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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to keep pressing the issue of Kiwi deportations, even if Australia isn't budging. Photo / Julian Smith

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Ardern vows to keep fighting Aussies on deportation

19 Jul, 2019 4:57pm
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Aussie politicians don't appear to be giving up any ground on the thorny issue.

Aussie PM Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny Morrison taking a selfie with Kiwi PM Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford. Photo / pool

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Ardern hits brick wall on deportation talks

19 Jul, 2019 3:17pm
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PM dodges question on whether proposed capital requirements were brought up at meeting.

Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford meet up with Australian PM Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny Morrison today. Photo / Pool

NEW ZEALAND

'It's for Neve, it's not for you': Aussie PM's gift to Ardern

19 Jul, 2019 10:38am
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Jacinda Ardern has already been in Melbourne for a day, talking to officials

Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp (left) meets with NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (right). Photo / Jason Walls

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Ardern: 'I've seen humanity in the darkest of spaces'

18 Jul, 2019 9:58pm
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The PM spoke to a crowd of thousands at the Melbourne town hall this evening

Clarke Gayford and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with Victoria Governor Linda Dessau and her husband Tony Howard. Photo / Pool

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Ardern to raise 'corrosive' NZ-AUS relationship issue with Morrison

18 Jul, 2019 6:59pm
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Jacinda Ardern will be raising the issue of Kiwi deportations during her meeting.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has set out to woo Australian investors. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

NZ is 'open for business' - Ardern pitches NZ to Aussie investors

18 Jul, 2019 6:46pm
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Come and plug the investment gap, the Prime Minister tells Aussie businesses.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives in Australia, today, greeted by High Commissioner Annette King. Photo / Jason Walls

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Ardern to raise deportation of Kiwis with Aussie PM

18 Jul, 2019 1:09pm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a laundry-list of topics she will discuss with Morrison

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Melbourne on Friday. Photo / Pool

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Ardern touches down in Australia for whirlwind two-day trip

18 Jul, 2019 7:00am
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She will be meeting with Australian PM Scott Morrison and a range of other key leaders.

Although National Leader Simon Bridges called this a

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Bridges: Farmer emission pricing plan a 'backdown' by Govt

16 Jul, 2019 4:52pm
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National Leader takes issue with the timing of the planned scheme.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Melbourne later this week. Photo / Pool

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PM Ardern heads to Australia for meeting with Scott Morrison

16 Jul, 2019 7:20am
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This will be the first time the pair have met since Morrison won the election in May.

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage said the money means material that is usually discarded as waste can be recycled and reused locally rather than be sent away overseas. Photo / Duncan Brown

BUSINESS

$3m Govt grant for Aussie-based green packaging firm

15 Jul, 2019 2:33pm
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The money will go to a new recycled plastic food packaging plant in Auckland.

Winston Peters will deliver a speech in Washington which will focus on the importance of the two countries' bilateral relationship. Photo / Marty Melville

NEW ZEALAND

Peters off to US again with a free trade deal in his sights

15 Jul, 2019 12:26pm
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This will be the second time in just over six months Peters has travelled to the US

Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, met with National Leader Simon Bridges today in Sydney. Photo / Supplied

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Simon Bridges picks Scott Morrison's brain on election 2020 victory tips

11 Jul, 2019 3:33pm
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Bridges was looking for tips from the Aussie PM on his election victory in May

Health Minister David Clark has approved Counties Manukau DHB's self-funded $14.6 million dialysis and cardiac laboratory expansion.

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$15m dialysis and cardiac lab expansion approved for at Middlemore

11 Jul, 2019 9:15am
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The new lab would make a difference for more than 100 people each week

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Former Gisborne mayor takes on race relations role

11 Jul, 2019 8:24am
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The office has been vacant since Dame Susan Devoy left last June.

NZ First Minister Jones told the Herald today that he was

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Shane Jones blasts 'Hapū mischief makers' for opposing port expansion

10 Jul, 2019 7:11pm
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Jones suggests representatives from the Hapū 'obviously need help' from brain centre.

