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Audrey Young: Goff let himself and Govt down with reckless Trump comments
OPINION: Phil Goff has paid a heavy but justifiable price for his lapse in judgment.

Opinion: NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – a longer parliamentary term won’t change that
OPINION: If passed, the bill will inject more uncertainty into public life, not less.

Bowel cancer screening eligibility age to be lowered for everyone
Simeon Brown says the move will eventually align NZ with Australia.

Billion-dollar improvement in Government books – but billions left to go
The Government's fiscal position has improved slightly.

Why a fossil fuel advocate was appointed to boost renewable energy
Simeon Brown added the lobbyist to the EECA board shortlist.

‘Pretty disruptive’: Inside the delays and power plays behind the controversial Waitangi Tribunal appointments
One member was penciled in for reappointment, but dropped. She suspects coalition politics

Analysis: What’s behind Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s shock resignation?
ANALYSIS: Orr’s resignation is quite unlike other public sector exits,

Seymour, Stanford fail again to meet on school lunches amid diary issues
Seymour said the pair 'would get to it'.

‘Short-sighted’: Mayor criticises gap in Govt’s four-year term proposal
'Over the last few years, the flip-flopping of policy direction has cost our communities.'

Health Minister Simeon Brown announces nurse training, tertiary education funding boost
Boost includes $34.2m for 120 nurse practitioner training places in primary care.

‘Turning the Treaty into a socialist manifesto’: Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
The former Act leader and Labour minister's appointment to the tribunal was controversial

Opinion: Citizen’s arrests - our laws must protect the victims of crime, not offenders
OPINION: Retailers shouldn’t be exposed to legal risk if they act reasonably.

Claire Trevett: Marmite sandwiches or bust as school lunch wars enter new phase
OPINION: Luxon wanted marmite sammies while Peters recalled the days of girls in kitchens.

Watch – Brownlee shuts down concerns about use of ‘Aotearoa’, Peters says he’s ‘wrong’
Winston Peters says it shouldn't be used as it's not the name of the country.

Luxon says MPs aren’t raising communication style concerns with him, faces Bayly questions
'That’s not a conversation we’ve had with our caucus at all.'

Government’s iRex ferry cancellation costed at $300 million - for now
Winston Peters aims to have new rail-enabled ferries running by 2029.

‘Blind to the effects of poverty’: Hipkins scorns Luxon over school lunches debacle
PM Luxon: 'There are a number of issues and the meals are not up to scratch.'

‘It’s not a way to run a health service’ - the cost of health redundancies
Health NZ has now paid out more than $33 million alone to staff it has cut.

Luxon believes US still ‘reliable partner’ after Trump-Zelenskyy blow-up
Meanwhile, Labour's Chris Hipkins purposefully dodged a key question.

Opinion: Why the Govt's proposed stalking law could make matters worse
OPINION: The Government’s new stalking bill actually weakens protections for victims.

The Royal Commission into abuse in care recommendation that the Government has quietly rejected
The recommendation may not have been workable, and would have lengthened court delays.