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Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years

The Greens have accused the Government of being misleading with beneficiary statistics.

Nearly all MPs report harassment, quarter receive death threats - study

One MP says someone came to their office to try to stab them.

Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal

OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.

David Seymour pares back red tape for early childhood education

The minister says the two changes are a 'down payment' on a fuller review.

Low housing density and $50 road tolls: Wayne Brown v the Govt - Simon Wilson

OPINION: Auckland Council Nimbys and a $50 toll on the big new roads. What's going on?

Opinion: NZSAS transparency follows other secretive agencies stepping out of shadows

Dr Rhys Ball says details on deployment show NZSAS moves at stunning speed.

Unreasonable: Treasury slates Kāinga Ora plans to sell 10,000 homes

ANALYSIS: Plan to sell thousands of homes would actually increase NZ's housing stock.

The outcome of Luxon's meeting with Singapore's PM

Lee Hsien Loong promises closer co-operation with New Zealand.

Disbelief Government planning mega tunnel after axing ferries

The tunnel bypassing the inner city will cost several billion dollars.

Claire Trevett: Tough-love Seymour makes the most of the limelight

OPINION: It is lucky the PM doesn't seem to mind sharing limelight as Seymour grabs it.

Health NZ chair resigns, board to get third chair in two years

Poutasi was appointed chair after Rob Campbell was sacked.

New poll finds majority of voters still want tax cuts

Unsurprisingly, voters want a tax cut.

'Fattening the profits of law firms': DIA legal team in proposed cull, says union

The changes are the latest proposal in a string of public service staff reductions.

Long banned decongestant back on shelves this winter - associate minister

Over the counter sales of decongestant were banned in 2011.

Audrey Young: Luxon can't talk down seismic foreign policy shift

OPINION: Today's NZ-US statement virtually signs us up to Aukus II.

Editorial: Samoan citizenship bill highlights another piece of untold NZ history

OPINION: It's not something we learn about at school, yet it is a part of our history.

A response to Helen Clark’s criticism of NZ foreign policy

OPINION: Helen Clark has issued several critiques of the Govt's foreign policy direction.

Aucklanders face 25.8 per cent water bill hike as leaders work to soften the blow

Auckland rates could also rise by 7.5 per cent in July.