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"This is our best offer"- Peters to striking nurses
In a statement to Te Kāea a District Health Board spokesperson said they offered nurses a package worth about $520 million which would deliver pay rises of between 12 and 15.9 percent.
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Acting Prime Minister Peters takes reins
NZ First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has officially taken over as Acting Prime Minister. For the next six weeks Peters will be in charge of all prime ministerial duties following the birth of Jacinda Ardern’s new baby girl.
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Peters dishes out more funding to help Pacific
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced renewed funding for Volunteer Service Abroad- the agency that sends volunteers offshore to make a positive difference in developing countries.
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$700mil set a side for Pacific aid
The government has made a pre-budget announcement of more than $700 million to go towards overseas aid.
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Heed foreign influence warnings- Peters
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says advice about outsiders attempts to gain political influence here should be taken seriously.
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Winston announces $7mil to improve newborn mortality rates in Pacific
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will contribute a further NZ$7 million to improve newborn mortality rates in the Pacific.
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Winston hosts positive first talks with Australian Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop have been discussing foreign policy at Auckland's, Waiheke Island. A range of regional and international matters was tabled, including engagement in the Pacific and South-East Asia engagement and global security issues.
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'Hope in a gentleman's shake with Davis shattered'- Māori Deportee
New Zealand deportees of the Christmas Island Detention Centre in Australia are calling for ongoing support from the Government. It comes on the day Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrives in New Zealand for her first formal bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
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Solve Māori inequality with pan-Māori not iwi organisations – Peters
New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says that we need to invest in pan Māori Organisations to stop from ‘diluting’ the talent and resources into many different iwi organisations.
