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'By their own standards, they are buying a fight with someone of much greater mana'

Act leader David Seymour warns Waitangi Tribunal it has picked a scrap with the wrong MP.

Minister says services for at-risk children will improve after job cuts

Karen Chhour says job cuts at OT won't compromise care.

‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments

The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.

'Gobsmacked': Government ends loan scheme for quake-prone apartments

Owners with construction scheduled in as little as two months have been left in the lurch.

Luxon concerned about ‘unsafe’ South China Sea activity amid new US-Philippines war games

The PM has landed in the Philippines after a quick visit to Thailand's capital Bangkok.

‘Methane-wrapped bulls**t’ - ex-Aussie foreign-minister blasts Aukus on Wellington visit

A former senior Australian politician has blasted Aukus.

Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?

ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.

Māori Law Society slates Jones’ savage criticism of Waitangi Tribunal as ‘inappropriate, unconstitutional’

Māori law society takes Shane Jones comments to higher authority.

Nearly all MPs report harassment, quarter receive death threats - study

One MP says someone came to their office to try to stab them.

Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years

The Greens have accused the Government of being misleading with beneficiary statistics.

NZ urged to do more to end Gaza conflict as fears of wider conflict grows

'The only real thing that will save I think a lot of children, a lot of people.'

Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal

OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.

David Seymour pares back red tape for early childhood education

The minister says the two changes are a 'down payment' on a fuller review.

Opinion: NZSAS transparency follows other secretive agencies stepping out of shadows

Dr Rhys Ball says details on deployment show NZSAS moves at stunning speed.

Unreasonable: Treasury slates Kāinga Ora plans to sell 10,000 homes

ANALYSIS: Plan to sell thousands of homes would actually increase NZ's housing stock.

Low housing density and $50 road tolls: Wayne Brown v the Govt - Simon Wilson

OPINION: Auckland Council Nimbys and a $50 toll on the big new roads. What's going on?