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‘An agreement worth supporting’ Labour may rescue India FTA after NZ First says it will vote against it

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Asset sales? Pāmu Landcorp boss says there are 'conversations' around its future

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'Rebuild from the ground up': Te Pāti Māori ‘confident’ of comeback before election

'Yes, we’re in a bloody hole at the moment but, you know, you can get out of a hole.'

Thomas Coughlan: What last week of political year tells us about the 2026 election

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