Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni is rubbishing the opposition's claims that government softness on sanctions is to blame for 11,000 more people receiving the Jobseeker Support benefit. Sepuloni says overall benefit numbers were stable and only 0.1-percent higher than last year.
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NewsSingle-use plastic bags no longer available in NZ supermarkets
Single-use plastic bags are no longer available at any major supermarkets in New Zealand after Foodstuffs’ operations stopped supplying the bags today.
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Politics 2018: A year in review
2018 brought a new Government, a new Prime Minister, a new direction and a new baby. Political Reporter Talisa Kupenga highlights some of the Beehive’s firsts.
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Bill passes third reading
Te Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu and members of Ngāti Tūwharetoa were welcomed on to Parliament yesterday by the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations, Andrew Little, for the Third Reading of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Bill.
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Govt invests $15 mil to redevelop Mana College
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced a $15 million investment to redevelop Mana College in Porirua.
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A nanny's struggle to survive
A solo-mother in South Auckland leaves her full-time job as a social worker to study in the hope she receives more income when she graduates. Ahead of a child poverty report due on Monday, Kimi Herewini wants better outcomes for low income families.
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Whānau Ora surplus questions raised at TPK review
Te Puni Kōkiri appeared before the Māori Affairs Select Committee today for its annual review where questions were raised about the allocation of surplus funds under the Whānau Ora scheme.
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Call to change abortion laws
Organise Aotearoa, Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand, the Victoria University Feminist Organisation and the Feminist Law Society will rally together at 12.30pm today to march from Frank Kitts Park to parliament for reproductive rights.
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Teachers reject latest pay offer
Teachers union NZEI Te Riu Roa president Lynda Stuart says members are still not happy with the latest pay offer as it will not fix the teacher recruitment crisis and retention.
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Mental Health report "not radical enough" for Māori
A Māori health provider is slamming the new Mental Health and Addictions report released by the government. Te Rau Matatini chief executive Maria Baker says Māori have the worst outcomes but recommendations fail to give them a voice.
