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Transport Minister announces Roads of Regional Significance project

Simeon Brown says NZTA will take on all associated decision-making responsibilities.

Nicole McKee: Three Strikes is this Government putting victims first

OPINION: Our message to anyone wanting to avoid a lengthy prison sentence is simple.

The damning testimonials showing how the education system is failing neurodivergent kids

Dr Nina Hood: 'We're talking big numbers here. The scale of the problem is enormous.'

'Reducing by stealth': Patients months overdue to see medical specialists

A GP worries the initiative is 'reducing the waitlist by stealth'.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s decisions still affect us negatively

OPINION: What happens next is the fault of the last Government.

Opinion: Willie Jackson's just the man to represent us in the Oxford Union debate

OPINION: It’s a great honour and I can't think of anyone better to do it.

Cold houses to blame for people needing to ‘blast the heater’ - Green Building Council

New Zealand's housing building standards labelled decades behind most other countries.

How Luxon sees the world: The global events that shaped the PM

Christopher Luxon's American political hero might surprise you.

Act’s interpretation of the Treaty inaccurate and misleading, tribunal told

Kaumātua Hone Sadler says Act's interpretation is not in tune with intent of te Tiriti.

Some Mason Clinic patients waiting an average of 50 days in prison before admission

Ombudsman voices concerns about psychiatric care being defaulted to prisons.

Govt must smooth EVs and data centres’ demand on power grids - Vector

Chief executive Simon Mackenzie warned it was way past time to get moving.

Police strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, Australia

Knife crime is an issue the Police Minister says he's monitoring closely.

ACC taxi troubles force injured retiree to hobble, hitch-hike to appointment

Mike Fletcher needed his stitches removed, but was left stranded.

Govt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t met

Beneficiaries have two weeks to attend a seminar or they could be sanctioned.

Almost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promises

Nicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.

Ponsonby killer’s past, Budget tease and temperatures plunge | Focus Morning Bulletin May 9, 2024

New details emerge about the Ponsonby Road killer’s criminal past, Nicola Wilis teases her upcoming Budget and polar air sees temperatures plunge in the latest NZ Herald headlines.