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'Ministers who are anxious tend to hide things away.'
Parliament protest: Police reveal 15 suspects as inquiry continues
Police release images of 15 people being sought.
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Hipkins formally apologises over Charlotte Bellis emergency MIQ saga
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Benefit fraud prosecutions plummet - but claim 'numbers don't stack up'
Overpayments have dropped from $50 million to $3.5m in five years.
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Brooke van Velden: Kids need to know that crime doesn't pay
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Govt proposes giving ComCom new powers to stop supermarket land wars
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Majority of submitters and all four other political parties oppose the bill.
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Law passed to allow fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine
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PM stands by Mahuta as Nats say Govt contracts show 'pattern of perceived conflicts'
National says Govt must explain emerging pattern of perceived conflicts linked to Mahuta.
Christopher Luxon: We must 'disrupt and dismantle' gangs
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Grant Robertson on consumer confidence
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Hipkins and Luxon on gangs and police
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PM and Christopher Luxon on Crown's Grounded Kiwis case
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High Court found some aspects of MIQ infringed rights of New Zealanders.
Simon Wilson: A laughable mayoral poll, but a big winner anyway
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Mayoral candidate Efeso Collins wants more cops on the beat
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Ardern heads to Europe to talk war and trade
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PM comments on whether Govt will extend the fuel tax cut, as prices hit fresh highs.