Peters has done the heavy lifting so far in the relationship with the United States. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: PM gets Trump meeting after Winston Peters' work

17 Sep, 2019 7:44pm
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Jacinda Ardern makes no pretence about the relationship with the US.

New Trade Minister Liz Truss is visiting NZ.

BUSINESS

UK Trade Minister makes surprise visit to NZ

16 Sep, 2019 11:07am
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Liz Truss says the UK has an eye on joining the CPTPP.

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm not trying to build my personal profile': Ardern on her international role

14 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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The Prime Minister talks about her international image and how she aims to represent NZ.

Labour president Nigel Haworth has resigned as questions mount about the party's handling of sexual assault allegations. Photo / Greg Bowker

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Audrey Young: One down - National focuses on new targets in Labour sex claims

11 Sep, 2019 6:48pm
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Party president's departure was inevitable and questions will keep coming.

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Why Jacinda Ardern's stuck in a rut

7 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: It was a week of big moves but few results writes Audrey Young.

New Zealand's top trade official Vangelis Vitalis in the fashionable Wellington cafe Astoria. Photo / Audrey Young

BUSINESS

Audrey Young: 'A live wire' - Meet NZ's top trade official

5 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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New Zealand's trade officials are facing tumultuous times, says minister David Parker.

Housing Minister Megan Woods and Greens co-leader Marama Davidson at the KiwiBuild

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Minister gives masterclass in surrendering to failure

4 Sep, 2019 6:46pm
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Comment: $400 million idea will be raw meat for Judith Collins, writes Audrey Young.

The coalition is facing a series of very difficult Māori issues. Illustration / Guy Body

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Audrey Young: The new and sensitive test for Jacinda Ardern

31 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: The Government showed how sneaky it could be on sensitive issue this week.

The National Party caucus soon after Simon Bridges took over as leader in February 2018. Photo / Supplied

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Audrey Young: National MPs' report card - those with a lowly 4 out of 10

29 Aug, 2019 6:32am
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Political editor Audrey Young marks the best and worst of National's First XV

Part of the Waikato River. Photo / Alan Gibson

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Waitangi report throws open question of water ownership

28 Aug, 2019 4:46pm
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Group pledges to test in court whether Maori have native title in water.

National leader Simon Bridges has launched an economic policy discussion document. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

National to hike retirement age from 65 to 67, reveals economic plan

26 Aug, 2019 10:40am
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National would focus more on getting rid of wasteful spending says Paul Goldsmith.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones in his Beehive office. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Shane Jones lends $20m to city with 'one big vision'

25 Aug, 2019 6:00pm
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Shane Jones shared the Air NZ inaugural flight with chief executive Christopher Luxon.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will face questions in Parliament over the breach. Photo / Marty Melville

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Audrey Young: How latest privacy breach will impact on PM's Government

25 Aug, 2019 3:35pm
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Bernadette Cavanagh will be mortified at such a blunder so soon after starting her job.

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Security breach: PM says exposure of hundreds of ID documents 'very disappointing'

25 Aug, 2019 12:56pm
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Everyone affected by the security breach has been contacted, the Government says.

Simon Bridges would not achieve the cut-through he is getting were it not for failures of Government. Illustration / Guy Body

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Audrey Young: Simon Bridges makes a comeback - why Labour is worried

24 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern is no longer taboo and Simon Bridges is capitalising on it.

Poor vetting of letters will make it harder for PM in New York. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: Ardern entitled to be furious on prison failure

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: The challenge to the voting ban was two battles rolled into one.

Queen Elizabeth II greets Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Getty Images

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Audrey Young: Does Jacinda Ardern take more overseas trips?

12 Aug, 2019 5:36pm
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As PM Ardern prepares for her next overseas trip, we reveal whether she is overdoing it.

What an interesting week for the coalition government. Illustration / Guy Body

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: How Winston Peters failed his coalition partner

10 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: This shambles is not about policy, it is about trust, writes Audrey Young.

Chris Finlayson, left, who has criticised the previous National-led Government for not properly consulting iwi, was a minister for the party led by Sir John Key. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Iwi consultation on Kermadecs 'rushed and superficial' - Finlayson

9 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Former National Cabinet Minister says previous Govt's consultation with iwi was flawed.

Emily Thornberry meets Jacinda Ardern in her Beehive office this week. Photo / Supplied

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MP applauds Ardern 'standing up to Trump'

8 Aug, 2019 8:03pm
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Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry sits in the thick of British politics.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Nato HQ in January this year. Photo / Nato

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Ardern and Peters meet security heavyweights

5 Aug, 2019 8:40pm
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Iran and China are likely to be discussed at Winston Peters' dinner.

