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NEW ZEALAND

Trump, Peters on same song sheet over Boris Johnson

15 Jul, 2018 4:52pm
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Both Trump and Peters praised Boris Johnson's talents and predicted a future for him.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S President Donald Trump. Photo / Pool via AP

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Sir Lockwood Smith: Truth in Trump's Brexit warning

15 Jul, 2018 4:42pm
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Smith says Trump's wider comments were 'outrageous' but there was a seed of truth.

Justice Minister Andrew Little. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Little concerned about Aus extradition bungles

14 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Aust questioned as Little prepares to decide on extradition in people smuggling case.

Health Minister David Clark. Photo / Claire Trevett

NEW ZEALAND

Trevett: Health Minister's Clayton's holiday

13 Jul, 2018 2:53pm
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Clark is not the first politician to plan an ill-timed break and suffer consequences.

Nurses striking at Rotorua Hospital. Photo / Ben Fraser

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Winston Peters to striking nurses: Offer is as good as it gets

12 Jul, 2018 5:40pm
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"That's our offer and that's the maximum we can afford."

Justice Minister Andrew Little and ex-National MP and minister Chester Borrows launch the criminal justice advisory panel at Parliament. Photo / Claire Trevett

NEW ZEALAND

Former Nat Chester Borrows: politicians should resist 'hard on crime' line

12 Jul, 2018 2:09pm
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Chester Borrows is the chair of Justice Minister's new criminal justice advisory panel.

The Opportunities Party (TOP) leader Gareth Morgan on election night. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Trevett: the sad demise of Gareth Morgan's TOP

12 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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TOP added piquancy but is the latest in a long line of small parties to come a cropper.

National Party MP Dan Bidois with his mother Leah Bidois and Deputy Leader Paula Bennett, left. Photo / Chris Loufte

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Dan Bidois' tribute to his mum and grandma Millie

3 Jul, 2018 8:06pm
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Bidois spoke of his own life from butcher's apprentice to Harvard.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Hipkins' invite to Auckland principals over NCEA

3 Jul, 2018 6:25pm
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There are now 60 principals nationwide calling for changes to NCEA review

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says Australia is breaching the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in detaining a teenager. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Teen's Aussie lawyer welcomes Peters' comments

3 Jul, 2018 2:43pm
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Acting PM is right, Australia is breaching UN conventions by detaining teen, says lawyer.

NEW ZEALAND

Acting PM blasts Australia on Kiwi teen's detention

3 Jul, 2018 12:56pm
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The 17-year-old has been in a Melbourne detention centre since March.

Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Parenting to be recognised in bid to close pay gap

2 Jul, 2018 6:03pm
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Career breaks for parenting, caring seen as a factor in pay gap.

Act leader David Seymour with Dancing with the Stars partner Amelia. Photo / Supplied

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David Seymour's 10kg weight loss after DWTS

1 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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David Seymour's backing Chris Harris to win, saying he deserves it.

NZ First MP Darroch Ball. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

NZ First MP wants drink-driving limits lifted

29 Jun, 2018 6:22pm
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NZ First MP says lower limits punish "hard-working Kiwis" and rural pubs.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Twyford: locals could get first dibs on KiwiBuild

28 Jun, 2018 6:08pm
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National's Judith Collins suggests NZers returning from overseas be left out of KiwiBuild.

National Party housing spokeswoman Judith Collins. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Twyford told off for cheeky answers to Collins

28 Jun, 2018 3:21pm
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Twyford's answers included referred to Judith Collins peeking in windows of constituents.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford. Photo / George Novak

BUSINESS

Northcote development to include 400 'KiwiBuild' homes

28 Jun, 2018 12:17pm
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Cabinet is expected to sign off on eligibility criteria for KiwiBuild soon.

NEW ZEALAND

Trevett: The feuding of Peters and Bridges

28 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Winston Peters could see a bit of himself in Simon Bridges, Winston the Younger.

National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross used parliamentary privilege to make the claims. Photo / Supplied

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DHB spending 'excessive, unauthorised', MP claims

27 Jun, 2018 7:06pm
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State Services Commissioner says will "urgently" look into MP's claims.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

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Winston Peters gets off to a rough start

26 Jun, 2018 4:58pm
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Another round of "Grant Says" and Winston Peters insisting black is white.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters at the post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Labour's 'baby bonus' payments a trigger for strike action

26 Jun, 2018 7:13am
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Acting PM Winston Peters responds to news of further strike notices in public service.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Twyford kicks off search for builders of prefab houses

24 Jun, 2018 6:27pm
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Housing Minister wants overseas & local investors and companies to bid for KiwiBuild work.