Although Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones declared a conflict of interest, he did attend a meeting of Ministers where funding for the project was discussed in February this year. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Govt spending watchdog clears Jones in conflict of interest complaint

10 Jul, 2019 3:09pm
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But the Auditor-General did say Jones did 'confuse the situation' by making comments.

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter unveiled her plan to get more EVs on the road this week. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Govt scrapped plans for direct $2000 EV subsidy

10 Jul, 2019 11:50am
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Plans to introduce a pollutant emissions test as part of WOFs was also ditched.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said the Government was making

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Gisborne's total PGF take jumps to $180m

10 Jul, 2019 10:52am
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The region's wood processing and innovation sector has received a boost.

National's Associate Transport Spokesman Brett Hudson has raised questions as to how the feebate policy might affect families on low incomes. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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National: Poorest hit hardest in Govt's green car plan

9 Jul, 2019 12:11pm
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The Productivity Commission has also said a feebate scheme might have adverse impacts.

The Government announced its plans to offer discounts of up to $8000 for low-emissions vehicles being imported to the country.

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Fee on imported gas-guzzlers should be $10,000: Activist

9 Jul, 2019 10:14am
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The Government plans to slap an up to $3000 fee on the high greenhouse gas-emitting cars.

Govt is proposing discounts of up to $8000 for zero-emission new imported vehicles, such as electric vehicles. Photo / File

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Gas-guzzlers face $3000 fee; discounts for electric cars

9 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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It also wants to charge a fee on imported vehicles with higher greenhouse gas emissions.

Former All Black captain Richie McCaw has been the target of online, get-rich-quick scams using his image to promote their 'products'. Photo / Paul Taylor

BUSINESS

Richie McCaw, Bob Jones and famous Kiwis caught up in fake-news scams

8 Jul, 2019 5:34pm
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Scams which claim to be endorsed by famous Kiwis have been rubbished.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has earmarked $15 million from the PGF to Geo40. Photo / Warren Buckland

BUSINESS

A company going public within a year is getting a $15m Provincial Growth Fund loan

8 Jul, 2019 1:30pm
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Geo40 is thinking about listing on the ASX within the next 12 months.

Health Minister David Clark said the new system would provide more stability from DHBs. photo / Mark Mitchell

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DHBs get fiscal shot in the arm from Government

8 Jul, 2019 10:00am
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The Government is making moves to reduce the cost pressures on DHBs.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today said the Government had voted in favour of the motion because

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Ardern keen on Parliament declaring climate-change emergency

3 Jul, 2019 2:02pm
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Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick plans on bid to get MPs to declare an emergency again soon.

MBIE said that in the year to June 1, it has detected two instances of unauthorised access to its networks which

NEW ZEALAND

Major Government agency admits being hacked multiple times

3 Jul, 2019 1:21pm
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MBIE, Stats NZ, LINZ and the Ministry of Transport have all admitted being hacked.

In a statement to The Herald, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the Government was concerned by Japan's restarting of its commercial whaling programme. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Peters: Japan restarting commercial whaling 'concerning'

3 Jul, 2019 11:46am
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But Green MP Gareth Hughes wants Peters to express his concerns to Japan personally.

Speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, Little said he thought Google was genuine -

NEW ZEALAND

Little mulling law change after Google's suppression breach

3 Jul, 2019 9:36am
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The Justice Minister yesterday said the company was "flipping the bird" at New Zealand.

Hobbit hole at Hobbiton near Matamata, the Lord of the Rings film set.

NEW ZEALAND

Amazon's Lord of the Rings show: Govt didn't offer extra sweeteners

2 Jul, 2019 12:17pm
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Economic Development Minister David Parker says an announcement on the series is imminent.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said the loan gives a locally run, innovative company the boost it needs to accelerate growth plans. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Hands-free wheelchair company gets $2.5m Govt loan

2 Jul, 2019 11:38am
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A further $650,000 has been provided to a Lodge to improve tourism infrastructure.