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PM's message after US mass shooting

5 Aug, 2019 7:31pm
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It comes after reports the shooter supported the man accused of the Christchurch massacre.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters' experience when speaking on issues affecting Māori was welcome in Parliament this week. Photo / File

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Audrey Young: Winston Peters becomes a voice of sanity

3 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Ardern's inexperience on vexed Māori issues is discomforting.

Green list MP Chloe Swarbrick sits on the environment select committee. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Green MP thanks Fonterra for 'leadership'

1 Aug, 2019 8:57pm
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Fonterra's leadership had been 'incredibly important' says Chloe Swarbrick.

David Parker is one of the first trade ministers to meet the new British trade minister, Liz Truss. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

NZ still near front of UK's trade queue: Minister

31 Jul, 2019 12:08pm
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David Parker received the same commitment from Liz Truss and he got from Liam Fox.

Simon Bridges has had an historic rivalry with Todd Muller since Tauranga days. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: Reshuffle gives Bridges a chance to right a wrong

30 Jul, 2019 7:10pm
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COMMENT: Many saw move from climate change to agriculture as a demotion. They were wrong.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters made the comments during his post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Peters: Three Māori babies killed since uproar over Oranga Tamariki uplift

30 Jul, 2019 7:15am
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Group demanding a halt to "stealing Māori children" plans rally at Parliament.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Budget Day in May this year. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Public finances needs modernising - minister

27 Jul, 2019 7:50am
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It may not work but we have to try, says Grant Robertson.

Success is not a word you often find in the same sentence as Simon Bridges but he has had a few. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: National in a state of limbo over Bridges

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Bridges has been good at picking issues that get under the Government's skin.

Winston Peters and Boris Johnson at the Cabinet War Rooms in London April 2018. Photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: What BoJo's new job means for NZ

24 Jul, 2019 3:29pm
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Until the UK-EU trade relationship is sorted out, nothing else will get a look in.

It was the first day of the next big political match. Judith Collins, pictured.

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Audrey Young: Judith Collins meets her match in House

23 Jul, 2019 8:38pm
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COMMENT: Megan Woods seemed nervous at the start of her encounter with Judith Collins.

Paul Goldsmith learned piano from the age of eight. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

National's black-belt fighter: Why he has Grant Robertson in his sights

22 Jul, 2019 7:00pm
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New finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith is not as dull as he seems.

Simon Bridges himself has owned two electric vehicles although he is not driving one at present. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Simon Bridges: Government fails to lead by example on electric vehicles

21 Jul, 2019 4:28pm
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Simon Bridges says when it comes to Govt and EVs, it is 'do as we say, not as we do.'

Foreign Minister Winston Peters: Managing the US relationship. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: NZ's knotty problem with the White House

20 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Ardern and Peters are playing to their strengths in foreign affairs.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets with US Vice-President Mike Pence, watched by NZ ambassador to the US Rosemary Banks, left, and US ambassador to NZ Scott Brown, right. Photo / NZ Govt

BUSINESS

Winston's big pitch in Washington DC

17 Jul, 2019 3:59pm
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Winston Peters visited the White House West Wing where Mike Pence has an office.

Wednesday's result after the second reading of the End of Life Choice Bill is not necessarily indicative of its future success. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Why the euthanasia bill is not all it seemed

29 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: It's time to consider some extra safeguards on euthanasia bill.

The report into Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf was released on his last day in the job. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Comment: Makhlouf's case of butt-covering

27 Jun, 2019 3:53pm
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The previously estimable Secretary of Treasury departs on a low note.

Amy Adams has been extremely loyal to Simon Bridges and stood behind him figuratively - and literally, at many press conferences. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Being in Opposition was tough for Amy Adams

25 Jun, 2019 7:19pm
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COMMENT: Amy Adams never seemed to thrive in the finance role.

John Tamihere got out of the blocks early and announced he will be standing for the Auckland mayoralty. Photo / Michael Craig

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Audrey Young: The high-profile left- and right-wing forces backing John Tamihere

22 Jun, 2019 11:00am
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John Tamihere moved fast to secure two of the most experienced campaigners in politics.

Christopher Luxon may be a threat to the next cohort of leading National MPs, such as Todd Muller. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Hype over Christopher Luxon rather premature

22 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Will prospect of Luxon entering Parliament next term, change things this term?