NEW ZEALAND

Could NZ enter Eurovision? EU trade boss thinks so

24 Jun, 2018 3:40pm
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TVNZ is an associate member of Eurovision and would have to select the act.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, baby Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford and father Clarke Gayford in his 'dad cardy.' Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Trevett: Baby Neve Te Aroha - thankfully without 'Morrinsville' for a middle name

24 Jun, 2018 1:32pm
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COMMENT: Eyes welled up a bit as Neve blinked at the noisy media and promptly fell asleep.

Labour's Stuart Nash and fellow minister David Parker. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Nash pulls out of own fundraiser, 'not appropriate'

22 Jun, 2018 12:39pm
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Nash said attacks on Labour by friend Matthew Hooton meant fundraiser was inappropriate.

The image Ardern and Gayford posted to social media to announce the arrival of their baby girl.

NEW ZEALAND

First Baby and politics: What the PM will want to avoid

22 Jun, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern has six short weeks before she's back into her job.

Napier MP Stuart Nash after the 2017 election. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Labour's Stuart Nash defends $1000-a-head fundraiser

21 Jun, 2018 7:27pm
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Stuart Nash says all candidates and parties need fundraisers to run good campaigns.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford announcing Ardern's pregnancy in January. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Jacinda Ardern - full-time mum and on-call PM

21 Jun, 2018 7:16pm
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Welcome to New Zealand, baby. Tell Mum to put down the paperwork.

European Union Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Trade Minister David Parker launch trade talks at Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

EU and NZ launch trade talks

21 Jun, 2018 1:42pm
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EU Trade Commissioner points to agriculture as difficult area, but 'compromise' possible.

Shadow Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee with deputy leader Paula Bennett. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

National cries foul over Labour's fuel tax Urgency move

21 Jun, 2018 8:55am
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The law has to be passed in time for Auckland fuel tax on July 1

Racing Minister Winston Peters at the Karaka yearling sales in 2017. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Racing Minister Winston Peters: 'shiny bums' ruining the races

20 Jun, 2018 6:40pm
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Minister also says "too many old males" are holding back development at some courses.

State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes is widening an inquiry into government agencies use of private investigators. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

Public service use of private investigator probed

19 Jun, 2018 6:19pm
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Chris Hipkins says the allegations are concerning

Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Winston Peters mum on US splitting families at border

19 Jun, 2018 12:32pm
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Deputy PM Winston Peters says US immigration law is up to them.

Is it time yet? Deputy PM Winston Peters at his first post Cabinet press conference. Photo / Marty Melville

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Claire Trevett: Winston Peters takes stage as Almost Acting PM

19 Jun, 2018 7:20am
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PM Jacinda Ardern issued a reminder of her ongoing reign after Peters' 'curtain raiser.'

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced the changes today. Photo / Bevan Conley

BUSINESS

Tourist levy and visa hikes on the way

15 Jun, 2018 7:30am
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Tourists and those coming to work in New Zealand face steeper costs.

National Party Justice spokesman Mark Mitchell. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

National MP says Andrew Little trivialising 'bottom-pinching' case

14 Jun, 2018 6:43pm
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Andrew Little said grabbing prison guard's bottom at lower end of indecent-assault cases.

Act leader David Seymour on Dancing with the Stars. Photo / TV Three

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: The accidental genius of David Seymour

14 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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David Seymour's dancing is a campaign for Gen Z and dorks everywhere.

NZ First leader Winston Peters on his way into the House for Question Time. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Winston Peters' Yes Minister moments

13 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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His first question time in Ardern's place left Peters in a tricky position.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island. Photo / AP /Evan Vucci

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Peters: Trump-Kim 'giant leap' for peace

13 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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National's Simon Bridges says a Trump success on North Korea will prove detractors wrong.

David Seymour on Dancing with the Stars. Photo / supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

Act's David Seymour: Don't blame me for Cato's exit

12 Jun, 2018 5:11pm
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David Seymour has defended his work-dance balance.

National Party leader Simon Bridges. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Bridges: Peters should put aside personal vendettas

12 Jun, 2018 12:45pm
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PM says Peters' legal action against senior bureaucrats and MPs is up to him.

