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People and businesses asking for fast track approval of their projects have donated almost exclusively to National and NZ First.

Christopher Luxon wants 'a more mature conversation' about selling public assets. Big daddy Spinoff is here to explain the birds and the bees of privatisation.

Dean Kimpton thought he was turning Auckland Transport around. Then his political bosses spent a week telling everyone how much it sucks....

When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if you followed the instructions closely. Unfortunately, some fabrics just seem to be more prone to shrinking than others – but why?

'It will be a cornerstone of our plan to grow a high-tech, high-value economy.'

Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.

Their smear campaigns are ham-fisted and grotesque. They’re also working.

Dame Anne Salmond on a lame but personally intimidating campaign launched by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour against academic critics of his Regulatory Standards Bill

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.

One of the measures is devised to tackle the "sea of road cones" that the Government believes is stifling businesses.

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

This is a scandal. I have spent the last week diving into the documents released through an OIA request made by the New Zealand Association for Teachers of English. Attached is my write up. Please …

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Dozens of Rutherford Discovery Fellows condemned "damaging changes" to the Marsden Fund's terms of reference.

Citing its coalition-forming deal with ACT, National-led Government announces 'strategic leasing' policy for technical buildings, including health centres; Willis delays bank competition action

The former Governor General Dame Patsy replaces Rod Carr, whose term ended last week.

Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy

You've probably seen the video of Te Pāti Māori leading a haka in New Zealand's Parliament by now. It's close to a billion views combined at this point, and reactionary media has been quick to jump ...

It's a calculated move to remove a significant barrier to the party's privatisation and deregulation agenda.

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Reducing insulation standards could lead to more - and more affordable - houses being built, he says. Most experts advise against it.