Acting Economic Development Minister David Parker said there is huge potential to evolve the agriculture sector. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Govt sets sights on agritech to solve productivity paradox

2 Jul, 2019 9:00am
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A new report has a focus on making NZ's agriculture sector more productive

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during her post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

PM to detail raft of new rules coming into effect today

1 Jul, 2019 2:22pm
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PM Jacinda Ardern will speak to media in her weekly post-Cabinet press conference.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage, with Labour MP Ginny Ginny Andersen making a PGF announcement about plastics. Picture Jason Walls

NEW ZEALAND

$40m from PGF will seek ideas on reducing plastic waste

1 Jul, 2019 9:30am
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The Government wants ideas that will be up and running by 2020

Greens Co-Leader Marama Davidson has urged all renters to check that they have ceiling and underfloor insulation as required by law. Photo / Supplied

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New renting rules won't impact many landlords – lobby group

30 Jun, 2019 4:07pm
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From tomorrow, landlords will be stung with a $4000 fine for not insulating their homes.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said this morning that she had seen Williamson's comments and said it was an

NEW ZEALAND

'An unusual reference': PM's take on being name-checked in Presidential debate

30 Jun, 2019 1:44pm
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Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson says her first call as Prez would be to Ardern.

NEW ZEALAND

Former Silver fern to co-captain 'Parly Ferns' in UK tournament

30 Jun, 2019 1:24pm
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Louisa Wall, who was a Silver Fern in the late 1980s, will lead the team of MPs.

Through numerous official information Act (OIA) requests, the Herald has discovered multiple instances where Government departments have been hacked. Photo / 123RF

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Govt ministry hit with 180 million hacking attempts

29 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Three departments admit they've been breached recently.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said KiwiBuild has stood out as an area that

NEW ZEALAND

PM: KiwiBuild just too big for one Minister

27 Jun, 2019 5:22pm
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The PM says the Government's Housing programme is too big for just one Minister.

Megan Woods will lead a new team of Housing Ministers and Phil Twyford will lose some of his responsibilites in this area. Photo / NZME

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PM's reshuffle: Woods to lead KiwiBuild 'reset', Twyford loses housing

27 Jun, 2019 3:05pm
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Who's up and who's down? All the movements in today's reshuffle.

State Services Minister Chris Hipkins said the Government will repeal and replace the State Sector Act of 1988. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Government signals 'most significant' public sector shake-up in 30 years

26 Jun, 2019 3:30pm
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The Government will replace the State Sector Act with the Public Services Act.

The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) President Richard Wagstaff:

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Kiwis saying incomes are still too low – union boss

26 Jun, 2019 1:03pm
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CTU boss Richard Wagstaff says new data shows more Kiwis are financially struggling.

Some 1.9 per cent of Kiwis identify as bisexual and 1.1 per cent said they were gay or lesbian.

NEW ZEALAND

Bisexual Kiwis report worse mental wellbeing than straight NZers

26 Jun, 2019 11:20am
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Some 96.5 per cent of Kiwis are straight and almost 2 per cent are bisexual.

Housing and Transport Minister Phil Twyford with his back to the wall while answering questions from media on his way to caucus at Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

OECD: Govt needs to make significant changes to KiwiBuild

25 Jun, 2019 2:56pm
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The KiwiBuild reset has been pushed out yet again and is now expected next month.

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'World-class economist' to take over as Treasury boss

25 Jun, 2019 11:55am
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Caralee McLiesh has 20 years experience in Government, the private sector and NGOs

Transport Minister Phil Twyford said it was too soon to be talking about a review as there is still very little information available about the circumstances of the death. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Too soon to say if fatal Lime crash will prompt tougher safety rules

25 Jun, 2019 11:22am
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More details over the accident are needed, says Transport Minister Phil Twyford

Senior ministers representing NZ's economic growth team, from left, Jones, Twyford, Robertson and Peters standing on a KiwiRail train. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Govt signals intention to develop NZ's 'blue highway'

25 Jun, 2019 8:34am
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Phil Twyford said a funding announcement will be made before the 2020 election

NEW ZEALAND

Government's deposit-protection scheme amount 'a joke' – banking expert

24 Jun, 2019 6:52pm
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The Government wants up to $50,000 of Kiwis deposits to be protected but is that enough?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson during their joint post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Government bank scheme to protect Kiwis' savings

24 Jun, 2019 4:00pm
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The Govt will also look at if the RBNZ has the proper tools to police NZ banks.