Labour hopes the Jim Bolger appointment will neutralise National's attacks and reassure business. Photo / Wayne Drought

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Claire Trevett: Labour's coup, Bolger's third strike

5 Jun, 2018 6:39pm
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Labour hopes Bolger appointment will neutralise National's attacks and reassure business.

Shane Jones, left, says he will join up to Climate Change Minister James Shaw's Less Meat campaign but only if he could trade it in for

NEW ZEALAND

Meat and one Green: James Shaw's 'less meat' call

5 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Meat-lover NZ First MP Shane Jones says he would drop a meat meal but only for tuna.

Sir William and Lady Mary English at their home in Wellington. Photo / Marty Melville

NEW ZEALAND

Bill English becomes Sir William English

4 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Former PM Bill English knighted in the first full honours list under Labour Government.

National Party leader Simon Bridges takes his show on the road. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Bridges tries to woo Nat supporters

2 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Bridges has been setting out case for why 2020 is not a lost cause for National.

Justice Minister Andrew Little would push for sentences of less than two years to be served as home detention. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

'Three strikes' law repeal to go before Cabinet next week

30 May, 2018 6:24pm
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Justice minister wants judges to consider home detention as an alternative to jail.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to have a baby on June 17. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Jacinda, Clarke and their very long list of baby names

30 May, 2018 10:24am
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The PM says midwife and partner Clarke Gayford will be at the birth.

Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Holidays Act overhaul welcomed

29 May, 2018 12:03pm
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Confusion over annual leave has so far cost police $39 million in arrears.

NEW ZEALAND

Claire Trevett: Ardern finally fronts up to Govt's dragons

26 May, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

COMMENT: This should have been the week when the PM was basking in a post-Budget glow.

Paula Bennett said Trevor Mallard's system of docking questions to punish MPs was

NEW ZEALAND

Paula Bennett walks out: 'Sick of being treated like a child'

23 May, 2018 2:31pm
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National's Paula Bennett walks out of Parliament in protest at Speaker's new rules.

NZ First leader Winston Peters on election night. Photo / file.

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National accuses NZ First of going soft on crime

22 May, 2018 6:25pm
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NZ First has campaigned on three strikes in the past but Labour wants to repeal it.

NEW ZEALAND

Govt not budging on fuel tax hikes

22 May, 2018 11:51am
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National leader says the Coalition's policy is exacerbating the problem of rising prices.

NZ First leader Winston Peters with Sir Patrick Hogan in 2008. Photo / Paul Estcourt

NEW ZEALAND

Sir Patrick Hogan's ad for NZ First under scrutiny

21 May, 2018 5:56pm
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Running an ad without a party's authorisation could result in a $10,000 fine if convicted.

NZ First MP Shane Jones speaks at Waitangi. Photo / John Stone

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Jones defends paltry Budget boost for Māori

18 May, 2018 5:48pm
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Budget had just $37m more for Māori Development, well below the $100m more under National.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson gets a hug from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after reading the Budget. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

A cheese-roll Budget: Simple, straight - who's still hungry?

18 May, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

National leader Simon Bridges says middle-income families missed out in the Budget.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson reading his Budget 2018 in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Budget 2018: At a glance - what you need to know

17 May, 2018 2:00pm
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What you need to know about Labour's first Budget in a decade.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson making soothing noises to business in the Budget lead-up. Photo / Greg Bowker.

NEW ZEALAND

Trevett: The Budget of hand-me-downs

17 May, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The pre-Budget guessing and bickering finally ends today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Gaza deaths: NZ to call in Israeli ambassador

15 May, 2018 7:57pm
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Israel Embassy defended its response, saying it had the right to protect its borders.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones . Photo / John Borren

NEW ZEALAND

Shane Jones takes jab at Air NZ price hike

15 May, 2018 5:43pm
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Shane Jones says Air NZ under cost pressure but needs to up its game.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

PM: Gaza deaths 'devastating'

15 May, 2018 12:06pm
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NZ officials have raised concerns about deaths at Gaza protest with Israeli Ambassador.

Conservation Minister and Green Party MP Eugenie Sage at Otari-Wilton's Bush in Wellington. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Budget: Greens get $20m a year for pest control

12 May, 2018 10:53am
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The $80 million 4-year package is part of an expected big Budget boost for conservation

Minister Phil Twyford out and about in Auckland. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Ministers' expenses show Davis, Twyford top spenders

10 May, 2018 6:57pm
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Education Minister Chris Hipkins and Deputy PM Winston Peters had the lowest travel bills.