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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'.

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.

Bruce Cotterill: Is our bloated bureaucracy hindering economic growth?

OPINION: Net core Crown debt is projected to rise to 45.5% of GDP by June 2029.

Love this City: The wind in Luxon’s hair, better housing and more dogs, roads and Matariki magic

Opinion: Goings on at Auckland Council and other highlights of the week.

Thomas Coughlan: Govt mulls dramatic local government reform, slashing councils

News of merging ministries was just the tip of the iceberg.

'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.

Government agrees to progress deals with three regions, reveals what's on the table

Councils were last year invited to submit regional deal proposals.

Noble false widow spider establishes itself in New Zealand

One of the world’s most invasive arachnids is thriving in urban areas in Aotearoa.

'Long-term implications': Alarm over doubling of KiwiSaver withdrawals

Northlanders' KiwiSaver withdrawals for hardship rose 109% from 2022 to 2024.