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Audrey Young: Labour takes aim at Luxon's targets... and misses

OPINION: Voters don't have a problem with setting targets, so why does Labour?

David Seymour and Christopher Luxon announce crackdown on truancy

Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announce the Government’s plan to tackle truancy. Video / Mark Mitchell

Chris Hipkins critical of the Government's targets

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is critical of the Government's targets, especially truancy. Video / Mark Mitchell

Fines for Fiji trips during term? Seymour's tough talk as Govt reveals truancy plan

The Government wants to lift regular school attendance from 46 per cent to 80 per cent.

Public service has responded 'fairly well' to new Govt - PM

Surgery wait times, student achievement, crime and welfare are part of the plan.

'Don't be like the US,' Columbine victim's father warns as NZ Govt looks to alter gun laws

A father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre 25 years ago has a warning.

'I want to see justice': Emails show concern at delay by PM's Office to strip James Wallace's knighthood

'I would have expected this to have been stripped as he has preyed upon young artists.'

MP shares moving cancer tale as Govt pushes on with public service cuts

The Government targeted areas where Labour is weak, but one MP made a personal warning.

Winston Peters delivers hard-hitting speech at UN: ‘Gaza is an utter catastrophe’

Winston Peters says civilians must not pay the price of defeating Hamas.

Senior gang leader backs payrise for police - here's why

Denis O’Reilly opens up on his fears should police not receive significant pay rise.

Social media change forcing parties to buy their way to relevance, says Swarbrick

Social media policies are curtailing the reach of politicians — unless they pay for it.

Thomas Coughlan: Nicola Willis is just the right amount of Tory

Opponents want to compare Willis to Ruth Richardson. She is quite different.

Barry Soper’s near-death experience after triple bypass

Barry Soper’s near-death experience after heart triple bypass surgery, parenthood with Heather du-Plessis Allan. Video / Carson Bluck

'Embarrassing': Chlöe Swarbrick on David Seymour's call for student protesters to be marked absent

The world doesn’t stop at the classroom door, Green Party co-leader says

Treasury set to axe 50 jobs

Final numbers cannot be confirmed until Budget decisions are announced in May.

School Strike 4 Climate protest in Wellington

Hundreds of students, some as young as 10, are marching to Parliament today as part of the School Strike 4 Climate. Protests are also being held in Auckland and Christchurch.

Students protesting against the climate crisis across NZ

Hundreds of students, some as young as 10, are marching to Parliament and around NZ today as part of the school strike for climate.

Audrey Young: Māori wards set to become next race relations flashpoint

OPINION: Both National and Labour have played a part in the growing controversy.