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‘Trusted’ builders to certify their own work
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Seymour sides with banks after 'disappointing' advice from Regulation Ministry
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New Tourism Minister on more international visitors - and who pays for infrastructure
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Fran O'Sullivan: NZ's careful dance with US and China amid trade tensions
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Luxon speaks at Gallipoli on the 'real lesson' of Anzac Day
Christopher Luxon is the first New Zealand Prime Minister to visit Gallipoli in a decade.
Stock Takes: NZ shares are down, but not out
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Matthew Hooton: Why we should introduce universal military service
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Firearms Minister wants gun registry gone, review says she should keep it
Nicole McKee will campaign for her constituents but concedes she may not succeed.
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Government plans FamilyBoost changes after low uptake revealed
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Winston Peters reveals PM’s office admitted error over Luxon's foreign affairs speech
Luxon maintained any claim of tension between himself and Peters was a media beat-up.
Act ramps up pressure on National minister over ACC ‘ethnic outcome targets’
Circular dictates that the Govt's demand for public services be delivered based on need.
NZ needs adaptive planning, not immediate fixes after storms
OPINION: Ex-Cyclone Tam left thousands without power and caused widespread flooding.