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Otago University Vice-Chancellor steps down

David Murdoch quits less than 18 months after being appointed.

'I haven’t met anyone who’s wet or whiny': Hipkins reacts to Luxon comments at Fieldays

The PM was all too pleased to stick the boot into National's Christopher Luxon as well.

Government finally delivering on 2020 forestry promise

Rules around permanent pine forests come in three years after first being touted.

Brooke van Velden: Kids deserve fair shot at education

The curriculum should require real knowledge to be taught, in detail, to all.

Aukus may heighten great power tensions - French ambassador

France's regional ambassador says country is keen to partner with Pacific nations.

'Disappointed and unexpected': Iwi reject Kermadec sanctuary proposal

Environment Minister David Parker says iwi vote was unexpected and disappointing.

Luxon ordered, then cancelled, taxpayer-funded Tesla, while criticising Tesla subsidies

Colleagues talked him into cancelling the order.

Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI

Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.

'No one's happy about this': Secondary teachers begin new round of industrial action

Students will be rostered home for the rest of the term.

National promises to end Genetic Engineering ban

National says it will end an effective ban on genetic engineering.

Sir John Key slams 'pathetic' wealth tax report

Key opened up on his son's comments that he 'hated' him while he was PM.

Beehive Diaries: Kiwi clanger over building choice for Chinese visitors

New Zealand hosts a Chinese minister in a strategically unambiguously awkward building.

Police automatic surveillance of number plates - new accountability and privacy rules mooted

New rules come in assessment of impact on privacy from number plate surveillance.

Jacinda Ardern pitches Christchurch Call as world’s answer to risks posed by artificial intelligence

Former PM Jacinda Ardern says model for managing AI exists in massacre response.

About $7m of cyclone business support will be returned unless Govt intervenes

Businesses may not have got as much as they should have soon after the cyclone.

Greens promise wealth tax as research reveals rich stash $470b in trusts

The golden age of stashing vast sums of money in trusts, or indeed anywhere, may be over.

Thomas Couglan: Michael not out of wood amid Auckland Airport share saga

Michael Wood will likely face a sanction for his share schmozzle.

Lack of military action factor in Defence Force's staffing battle

Ukraine training deployment good for morale but serious staffing issues remain, vet says.