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How one man quitting changed Labour's trajectory

Andrew Little’s exit from the Labour Party leadership is one of the defining moments in his career. He recounts the moment of brutal honesty that secured his fate and the six years as a minister that followed.

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Ram raid plea: Don't throw more children into crowded youth justice homes

A new youth crime law will simply dump more children in an overcrowded youth justice system that is already set to exceed capacity by the end of this year, Parliament is told. Jonathan Milne reports.

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International ratings agency warns of impact of repealing Three Waters

Politicians were talking on the campaign trail about central government debt, but the real problem is with soaring council debt. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Methane target debate heats up

The conversation about climate ambition from our farming sector is one of fairness, achievability and economics, not of science.

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Coroner discusses conduct of inquest into Gore boy’s death

At least nine parties will be called by the coroner today in a hearing to discuss the circumstances surrounding the 2019 death of a Gore three-year-old.

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Another win for Wellington taxi drivers

In a long-running saga, drivers for Wellington Combined Taxis have been given the all clear to take their board to court on behalf of the directors, who don’t want to do it.

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Book of the Week: Love and sex by a bi icon poet

The best book of poetry of 2023 (so far) is electric with sex and reads like a MILF manifesto

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The West Coast's surprising shade of blue

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election.

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Phoenix confident Ferns are on the rebound

In a new leadership role, Phoenix Karaka is realistic, but positive, the Silver Ferns are on the comeback after their worst Netball World Cup finish, ahead of two more clashes with the world No.1 Diamonds.

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Medsafe overrides its Medicines Classification Committee on cannabis

The committee advised against over-the-counter CBD sales late last year

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How to drive up public transport use in Auckland

Even with bus driver shortages eased and the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, public transport usage in Auckland has stabilised at 82 percent of 2019 levels

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Peter Dunne: Look back for lessons, Labour – or lose the left

As Labour licks its wounds, it would do well to look back to the late 1990s when Helen Clark pulled the party out of irrelevance. If it doesn't learn from the past, it risks being overtaken by the Greens and Te Pāti Māori as the major players on the political left.

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Hurricane Tim: Beating the odds

Watch: Newsroom's Melanie Reid followed Sir Tim Wallis over the course of six years in the 1990s to make a documentary on the deer industry pioneer and renowned collector of WWII fighter aircraft

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West Coast sees red, goes blue

Independent candidate Patrick Phelps helps open the exit door for Labour MP Damien O’Connor letting National’s Maureen Pugh slip in.

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Sir Tim Wallis: 1938-2023

A love of aircraft, adventure and honouring the NZ pilots and ground crew from World War 2 marked the great life of Sir Tim Wallis, writes former colleague Ian Brodie

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Sir Tim Wallis: A man of action

Sir Tim Wallis had an outsized impact on the lives of those around him. The deer industry pioneer and renowned collector of WWII fighter aircraft always thought big and inspired others to do the same.

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Political support but government uncertainty for pay equity

Delayed pay equity settlement is facing the expiry of the act giving temporary pay relief to care workers

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Construction blowouts in mental health unit and other hospital projects

Te Whatu Ora board papers reveals new delays to a long-awaited acute adult mental health unit at Waikato Hospital – it's now on track to near double in cost. And its just one of the health building projects hit by cost escalations. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Election calls abrupt end to years of service

Decades of public service came to an end for MPs across the political spectrum this week, with not even a valedictory speech to say goodbye, writes Jo Moir

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Epitaph for Onslow

Nestled in the hills of Central Otago lies the energy silver bullet that New Zealand couldn’t afford.

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MMP was progress and a referendum on increasing electoral term would be too

We need to give governments time to do their job, and an increased term would allow for a more engaged approach, argues Lianne Dalziel

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Policy lessons for incoming government from Labour's quick demise

The Labour government’s actions almost certainly contributed to its defeat – many governments have bad luck but few lose almost half their electoral support within three years, writes Professor Jonathan Boston.

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Dear Harriet

Dame Fiona Kidman on one of the great editors in the literary pantheon, Harriet Allan, made redundant by Penguin.

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Light rail the casualty in transport’s political war

The election results existentially threaten Auckland’s light rail plans – but would a less political approach to solving transport issues have struck a healthier compromise?

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Israel v Hamas: The war without end

Why do experts have very little hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East?

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