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'It hasn’t failed': Seymour defiant as Treaty bill voted down, hints at referendum
'What it has done is put an uneasy conversation on the table' - Act leader

Audrey Young: Luxon's big opportunity amid tariff chaos
OPINION: If the PM wants to prove he's a true leader, now's the time to do it.

Seymour to face demise of Treaty Principles Bill without PM or deputy
The second reading of Act's Treaty Principles Bill is this afternoon.

Simon Wilson: Why are we raising speed limits around schools?
OPINION: 155 schools in Auckland are getting higher speed limits in their neighbourhoods.

PM calls social media comments from Green MP “inappropriate”
The Prime Minister has called social media comments from Green MP Benjamin Doyle “inappropriate”.

Analysis: Risks ‘not trivial’ – what Govt’s adviser thinks about breaking up supermarket giants
ANALYSIS: Will making groceries more affordable become Nicola Willis' legacy?

Bill English on fixing the health system - and the Auckland iwi leading the way
The former Prime Minister thinks there are plenty of ways to improve performance.

Cabinet blocks Bishop's plan to zone for 540,000 new Auckland homes
Housing Minister Chris Bishop's audacious proposal for new housing was overruled.

‘Window dressing’? Luxon told Nicole McKee to emphasise public safety in gun law reforms. Is this more than talk?
Bill is set to pass its third reading this week under urgency.

Real Life: MP Paul Goldsmith talks Treaty tensions, education and family
While the Treaty debate is 'fraught', there has to be a balance, he says.

‘I am dependent on her’: Man says deportation of his wife will kill him
Piliki Talanoa, 65, is in poor health and relies on his wife to do even basic tasks.

Liam Dann: Can the economy recover in time to save Luxon?
OPINION: Economists say the recovery is under way but the public aren't feeling it yet.

Peeni Henare apologises but stands by his haka in Parliament
Henare was one of four MPs referred to the powerful privileges committee.

Editorial: Polls show Christopher Luxon’s leadership challenge
OPINION: Luxon slips behind Hipkins as voters signal doubts about National's leader.

Collins warns against ‘putting labels’ on people, assuming they’re appointed for DEI
It comes as Winston Peters wants to rid the public service of diversity regulations.

‘A string of slogans rather than solutions’: Hipkins encouraged as he pips Luxon in latest poll
The centre-left bloc continues its upward trend in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll.

Union wants apology from Nicola Willis over Treasury ban
Council of Trade Unions says Willis' characterisation of Craig Renney's error is false.

Former minister takes leave to trek Mt Everest after controversy
Andrew Bayly stepped down after grabbing a staffer's arm in an 'animated' discussion.

Pharmac’s relationship with patients critiqued during meetings
Pharmac CEO Sarah Fitt resigned last month as two reviews were being completed.

‘Absolutely gutted’: Dramatic overhaul of $155m of Whānau Ora contracts includes John Tamihere-led agency
Four new agencies will be chosen and up to 1000 jobs could be affected.

What the PM knew about the new Commerce Minister’s link to the grocery sector
Luxon assures the conflict has been managed well.