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Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally

The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.

David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’

'If we don’t remove barriers to productivity, we will fall behind our global competitors.'

Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed

Changes will be made by next month.

What is pseudoephedrine and is it okay to take it a lot?

Do you know what's in the cold & flu medicines now available again without a prescription?

The $2b social housing cliff no one is talking about

The social housing sector is blighted by a fiscal cliff that creates haves and have-nots.

Letters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sake

OPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'

Editorial: Vacant buildings, serious fall should ring alarm bells for Wellington

OPINION: It's pure luck nobody died on Monday night.

Trade and economy at the forefront as Premier Li Qiang arrives in NZ

New Zealand will host its most significant China visit in seven years.

Proposal to address media industry challenges set for Cabinet this month

Paul Goldsmith became the minister after Melissa Lee was demoted.

'A bit scary': National MP assaulted during raucous Golden Bay protest, police alerted

The incident happened after a local community board meeting.

Political Roundup: Taxpayers funding MPs’ Wellington houses

OPINION: There are 23 politicians using an accommodation allowance.

Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the curriculum – should they be?

OPINION: New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten.

Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry

The appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.

Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St

OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'

The billion dollar problems with Kāinga Ora and why plans to fix it might make things worse

The Government plans a radical shake-up in public housing, but some are worried.

Another 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700

The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.