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Only a third of boarding houses have sprinklers

Most buildings like Wellington's Loafers Lodge do not have sprinklers.

‘Police are seen as fair game’: Assaults on police nearly double

Newstalk ZB can reveal officers reported more than 1000 attacks in the past year.

Calls for National to front up with costings for tax cuts, estimated to be $8.2b

An economist warns the cuts will not be affordable without major public service cuts.

Seizing fleeing drivers’ cars risked Bill of Rights breach - Attorney-General

The bill went through its first reading in the House under urgency last week.

Hipkins will ‘eventually’ look at tax changes, but issues a warning

The Prime Minister warned tax cuts now would be inflationary.

Listen live: Hipkins talks to Hosking after US-Pacific Summit

Chris Hipkins was in Papua New Guinea for 23 hours for the United States-Pacific Summit.

Simon Wilson: The insidious climate denialism of Christopher Luxon

OPINION: NZ Steel move is a model for emissions reductions - but it can't be the only way.

Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package

Inflation is eating away at people's benefits.

New law opens door to more research on tax paid, or not paid, by the super rich

A new bill makes it easier for the IRD to regularly probe and report people's tax affairs.

Green Party unveils its list for October’s general election

The relatively unchanged list has a few fresh faces.

Wayne Brown says age is 'totally irrelevant': The rise of the elderly politicians

Anyone who dared raise his age risked being flattened, one older politician said.

Claire Trevett: Nats' penny-pinching reaction to Budget puts heat on Luxon over tax cuts

National's Budget response feeds right into PM Chris Hipkins 'coalition of cuts' line.

Which policies are the winner and losers of Budget 2023?

Which policies are big winners - and which ones are 'really silly'.

Budget 2023: Rise in MPs requesting security prompts $5.7m boost

Some of the funding would also be used to increase security staff on Parliament grounds.

Wealthy donors match $150,000 in small donations to Labour

They were the latest in 11 donations above $20,000 to political parties declared in May.

Opinion: NZ’s Budget used a ‘gender lens’

Budget 2023 included a gender budgeting 'snapshot' - and was the first to do so.

Promising Labour MP chosen as candidate in Auckland’s Epsom electorate

Camilla Belich missed out on Mt Albert, despite being endorsed by Ardern.

Labour’s Māori caucus 'all satisfied' with the $825 million ‘Māori Budget’

Minister Willie Jackson defends drop in funding - these are 'very, very tough times'.