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Māori Queen urges future generations to transform trauma into triumph

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has called on Māori to change the trajectory for future generations, urging her people ...
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Leaked FENZ inquiry report rips into leadership dysfunction, calls for board replacement

Draft papers from a parliamentary inquiry into Fire and Emergency paint a damning picture of dysfunction or lies in the upper ...
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Methanex to close New Zealand operations next year due to ‘unsustainable’ gas supply

Methanex announced it would close its Motunui plant during the first quarter of next year, citing unsustainable gas supply. (File photo)SIMON O'CONNOR / Taranaki Daily News The country’s largest gas ...
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Labour signs pledge to extend living wage to all state sector workers

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has signed a pledge to extend the living wage to all workers in the state sector if elected. The pledge was also signed by Green co-leader Marama Davidson and Jessica ...
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Politician-turned-pimp Jami-Lee Ross tries his hand at founding a newspaper

Having tried out a string of careers, from parliamentarian to escort agency owner, Jami-Lee Ross has decided to become a newspaper editor. Ross has launched the Howick and Eastern Post online, with ...
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Parents fight for law change after daughter killed by truck driver who failed to stop

Jade’s stepfather Cameron Stothers, left, and mother Kathryn Stothers say the call for reform is about more than just one driver, it’s about everybody driving on the road.Warwick Smith / Manawatū ...
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OCR increase won’t bring housing market to a halt, experts say

The Reserve Bank’s latest hike of the official cash rate might have a small negative impact on the housing market, but it won’t stop it in its tracks, experts say. On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank ...
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All Blacks dig out of tight spot to beat Lions, as Anton Segner is ruled out of tour

However a two-try burst from Rieko Ioane and then a second score for standout loose forward Ethan Blackadder round the middle stages of the spell got the New Zealanders’ noses in front, and from there ...
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‘Critical piece of kit’: Energy minister would not be comfortable with Genesis selling NZ’s largest turbine

Energy Minister Simeon Brown says he would not be comfortable with Genesis Energy selling the country’s largest electricity turbine, Huntly Power Station’s Unit 5 gas turbine, overseas, after the ...
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Winston Peters flies into maelstrom of great-power rivalry at Palau summit

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks to reporters at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, on Sunday.Charlotte Graham-McLay / AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Koror, ...
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Labour won't reinstate Māori Health Authority

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says reinstating the Māori Health Authority is not a priority for the party.Iain McGregor / The Press Labour is abandoning its previous commitment to restore the Māori ...