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National wants to protect ratepayers from soaring bills by moving the drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater assets off council balance sheets – while avoiding compulsion or co-governance. Jonathan Milne reports.

Manikanta Hoblidhar won gold at National Open with a new National record, but limped to 4th in the 37th National Games. S.S. Sneha shocked R. Giridharani to win the women's 100m. Gulveer Singh broke away from the pack to take the 5000m gold. V.K. Elakkiyadasan (100m), Aadarsh Ram, Seema, and…

We can't have our core resource management laws flip-flopping with successive governments. National’s criticisms of the new laws could be addressed through amendments

National wants to 're-balance' the way freshwater’s managed

Former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called on ex-deputy Winston Peters to correct the record after a shock claim arising from a terrorism coronial inquest.

Labour’s defeat shows clearly that voters treat policy failure by governments harshly, writes Peter Dunne

There's a glimmer of hope that the NZ public's important climate adaptation submissions may escape the shredder and be considered in one of Parliament's most unusual inquiries. Jonathan Milne reports.

Carers who look after family or other community members are unsure what National’s plan to get more people into paid work might mean for them.

The bush is changing, says National Farmers Federation outgoing president Fiona Simson, but the battle lines remain the same