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Independent advisor speaks out on officials' unauthorised Three Waters changes

Amelia East says independent advice to all select committees would counter 'arrogant' departmental officials railroading MPs. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National threatens PGF cuts after damning Auditor-General report

The Auditor-General's office has delivered a stinging critique of the Government's provincial fund 'reset', saying the public and Parliament cannot have confidence its investments represent value for money.

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Govt quietly resets rules for public sector cloud use

The new policy governing public sector use of cloud services downplays Māori data sovereignty and favours US big tech firms, critics say.

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Chris Hipkins' highwire China visit

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' trip to China is a sign the relationship remains strong despite talk of an overly US-friendly foreign policy, but it still comes with its fair share of risks.

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Beleaguered city council drops ball on pay

Christchurch’s beleaguered council pledged to review pay and conditions by March, but it didn’t.

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Former PM: Unauthorised Three Waters changes are 'serious' and warrant review

Parliament must scrutinise its methods and procedures to avoid officials 'cutting corners', says Sir Geoffrey Palmer

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Gore District Council boss: Bullying claims 'hurtful'

Beleaguered Gore District Council chief executive finally responds to bullying and toxic culture claims made by multiple ex-employees.

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Raw Politics: Labour's free range ministers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Whatever did Chris Hipkins do to deserve the absent-minded, busy, superior minister Michael Woods, and which of the electoral reforms deserve to be adopted

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Michael Wood denied any other pecuniary interests, in email to Newsroom

Many busy people are disorganised in their life admin, but Michael Wood's life impacted on his ministerial decision making. Jonathan Milne argues this was more than an error of omission.

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For small Māori business, together is stronger

Developing a supplier relationship with a $3.7 billion NZX-listed company like Spark as a small Māori business owner can be daunting, but with te ao Māori values at the heart of the relationship, Thomas Netana Wright tells Newsroom how he did it | Content Partnership

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Environment Minister wades into river battle

David Parker intervenes in an Environment Court case over a water conservation order

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Act's David Seymour promises to 'dial up the brew'

Act’s plan to cut red tape and regulation was not a snappy soundbite policy, but while party faithfuls may need to re-read the fine print on what David Seymour announced today, they leave the annual conference inspired and energised ahead of this year’s election.

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Raw Politics: A race relations muddle and housing feud

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: National struggles to deal with race relations and Labour and National fall out over housing density - plus the risk of a caucus breakdown for Act.

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Brown calls for councillor loyalty – and media to stay away

Members of the press being turned away from the door distracted from the announcement of asset sales and inflation-pegged rates in Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s final budget proposal

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Public ‘flying blind’ on Tarras proposal

Objectors continue to push for the canning of a mooted new Central Otago airport as the company pushing it buys the critical final piece of the site.

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Normalising Te Ao Māori in the workplace key to dispelling whakamā

‘Kia kaha, kia māia, be brave and lean into it.' Newsroom speaks to Spark's Māori development lead Riki Hollings about what it means to be on a te ao Māori journey – and the best way to support that | Content Partnership

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Govt 'open minded' on paying rates for schools, hospitals, conservation land

Local government leaders welcome official work on new tools to address 'funding crisis' for councils, ahead of the coming month's independent review. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Backpacker bank accounts hit by anti-money laundering rules

Working holiday visa holders have to jump through hoops to get a bank account because of anti-money laundering provisions which even the Reserve Bank say aren't necessary.

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A China tightrope reaching beyond the horizon

The golden days of NZ's relationship with the Asian superpower are over - and we need to get used to the new, more fraught reality.

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Democracy behind closed doors

Shining a light on the degree to which southern councils exclude the public from their deliberations shows some are much shyer than others.

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Newsroom wins three national media awards

The annual awards for news journalism see Newsroom win three titles and the NZ Herald win website of the year for the fourth time in a row

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Winter health plan ignores review advice

A review of last year's winter health response recommended ventilation be improved in a range of settings as part of the 2023 plan, but the Government has ignored that advice.

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Raw Politics: Luxon, Hipkins reveal themselves

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: The leaders front up - Chris Hipkins to his party's annual congress for the first time, and Christopher Luxon to a nationwide 'back on track' roadshow; Plus the risks of AI in political advertising

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This is the biggest house sale loss – but worse is to come as interest rates rise

Today's Reserve Bank rates decision is heralded by economists as its most important since Covid. An anticipated OCR hike will put new pressure on mortgaged homeowners in election year. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Behind the scenes of Wellington's rail turmoil

Staffing schedules forced Metlink to cut services on two of Wellington's three busiest lines in early May, even though they weren't subject to speed restrictions.

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