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‘God as my witness’ – Jones says public land will still be up for development

Changes to the Conservation Amendment Bill preserve a mandate to prioritise development over nature, as Shane Jones vows to open up public land

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‘That’s on me’: Minister does u-turn on conservation land swap and sale provisions

Tama Potaka takes personal responsibility for public outcry over land sales, and says the provisions will be excised from his bill. Fox Meyer reports.

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Luxon offers to change bill after conservation land sale backlash

Critics feel the Prime Minister's offer is an empty promise, and wouldn’t extend protections beyond what’s already in the bill.

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Labour asks for comfort, Potaka asks for trust in preserving public land

The conservation minister says some conservation land may be swapped, but any deals would have to have a net benefit. But Shane Jones has other ideas.

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Feral cats on list as New Zealand toughens conservation

New Zealand's ambitious Predator Free 2050 strategy to rid the country of invasive mammals is adding feral cats to its target species list.

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‘Stone-cold killers’: New Zealand to eradicate feral cats by 2050

Feral cats are already caught and killed in some areas but will now be subject to coordinated targeting, with large-scale eradication programs

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UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori

UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people

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New Zealand to charge foreign tourists to visit four of its most famous natural attractions

The measure aims to generate revenue for conservation while boosting employment opportunities.

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New Zealand to charge foreign tourists to visit famous natural sites

The government hopes to create jobs and increase wages with its new conservation plan

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New Zealand may start charging visitors to iconic tourist sites

Government eyeing five iconic tourists destination that receive 2.6 million visitors a year

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NZ PM Luxon rules out Treaty of Waitangi referendum

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon insists discussions among Maoridom are positive despite concerns regarding his government's agenda.

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Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us

Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday

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Luxon's New Zealand government sworn in and take office

New Zealand's National-led coalition is in office, with Chris Luxon sworn in as prime minister along with his 30-strong team of ministers.

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Successful Māori initiatives in jeopardy under National - Hipkins

The Labour leader has accused National of holding a “really radical” view of co-governance that would end a long track record of successful initiatives under successive governments.

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Māori leaders' debate ricochets from one hot button to next

Comment: Aaron Smale tuned in to TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori Debate which heard from Māori from each of the main parties. He didn't find a lot to get excited about.

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Housing: a public policy disaster for 30 years

A major social housing conference this week heard that all parts of the system need a long term vision and goals, but that the crisis has been decades in the making and won’t be turned around quickly.

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National's new MP: Māori want safety, not co-governance

Tama Potaka has told his daughter she can't go to the dairy next door to her school because he doesn't think it's safe. He tells political editor Jo Moir that putting food on the table and being safe is what Māori care about – not political issues like co-governance.

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Ardern shrugs off by-election defeat

Jacinda Ardern says her government will "pare back" its agenda in 2023 - an election year in New Zealand - as it focuses on economic issues.

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By-election loss only adds to Labour's much-needed reset

For those Labour MPs who hadn’t quite computed the current state of political play, Saturday’s by-election result would have delivered a traumatic blow, writes Jo Moir.

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Hamilton West to set tone for NZ election

The opposition National party candidate of Tama Potaka appears a likely winner of Saturday's by-election in Hamilton West.

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How Hamilton West is won

The by-election in Hamilton West is heating up, with both major party leaders swinging in to lend some star power to their candidates' campaigns.

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