NEW ZEALAND

The weird, the wacky and the wonderful: NZ's most colourful petitions

24 Jun, 2019 3:00pm
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Some petitions on Parliament's website are truly bizarre.

According to the ICCC's report, if the 100 per cent renewable energy is achieved by 2035 the average power costs for households would increase by 14 per cent.

NEW ZEALAND

Govt's 100 per cent clean energy target would hit the poorest the hardest

24 Jun, 2019 2:25pm
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The Herald has obtained the 100% clean energy report not due to be released for some weeks

Christchurch member of parliament Megan Woods meets with members of the Muslim community in the wake of the March 15 terror attacks.

NEW ZEALAND

Govt providing 'tailored, personalised' help for Chch attack victims

21 Jun, 2019 4:00pm
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Some of the victims of the attacks feel the Govt has fallen short on some promises

Shane Jones, Minister for Regional Development, had offered Westland Milk a $9.9 million loan from the PGF, but now his party has turned sour on the co-op

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NZ First turns sour on Westland Milk

21 Jun, 2019 11:27am
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NZ First is "deeply concerned" over conflict of interest allegations made about Westland.

NZ FIrst MP Shane Jones (right) suggested to media this afternoon that it was clear that Luxon was weighing up becoming a National Party MP.

NEW ZEALAND

Shane Jones: Media owes me an apology over Christopher Luxon call

20 Jun, 2019 3:17pm
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Minister says he'd been saying for a year Luxon was a National Party 'surrogate'.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters with UK Prime Minister hopeful Boris during Peters' trip to the UK last year. Photo / supplied

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Winston Peters: Boris Johnson will be the next British PM

20 Jun, 2019 12:52pm
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The Foreign Minister said Johnson has what the UK want right now – 'character'

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and pop star Lorde, 22, were spotted having a private dinner together in Auckland on Saturday night. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

The PM and the pop star: Ardern's private dinner with Lorde

19 Jun, 2019 6:07pm
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Two of the world's most famous Kiwis spotted having a private dinner together in Auckland.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was comfortable with how Ministerial Services managed the potential conflict of interest with her former chief of staff. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

PM confident former chief of staff's conflict of interest managed appropriately

19 Jun, 2019 4:41pm
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Simon Bridges has called on the PM to "clear up" questions around a conflict of interest.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson sitting next to the chair left vacant by the absent Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf at the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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National slams Makhlouf's absence at committee meeting

19 Jun, 2019 11:45am
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National's finance spokeswoman Amy Adams said Makhlouf's absence is unacceptable

Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor addressing media this morning to

NEW ZEALAND

Ministers 'defang misapprehensions' around one-billion-trees policy

18 Jun, 2019 5:18pm
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Damien O'Connor is calling for farmers to plant more trees on their land.

Newbie Labour MP Marja Lubeck poses with the Jacinda Ardern puppet in Backbencher. Photo / Jason Walls

NEW ZEALAND

'Not a traditional person' A short lunch with Labour backbencher Marja Lubeck

18 Jun, 2019 3:00pm
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Newbie Labour MP Marja Lubeck says she does not beat around the bush.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says to blame the error on a junior staff member for ANZ's woes was not an acceptable response Photo / Mark Mitchell.

BUSINESS

Key wrong to blame junior staffer for ANZ's censure – Robertson

18 Jun, 2019 11:41am
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He also said ANZ shareholders would also be 'very disappointed' in the outgoing CEO

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor said the failure of a farm can lead to a farmer and their family losing both their business and their home. Photo / Andrew Warner.

NEW ZEALAND

New bill seeks to ease farmers' financial burden

18 Jun, 2019 7:20am
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Agriculture Minister says new bill will ease the burden on farmers.