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The Latest Breaking News from Kelvin Davis

While Chris Hipkins is all but confirmed as our next prime minister, there is less certainty in the race to be his deputy. Sam Sachdeva looks at the factors the next Labour leader will need to consider, and some of the candidates.

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Five MPs who could be the next Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern's decision to step away from politics leaves the role of Prime Minister up for grabs. Newsroom looks at the pros and cons of those who may put their hand up to replace her.

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Calls for Corrections to run police custody units

The Police Association and Corrections Association have renewed the idea that those in custody could be better looked after under a changed framework.

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Police investigate assaults on Auckland prisoners

Staffing shortages limiting out-of-cell time and visiting hours may have led to guards assaulting protesting inmates.

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'What's the point of being in Government for the easy stuff?'

On the eve of the global climate summit, it was Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis who focused hard at the party's annual conference on the climate challenges facing NZ and the Pacific. He

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Jacinda Ardern rallies party faithful as Labour faces difficult re-election path

New Zealand PM tells party conference ‘we are not done yet’ as poll shows Labour’s support at 5-year low ahead of elections in 2023

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Labour's shrinking conga line

The Labour Party conference glories in new Government investment for childcare for families - only to experience a major buzzkill hours later with a dire poll result

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Labour's deputy leader brought out from behind closed doors in rapid U-turn

In one of its quickest u-turns yet, the Labour Party has decided to make public its deputy leader’s speech to party faithful after earlier defending it being behind closed doors.

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The ‘podium of truth’ approach to public discourse must end

The same absolutist mentality that dominated our pandemic response is emerging again with how we are facing up to the Māori dimension of our history, says Peter Dunne

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Despite Govt concern, Māori are a growing majority of those sent to prison

Calls for changes to bail rules so Māori and those from other low-income communities aren't remanded straight to prison.

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Kelvin Davis' blunt instruction to public servants

Without the Māori-Crown relations ministry Te Arawhiti, Māori outcomes would regress and anger would rise.

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Labour's two Tuesday trials at Parliament

An angry mob descending on Parliament grounds at the same time the Labour caucus meets to deliver a verdict for its own rogue MP will be a Tuesday morning the Prime Minister would rather forget

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The political liability of Matt Tukaki

Questions still hang over the credentials and record of a political and media favourite who has shot to prominence amid more than a little controversy, writes Aaron Smale

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Questions over transfer of $1m public funding

A Government department is facing questions after it transferred a job training contract for Māori to a new organisation despite highly public fallout over the Māori Council elections la

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Mature race relations debate missing from Parliament

As the country embarks on a debate about race relations some MPs are calling for it to be a mature conversation, while others are happier slinging personal attacks, writes @jo_moir

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