Revenue Minister Stuart Nash says the new rule will apply from January 1, 2020. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Bid to stop manipulation of brightline tax

18 Jun, 2019 6:17pm
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Capital gains made by habitual renovators are more likely to be taxed under new measure.

Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Liberal Party Scott Morrison. Inset: Sean Topham and Kelly Boxall. Main Image / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

The Kiwi whizzes who helped win the Aussie election

17 Jun, 2019 7:00pm
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For someone so young, Sean Topham has an impressive campaign CV.

Justice Minister Andrew Little receives the report today at Parliament from panel members Rosslyn Noonan and Chris Dellabarca. Photo / Audrey Young

NEW ZEALAND

Family Court system 'not fit for purpose', panel says

16 Jun, 2019 2:10pm
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Māori Land Court judges could be roped in to sit in the Family Court, report suggests.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Ardern's most valued minister revealed

15 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: It has been a week in which the Government governed exceptionally well.

Outgoing Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Treasury scandal takes backseat at Gabriel Makhlouf farewell

13 Jun, 2019 8:27pm
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Gabriel Makhlouf was feted at a farewell event in the Beehive, in the midst of an inquiry.

NEW ZEALAND

Simon Bridges' plan for rural New Zealand

13 Jun, 2019 12:12pm
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Labour shortages are so bad that some food is left rotting says Simon Bridges.

A public acknowledgement that Jacinda Ardern expects ministers to be part of the inquiry would go some way to encouraging more transparency on the issue. Illustration / Guy Body

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Treasury 'hack' focus shifts to ministers

10 Jun, 2019 8:54am
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COMMENT: The inquiry into the Budget leak may turn up some answers in Parliament.

Former Education Minister Nikki Kaye has drawn up a report card on education election promises. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

Nikki Kaye's report card: Education Minister gets a 'F'

7 Jun, 2019 2:09pm
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High level of disappointment in sector due to unmet election promises, MP says.

Jacinda Ardern, her ministers and under-secretaries after being sworn in by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy in October 2017. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet reshuffle - what to expect

6 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Prime Minister Ardern's reshuffle: Dead certs, probables and maybes.

There is a yawning gap between what Gabriel Makhlouf said on Tuesday last week and what occurred on Thursday. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Heads must roll in Makhlouf inquiry

4 Jun, 2019 6:57pm
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COMMENT: Who knew what, and when?

National leader Simon Bridges, flanked by deputy leader Paula Bennett, left, and finance spokeswoman Amy Adams, during his press conference over Budget 2019. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Good week for Bridges could have been great

1 Jun, 2019 10:00am
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COMMENT: Simon Bridges turns triumph into vindication.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson receives a hug from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after reading his Wellbeing Budget. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: A Budget of style and substance - and a little daft, too

31 May, 2019 5:00am
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The Wellbeing Budget is a marketing triumph writes Audrey Young.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson at a pre-Budget speech in the Beehive earlier this month. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young's verdict on the Government's 'Wellbeing Budget'

30 May, 2019 2:00pm
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Audrey Young runs the ruler over the first Wellbeing Budget.

Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Treasury boss misled the public - he must resign

30 May, 2019 7:51am
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COMMENT: Gabriel Makhlouf smeared National as potentially criminal hackers.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says wellbeing means people living lives of purpose. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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National set to upstage Wellbeing Budget

30 May, 2019 5:00am
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Jacinda Ardern is promising "transformational" change for mental health services.

Simon Bridges today flanked by deputy National leader Paula Bennett and finance spokeswoman Amy Adams. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: Simon Bridges needed to do two things today and he did neither

29 May, 2019 10:55am
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COMMENT: Simon Bridges did not help his own cause today.

Amy Adams says it will be harder to track progress under many wellbeing measures than before. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Amy Adams on what 'wellbeing' Budget means

26 May, 2019 6:55pm
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Amy Adams says the Government is rewriting history in the lead-up to the Budget.

Children's Minister Tracey Martin. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Budget to fund $153m transition service

26 May, 2019 12:00pm
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Young people leaving state care will be supported in various ways up to the age of 25.

'Staying on would fuel the perception his new party was a puppet party of National'. Illustration / Guy Body

NEW ZEALAND

Audrey Young: 'If Ngaro jumps, he must resign'

25 May, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

COMMENT: Simon Bridges needs to set some conditions on Alfred Ngaro, writes Audrey Young.