Focus: David Seymour defends the government's policies affecting Māori
Act leader David Seymour defended the government's policies affecting Māori following a call by the Māori King for a hui. Video / Mark Mitchell
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Auditor-General to conduct review after Herald investigation finds voting errors
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Labour calls for visas for family of Kiwis stuck in Gaza
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Te Pāti Māori MPs sworn in to Parliament
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Inquiry launched after confidential Cabinet papers published
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Luxon labels protests 'unfair'; Ngarewa-Packer says PM should heed message being sent
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka on today's protests.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka talk to the media about today's protests. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus: Protesters gather around New Zealand
Auckland’s Northern Motorway remains at a near standstill coming into the city this morning with Te Pāti Māori protests disrupting peak-hour traffic. Video / NZ Herald
Te Pāti Māori protest, Parliament convenes and Massey fire | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 5
Protests get under way across the country, controversy as the 54th Parliament gets set to convene and fire crews fight blaze at Auckland High School in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Te Pāti Māori protesters gather in Albany
Te Pāti Māori protesters gather in Albany in response to government policies related to co-governance and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Video / Corey Fleming
Government shaken by leak of confidential Cabinet paper
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Chris Hipkins on the vaccine data breach
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Christopher Luxon said it was not a deliberate attempt to mislead.