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'Going in hard': Luxon warns Kāinga Ora tenants amid policy crackdown

David Seymour is now Deputy PM, following Winston Peters.

WorkSafe shake-up starts with hotline for ‘overzealous’ road cone use

Road cone hotline for public to report excessive cone use launches today.

‘Bad faith’: Govt pulls funding for rollout of ‘desperately needed’ justice programme before review finishes

Government ditches waiting for a review of Te Ao Mārama, banking $32m in savings instead.

'An insult': King's honour recipient slams Govt abuse in care redress move

'Why put more money into a system that’s not working?', abuse in care survivor says.

'Silence by Māori': Shane Jones calls out Ngāpuhi leaders after child's death

A hikoi down Kaikohe’s main street is planned for today at 10am to pay tribute to Catalya

‘Utterly astounding’: Govt pays DoC $20m from higher tourist tax, keeps bigger slice

It's taken eight months to hear how the Govt will use extra IVL money to increase funding

‘You absolutely cannot say that': Ardern gets personal in much anticipated memoir

'A Different Kind of Power' takes readers behind-the-scenes of Dame Jacinda's life.

Sasha Borissenko: Budget 2025 misses the mark on justice reform

OPINION: Access to justice or bogus rhetoric?

Govt crackdown on Kāinga Ora tenants sees 63 terminated, 600% rise in warnings

Complaint response times drop from 60 days to less than 12.

Te Pāti Māori tries to heal rift with Labour, is it too late? - Thomas Coughlan

Te Pāti Māori is trying to repair a strained relationship with Labour.

Worst results for Budget in nearly 30 years, says pollster

Nicola Willis says the Budget will help economic recovery.

‘Will not accept repeat of last winter’: Major move unveiled to boost country’s energy

The changes to hydro generation are expected to power around 6000 more homes.

Act MP: Why I held up ‘my’ nude photo in Parliament

Laura McClure held up an AI deep fake of herself in Parliament.

‘Major concern’: CommComm head looking at changes after business fear about power companies

Small has called reports of business concerns a "big red flag".

David Seymour condemns ‘immature’ charity fight challenge from Te Pāti Māori MP's son

Eru Kapa-Kingi, son of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, is a prominent pro-Te Tiriti activist.

‘A dumb thing to do’: Luxon blasts ‘run it straight’ as Govt seeks advice on action

It comes after a Palmerston North teenager died after participating in a copycat event.

Double deputies: Peters, Seymour discuss Luxon, swapping House seats and advantages in 2026

If Seymour is expecting a handover gift, he needn’t worry.

'Almost certainly': Seymour warns of prosecutions as Govt cracks down on school truancy

But he says families facing hardship will not be penalised.