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Te Pāti Māori MPs sworn in to Parliament

MPs Takuta Ferris and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke as 54th Parliament opened today. Video / Parliament TV

Inquiry launched after confidential Cabinet papers published

MBIE has begun an inquiry into the leak.

Luxon labels protests 'unfair'; Ngarewa-Packer says PM should heed message being sent

Protests important to unite Māori as new Government starts - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.

Audrey Young: It'll take more than a mihi to fix this, Prime Minister

OPINION: Protesters feel targeted by the new Government - and it's not hard to see why.

Police Minister holds ‘very positive’ talks with Police Commissioner but doesn’t state confidence

Coster last week believed he had the Police Minister's confidence.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka on today's protests.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka talk to the media about today's protests. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: Protesters gather around New Zealand

Auckland’s Northern Motorway remains at a near standstill coming into the city this morning with Te Pāti Māori protests disrupting peak-hour traffic. Video / NZ Herald

Te Pāti Māori protest, Parliament convenes and Massey fire | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 5

Protests get under way across the country, controversy as the 54th Parliament gets set to convene and fire crews fight blaze at Auckland High School in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Te Pāti Māori protesters gather in Albany

Te Pāti Māori protesters gather in Albany in response to government policies related to co-governance and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Video / Corey Fleming

Chris Hipkins on the vaccine data breach

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the vaccine data breach. Video / Mark Mitchell

Here I am, a Gizzy girl fresh off the plane and attending an event with the King

OPINION: Kiwi COP28 delegation meets climate warrior King Charles.

Luxon admits error, speaks to Hosking on other topics

Christopher Luxon said it was not a deliberate attempt to mislead.

'Massive concern' as prison population rapidly increases with hundreds of staff vacancies

Prison population jumps by over 1000 in past year, new Govt says will rise further.

'Heartbreaking': Luxon says Middle East peace won't be achieved through military action

Luxon says break in humanitarian truce 'heatbreaking'.

'Got that wrong': Luxon backs down on claim only one store in Northland will sell tobacco

Christopher Luxon said it was not a deliberate attempt to mislead.

Christopher Luxon on Onslow project, tobacco legislation and Israel-Hamas war

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks to media on the Onslow project, tobacco legislation and other matters. Video / Alex Burton

Heather du Plessis-Allan: How Peters is undermining Luxon and why he has to defend his silly policies

Winston Peters has upstaged Christopher Luxon all week.

Beehive Diaries: A new chief of staff for Hipkins, confusion over the Deputy PM

Chris Hipkins gets a new chief of staff and Chris Bishop steals Chris Luxon's look.