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Parliament debates climate targets under urgency
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Farmers will be exposed to the uncertainty of the three-year political cycle by the government’s decision to walk away from the bipartisan...
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The House: MPs’ week begins with an RMA shakeup precursor
Source: Radio New Zealand RMA folio Bill McKay While many people ease into Christmas, head to drinks, write cards and mentally check out, in its penultimate sitting week of 2025...
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Coalition reveals Resource Management Act replacement,but will it stand the test of time?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Chris Bishop and Christopher Luxon at the announcement of New Zealand’s new planning system. RNZ / Mark Papalii The coalition’s RMA reforms seem far...
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No need for a further inquiry into McSkimming scandal – PM
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell. VNP / Phil Smith The Prime Minister says there is no need for a further inquiry into...
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Government urged to ditch second military-style boot camp
Source: Radio New Zealand This story has been updated to include additional comment from Oranga Tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the government to abandon boot camps, after ‘Scrutiny...
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Greens critical of government’s traffic-light system for beneficiaries
Source: Radio New Zealand Ricardo Menendez March has criticised the system as another layer of bureaucracy. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Green Party is criticising the $8 million cost to...
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Emotional event marks opening of Efeso Collins memorial
Source: Radio New Zealand An intimate ceremony filled with singing, tears and laughter marked the opening of a new Pacific student space at the University of Aucklands Te Herenga Mātauranga...
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Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins (L) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is putting $15 million towards a United States and NATO initiative to...
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‘Negotiate with your landlord’ – Housing Minister’s message to renters
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop (left) and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka (right) taking questions at a Select Committee. Anneke Smith Housing Minister Chris Bishop is encouraging...
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Govt needs to buy carbon credits or come clean on emissions commitment – opposition
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party climate change spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick told RNZ it was “wishful thinking” that New Zealand could remain committed to Paris without buying carbon credits. RNZ...
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Relying on forestry for carbon removal is placing ‘eggs in one basket’, MPs warned
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy. RNZ / Dom Thomas Relying on trees to offset New Zealand’s emissions years into the future is putting “a...
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How leadership challenges happen in New Zealand politics
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, centre, with (clockwise from top right), former prime ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Mike Moore, David Lange, Bill English and John Key....
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Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Justice Committee has recommended the Electoral Amendment Bill be passed by majority, but suggested some amendments. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Parliament’s Justice Committee has released...
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Local government reforms: Need for local voices stressed
Source: Radio New Zealand Regional councils such as ECan may not exist for much longer, under new government plans. File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon While opposition parties agree more...
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Lessons from boot camp trial, Oranga Tamariki says, but earlier reviews showed same themes
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the military style uniform the youth in the pilot will be required to wear. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Oranga Tamariki says it learnt...
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Opposition MPs, community groups call for proposed Auckland homelessness ban to be binned
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 40 opposition politicians, community leaders, and organisations have launched an open letter calling to bin a proposed homelessness ban in Auckland CBD. Among the...
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How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
Source: Radio New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to...
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ Analysis: New Zealand politics has long acknowledged a truth of coalition life – sooner or later, everyone swallows...
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New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary...
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Tory Whanau says move to Melbourne isn’t ‘a permanent goodbye’
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s former mayor says her plan to move across the ditch isn’t an abandonment of the city....
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Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary...
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Will more approved consents be targeted by Greens?
Source: Aggregate and Quarry Association of NZ The quarry industry fears it may be the next target of a Green Party pledge to over-turn fast-tracked resource consents for mining. Aggregate and...
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Minerals Council – Fast-track the right track
Source: New Zealand Minerals Council The Green Party’s announcement today that it will revoke fast-track mining consents is performative nonsense, says New Zealand Minerals Council chief executive Josie Vidal. “Today we...
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Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for any coal, hardrock gold, or seabed mining projects granted...
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Greenpeace welcomes commitment to revoke seabed mining licence, calls for permanent ban
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is applauding the Green Party’s commitment to revoke any Fast-track consents, licences, or permits issued for coal, seabed, and hardrock gold mining projects, describing it as a...
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Climate change minister defends weakened methane emissions target ahead of COP30
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruminant BioTech aims to help solve the global methane emissions problem caused by ruminant animals. Supplied/Ruminant BioTech Technology, rather than taxing methane emissions, will be what...
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Expelled MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris cast first votes as independents
Source: Radio New Zealand Their first vote in Parliament as independents was a procedural one. RNZ Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have delivered their first votes as independent MPs from...