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Simeon Brown discusses driver licence wait times initiative

Transport Minister Simeon Brown speaks to Mike Hosking about the initiative to cut driver licence wait times. Video / Newstalk ZB

Options for whānau to build on Māori freehold land

BNZ’s standard home criteria can secure a home loan for housing on Māori owned land

Kāinga Ora board member slams Bill English review in resignation letter

Philippa Howden-Chapman served on Kāinga Ora’s board for six years.

Non-English-speaker approved for assisted dying - without translator

One doctor described the oversight process for assisted deaths as a 'tick-box activity'.

Letters: Govt incoherent on climate change; Tech giants orchestrate 'heist of the century'

OPINION: 'Who thinks digging more coal out of the ground and burning it is going to help?'

Editorial: The sinking of the Manawanui and a Defence Force in dire straits

OPINION: It's clear the NZDF will need even more of a funding boost.

Call for Māori workforce to upskill to address the construction and building skills crisis

Māori unemployment is at 9.1%, more than twice the rate of the general population.

The disparities in health experienced by Māori are well-documented - Louisa Wall

OPINION: The health sector must operate equitably.

Editorial: Boardroom mood reflects in Government minister approval ratings

OPINION: Erica Stanford has been the best-performing MP, according to CEOs.

Stark figures show postcode lottery for cancer care

Northland has one of the highest cancer death rates in the country.

The retiree leading Wellington's rates revolt

Judy Rohloff says people aren't just upset, they're angry.

Crew abandoned stricken ship in darkness, rescued from lifeboats in heavy seas

All 75 aboard the ship have been accounted for.

Watch: Roads, mines, housing and Eden Park upgrade on fast-track approvals list

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has spoken to reporters.

Focus: Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop on Fast-track Approvals Bill

Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop announcing the Government’s fast-track projects. Video / NZ Herald

HMNZS Manawanui sinking: Commander credited with saving lives after Navy ship ran aground

All 75 aboard the ship have been accounted for.

Willis and Luxon’s 'work from work' edict misses the point, four-day week pioneer says

And a real estate boss says some offices are straining on the three days staff do come in.

'Winston didn't want a 65-year-old larrikin': Shane Jones gets serious after talking-to

Shane Jones is playing the jester less as he goes about his politics

Willow-Jean Prime: Ministers can’t claim they value te reo Māori, while cutting resources

OPINION: Our language is an essential part of our cultural identity.