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Claire Trevett: Luxon's big day in DC and the questions he's avoiding like the plague

The Prime Minister was like a kid in a candy shop, but there were questions to avoid.

Opinion: Size matters – why new housing rules risk cheap builds, shoebox apartments

OPINION: Will removing minimum dwelling sizes result in poor-quality housing? Yes.

Bowel cancer: Two million kits distributed under screening programme, 2500 cancers detected

The milestone comes as the Government plans to lower the screening age.

Editorial: National Party's board appointments of the two Bs is a wise choice

OPINION: Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges are a perfect fit.

Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail

Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.

Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs

Heart drugs that add more than eight years of additional life aren't funded.

Opinion: Five reasons why the Govt should slow down on raising speed limits

OPINION: The case for lower speeds is compelling: lives are saved, pollution is reduced.

NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail

The operators of the Auckland and Wellington networks wrote to NZTA about their concerns.

Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing

OPINION: There'll be plenty of high-level chat about what Trump 2.0 might bring.

Paddy Gower on why Kiwis shouldn't get sucked into a political race debate

The veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.

Government’s $1.2b fund for the regions, who can tap it and what it’ll buy

The new regional infrastructure fund opens to applicants; who can apply, what it'll buy.

Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says cash from congestion charges should be spent locally.

'A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough

Clark's family collected aluminium cans to sell as scrap for his medicine.

Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start

The Government is expected to introduce legislation to Parliament next year.

Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey

Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.

Months of pain for former hairdresser leads to colorectal cancer diagnosis

A few years after losing her son to suicide, she noticed fatigue. Then came the diagnosis.

Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure

OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.

Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action

OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.