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Four-year term: New poll bodes well for better law making

· January 30, 2025

Source: ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour is welcoming a new Horizon Research poll showing strong support for a four-year Parliamentary term. ACT’s coalition commitment includes introducing Seymour’s four-year term...

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A triumph over anti-car ideology

· January 30, 2025

Source: ACT Party Welcoming the delivery from tonight of increased speed limits – an ACT coalition commitment – ACT Leader David Seymour says: “Sensible speed limits are a triumph for...

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Open season on renters begins with no-cause evictions

· January 30, 2025

Source: Green Party The Green Party says that with no-cause evictions returning from today, the move to allow landlords to end tenancies without reason plunges renters, and particularly families who...

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Relentless focus on literacy & numeracy at school

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government As schools start back for 2025, there will be a relentless focus on teaching the basics brilliantly so all Kiwi kids grow up with the knowledge,...

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Call to End Prescribing Puberty Blockers In NZ

· January 30, 2025

Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2025 Family First is calling for an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative...

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Final step underway to decide council election boundaries

· January 30, 2025

Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s final proposal for representation arrangements will soon be considered by the Local Government Commission, taking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland one step closer to confirmed electoral boundaries...

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Barnardos decision reversed

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Children Karen Chhour has intervened in Oranga Tamariki’s review of social service provider contracts to ensure Barnardos can continue to deliver its 0800 What’s...

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Customs’ levies bill passes first reading

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A bill to make revenue collection on imported and exported goods fairer and more effective had its first reading in Parliament, Customs Minister Casey Costello said...

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Citizenship applications completed up 54 per cent in December

· January 29, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Department of Internal Affairs [the Department] has achieved significant progress in completing applications for New Zealand citizenship. ...

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Raising speed limits on undivided highways invites trouble

· January 29, 2025

Source: Green Party The Government’s move to increase speed limits substantially on dozens of stretches of rural and often undivided highways will result in more serious harm. “The Government’s pro-growth...