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Parliament sets itself free, and gives security guards greater powers
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Waitangi Tribunal report condemns ministers’ meeting with seafood reps
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Estimate suggests $4m cost to progress Treaty Principles Bill
ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing the analysis, calling it fabricated.
400 church leaders sign open letter to vote down Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill
Hundreds have signed a letter against the 'divisive' bill.
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Chris Hipkins claims 'Māori did not cede sovereignty’
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'Supporting the establishment of a Māori ward or wards takes nothing away from Pākehā.'
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Mayor: A poll is a terrible way to decide if we should have Māori wards
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Te Pāti Māori's president says the foreshore law is 40 years in the making.
New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices
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Māori hit back over Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill as misleading and innacurate
Translators claim Act's Treaty Principles Bill is factually incorrect and misleading
Cops move in to confiscate Tribesmen gang's $540k HQ
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David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’
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Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed
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Ngāi Tahu does not oppose principles of the Fast-track Approvals Bill
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‘Straw buyers’ bought 13 guns in three months allegedly for gang-linked relatives
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Former gun lobbyist now Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee on sidelining her personal views
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