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How Govt sliced $200m off the cost of new Waikato medical school

ANALYSIS: The medical school was originally mooted to cost $380m but will now cost $232m.

Chlöe Swarbrick and David Seymour on the cost of living and homelessness

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick and Act leader David Seymour talk to Ryan Bridge on the cost of living, homelessness and Waikato University medical school savings.

Foreign buyers ban: Peters says change to be announced this year, denies 'softening'

No formal proposal has gone before David Seymour, the minister in charge.

'The scariest thing yet'? Calling out Groundswell's scare tactics

OPINION: New finance proposals for climate action deserve support, not scaremongering.

Why Govt's $7b ACC accounting change won't lower your levies

The Government's making a big change to ACC's liabilities, but it will not mean levy cuts.

Willis continues to be tight-lipped on Orr's contentious resignation

Finance Minister Nicola Willis comments on a leak regarding what led to Adrian Orr's resignation as Reserve Bank Governor. Video / Mark Mitchell

Watch: Luxon mouths off at ‘frickin’ Hipkins over cost of living policy stoush

'They put us in this mess," the PM said, bristling at the Labour leader's criticism.

Christopher Luxon attacks Chris Hipkins on policy

Luxon attacked Hipkins over Labour’s lack of policy. Video / Mark Mitchell

Nicola Willis to question Fonterra boss about skyrocketing price of butter

The Finance Minister is looking to see what can be done to lower prices for consumers.

$6b of Govt-funded building projects to start before Xmas – this is where they are

Chris Bishop claims the projects could create about 27,000 jobs.

Damning NCEA briefing raises alarm as Govt mulls future of national qualification

The credibility of New Zealand's secondary school qualification is being debated.

Prepare for war: Defence Minister tells Army recruits to be ready for combat

'People don't join the Army to sit at home and fight over the remote control.'

Who can take credit for a drop in ram-raids?

Labour MP Ginny Andersen says National has kept Labour's measures because they work. Video / Mark Mitchell

Audrey Young: Who can claim credit for ram raid reductions?

Labour says National has kept its most important programme in reducing ram-raids.

Thomas Coughlan: Government ponders radical power reforms as prices rise

Opinion: The Govt is considering an overhaul of how the electricity market operates.

ASB says no to $300m legal settlement; Winston Peters weighs in

ANZ declined similar settlement proposal earlier in the week.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell on the dramatic drop in ram-raids.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says giving Labour credit for lower ram-raids would be like praising an arsonist for putting out the fire. Video / Mark Mitchell

Stanford announces two new Akl school locations, $120m for classrooms at 24 campuses

Two new schools are to be built, in Pōkeno and Chapel Downs.