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Politician of the Year: Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori wins major international award

Maipi-Clarke travelling to Canada to accept the award.

Audrey Young: David Seymour's Treaty bill is already a disaster

OPINION: No, we don't yet have a draft. But we have at least one unworkable principle.

Health Minister to reveal more about health targets amid fears of manipulation

Targets for ED wait times have been gamed in the past.

Focus Live: Health announcement

Minister Reti will announce details of the plan to implement the Government’s five health targets.

Health targets and US presidential debate | Focus Morning Bulletin September 12, 2024

Shane Reti faces heat over who will game new health targets, high praise for Kamala Harris and why traditional check-in desks will soon be a thing of the past.

Māori Wards: Councils resentful about funding a poll put on them by coalition’s agenda

Councils face huge costs while also being asked to pare down spending.

Govt to pay for abuse in care survivors to attend national apology after 'lessons learned’

Some survivors missed witnessing the tabling of the Royal Commission of Inquiry report.

Tax experts say wealth tax would be 'disaster' - so how do we fix our revenue crisis?

Labour wants to have a national discussion about tax before the next election.

Act MP's emotional speech

Mark Cameron has spoken in Parliament about the death of his son. Video / Parliament TV

Service cuts ‘would make a broken system very much worse’: Alzheimers NZ

How will New Zealand handle the growing numbers of dementia cases?

Seymour gazumps Bayly, scrapping 'buy now, pay later' fee rules

BNPL provider Afterpay assures it won't hike fees.

Govt eyes 120km/h speed limits for new roads, but at what cost?

There are no existing state highways in New Zealand built to accommodate the higher limit.

Thomas Coughlan: Is Wellington dying or just feeling sorry for itself?

ANALYSIS: The capital appears to be doing much better than the rest of the country.

Cost to hold Māori ward referendums revealed for 12 councils

Officials have criticised the additional cost as "significant" and a "waste of money".

‘You believed in me’: Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke gives moving speech as politicians pay tribute to Kīngi Tūheitia

Kīngi Tūheitia passed away in late August.

Claire Trevett: Trade-offs obvious as Seymour and Luxon wrestle over Treaty Principles Bill timing

OPINION: Neither PM nor Seymour got it all their own way on the timing of Treaty bill.

David Seymour gives indication of Treaty Principles Bill timeline, says Select Committee will be for six months

A draft version of the bill is expected in November.

MP ‘absolutely gutted’ at mill closure, warns shops and health service will feel the blow

The local MP says the closure, blamed on high energy prices, will hit communities hard.