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Exclusive: Finance Minister eyeing tax settings ahead of potential election-year changes

A 'wide range of options' is now under consideration.

Revealed: The Govt departments that pushed back on minister's diversity requirements cull

The Government plans to remove diversity requirements from the Public Service Act.

Balancing power: What the employment law changes mean for you

Comment: Employees earning over $180,000 lose the right to claim unjustified dismissal.

Should stealing kids be protected from citizen’s arrest? Child welfare watchdog airs concerns

Chief Children’s Commissioner says children should be free from 'all forms of violence'.

Council reform: The Wayne Brown way has arrived

Auckland Council has a new development office and has taken direct control of planning.

Mandatory sentences could replace judge discretion – Goldsmith

That would be an alternative to the normal 'maximum' sentence regime.

Editorial: Kiwis support the business battler, not the shoplifter

OPINION: Politicians should not be making excuses for those in society who break the law.

Ryan Bridge: Election battle lines are slowly being drawn

OPINION: National focuses on crime as a key election issue, outpolling Labour.

'Still tough': PM unveils new action plan after Labour pulls ahead on key issue

Many of the actions are just next steps in actions from previous plans.

Construction on Dunedin Hospital resumes after delays, cost blowouts and protests

'The new hospital will be the largest health investment ever made in the South Island.'

'Enough is enough': Government beefing up trespass laws, doubling fines

Associate Justice Minister: 'These changes send a clear message: enough is enough.'

Letters: Do politicians know how bad our rural roads are?

OPINION: Seymour is a little fish in this big ocean, who knows how to swim with the tide.

SOE pay ranked: Brown calls in officials as CEO pay climbs despite underperformance

One executive of a company partly owned by the Government took home $3.8m in a year.

'Really struggling': Power rationing becomes norm for some pensioners

Electricity costs have risen almost 9% since June last year.

Battle for fiscal hole unit ends as Act and NZ First block Nicola Willis’ proposal

After nine years of trying, attempts to create a costings unit ended this week.

New visa: Why Ministers were warned over migrant numbers, health system impact

One model presented to ministers showed a potential surge of up to 15,000 migrants.