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Leaked ministry email calls for masks in schools

A data analyst within the Ministry of Education has gone rogue, calling for the reinstatement of the school mask mandate in an email the Government disavows.

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Council rejects 35-year Pakiri sand mining bid

Residents win major battle against McCallum Bros, Auckland’s biggest supplier of sand for concrete, as Auckland Council rejects a resource consent application to take more sand.

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Historic pay equity deal 'down the drain now'

Industrial strife among the 65,000-strong care and support workforce is looking likely as their landmark pay equity settlement hits the rocks, writes Rebecca Macfie

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Gaps in nationwide public health surveillance

A rapid review provided to Minister Ayesha Verrall identified 'gaps in governance, coverage and accountability' in tracking serious problems including heart disease and diabetes.

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DoC forced to slash budgets in funding ‘crisis’

Official documents reveal the Conservation Department’s new boss walked straight into a budget crisis

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Ministers lag behind own proactive release standards

Less than a quarter of Cabinet papers are released within the Government's own timeframes, with patchy information on compliance.

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Govt's data ethics panel missing in action

The Government insists the Data Ethics Advisory Group is still active, even though it hasn't met in over a year.

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Troubled Firefighters' Credit Union sparks concern about small finance institutions

As the Reserve Bank expresses concern about the scale and profitability of small finance businesses, firefighters will vote today on the future of their credit union.

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Chief Censor on 'operating at the bottom of the cliff'

Outgoing Chief Censor David Shanks tells Newsroom in an exit interview that he's had to view the Christchurch terror video "many times" as part of his work.

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Ministry told to 'underplay' Covid test capacity

There's further evidence of testing issues within the Ministry of Health, with an external review into failings set for release.

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Security agencies warned of violence at Parliament

New documents provide early insights into the thinking of New Zealand's security agencies during and after the Parliament occupation.

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Mallard delegates Parliament trespasses of Peters, others

Jacinda Ardern has asked House Speaker Trevor Mallard to consult other political parties over trespass notices issued to former MPs - including Winston Peters.

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'Heartbreaking': Grocery start-ups shut down in shadow of big supermarkets

Two new online food brands hailed for bringing range and competition to the grocery market have now closed their doors, unable to grow against the two big supermarket chains

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Medical labs facing 'tsunami' of staff departures

An ageing workforce dealing with burnout from the Covid response may lead to a flood of departures from New Zealand's medical laboratories, the sector fears.

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NZ sea level rising twice as fast

The first project to incorporate climate projections with New Zealand's unique tectonics raises red flags for planners and policymakers.

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The Government has given up on Covid

In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the Government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19.

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Resort developers fined $700k over Fiji island disaster

The Chinese developers who caused an environmental disaster on an idyllic Fijian island have been fined more than $700,000 in the High Court in Suva in the country's first sentence for envi

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A novel approach to stopping floods

Restoring natural ecosystems and tearing down our concrete flood barriers could counterintuitively improve our flood resilience.

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A phoenix rises from waste-to-energy ashes

It’s Waimate’s turn in the South Island game of waste-to-energy whack-a-mole

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OT agrees to Family Court review

The children's ministry will act on an Ombudsman's report into a controversial 'reverse uplift'. Listen to an audio report by Melanie Reid on the damning inquiry by the watchdog

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Anne Salmond: Te Tiriti and democracy Part 4 - Unite and Rule

The latest instalment in Dame Anne Salmond's series for Newsroom on constitutional issues, governance, race, the Treaty of Waitangi and democracy

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The Newsroom Edinburgh to open new underground bar in city centre

A firm city centre favourite, the Newsroom is expanding with an 'exciting new chapter' in the coming weeks. The new basement bar will give another drinking option in the heart of Edinburgh.

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The loneliness of the long-distance rural midwife

Pregnant women in Te Anau in Southland have lost the last remaining midwife and are now served by maternity care based 100km-160km away, reports Vaneesa Bellew

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PM's Singapore mission lacking a world stage

Jacinda Ardern’s return to the world stage has been a long time coming, yet for much of her time in Singapore it wasn’t at all obvious where she was, writes political editor @jo_moir

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Ardern's rocky road to reconnecting with the world

Political editor @jo_moir is on the road with the Prime Minister for her first trip abroad in more than two years, but it isn't all smooth sailing in Covid times.

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