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Own time, own dime: GPs' sacrifice to upskill in ADHD services

Assessments fall outside standard GP visits and are not publicly funded.

'Forest of magical money trees': Willis, Seymour attack Edmonds' Reserve Bank remarks

Edmonds responds: 'I think they’ve got the wrong end of the stick.'

Hipkins reignites criticism of $12.8 billion pay equity figure as Treasury stands firm

The Labour leader has been accused of "fiscal denialism".

Second young offender bootcamp pilot to begin as proposed law delayed

The second pilot will begin on Monday with another 10 young offenders.

Former minister Bayly won't contest electorate again, seeks list-only position

Bayly resigned as a minister early last year.

'I misspoke': Luxon walks back comments on Iran strikes by US and Israel

The Prime Minister clarified comments he made in Monday's post-Cabinet press conference.

Edmonds on Labour's big mistake, landlords, Reserve Bank shake-up and if she's getting 'nasty'

Labour's finance spokeswoman sits down with the Herald to discuss Labour's economic plans.

Christopher Luxon says NZ not 'best placed' to make call on legality of US, Israel attacks

'We weren't proxy or party to these attacks.'

Cross-party MPs urge Government to increase Whakaata Māori funding

The broadcaster has recently undergone a major restructure amid looming funding changes.

'Need a bigger hero': Luxon's ability to deliver localism questioned

The Government is progressing a major reform to local government entities.

Air New Zealand political drama: Airports support ‘reset’ after $40m loss

As Air NZ aims to climb out of dumps, it gets both backing and calls for transparency.

Ministry defends nearly $1m spend on Te Tiriti course for staff

The ministry spent an estimated $987k for staff to take the course between 2022 and 2024.

'A disgrace': One in seven Kiwi kids living in material hardship

Child poverty figures remain persistently high, according to new data from Stats NZ.

'Thank heavens': Peters celebrates end to Luxon's beloved quarterly plans

A chuckling Peters appeared happy to see the end of them.

Seymour slams ‘degenerate’ owners of attacking dogs as he warns councils of knee-jerk regulation

A 62-year-old woman died last week in Northland after three dogs attacked her.

Govt hails falling social housing demand – but officials say data's unreliable

Concerns about the social housing register data were revealed in an OIA request.