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Social development minister Louise Upston is 'comfortable' with claiming a weekly accommodation allowance of $1000 on top of her $326,000 salary

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Short story winner of the $65K Ockham fiction prize

A short story from the book that won Ingrid Horrocks the $65,000 Acorn prize for fiction at the Ockhams this month

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$55m less in benefit payments as Govt automates welfare decisions under urgency

The Ministry of Social Development will receive broad powers to let computers make decisions as part of a bill being rushed through Parliament.

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$400m housing incentive to up councils’ game? ‘If we were a restaurant, we would have gone bankrupt by now’

Govt offers cash-strapped councils cash inducements to sign off more housing – but will it be enough to outweigh the enormous cost of building infrastructure to new subdivisions? Jonathan Milne investigates.

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The MS symptoms that get far less attention

Opinion from Auckland University: In NZ’s overstretched healthcare system, there is not enough time to explore cognitive or psychological symptoms

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Stanford forges ahead, with or without teachers’ backing

With education leaders unaccustomed to feeling heard by Erica Stanford, it’s little wonder the sector seemed unsure how to respond to the Education Minister’s post-Budget sales pitch. Hanna McCallum reports.

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Bestselling books at King’s Birthday Weekend

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ books, plus win the best book of the year

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A growing call for a red ball for the White Ferns

Today from The Detail: Our women's cricket team are world champions at twenty20, and there's a growing call to see them bowling a red ball

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From heartbreak to home turf: Black Stick’s full circle moment

A devastating injury has made young Black Stick Paige Blake stronger ahead of a home Nations Cup, and helped her shape a future giving back.

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Scrappy election campaign looms over short-lived Budget unity

Opinion: While coalition scrapping over Super may make headlines, the delivery of the Budget also puts the onus on Labour to unveil its own policies

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Govt on track for 2029 surplus in surprise forecast reversal

Despite economic headwinds prompting households and businesses to look to their own budgets, the Government's books are looking their best in a long time.

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Scrapping fees-free study saves Govt over $1b in Budget

Investment into secondary school achievement will see funding of $2.1b, particularly targeting the growth of vocational pathways and secondary reforms

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Top environmental watchdog’s Budget win with planning hub

A centralised environmental database will speed up consenting and development, alongside investment in a more resilient highway network

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Willis opts for hammer over carrot with building-heavy Budget

Speaking to the absence of a typical election year lolly scramble, Willis says she 'doesn't want to bribe New Zealanders with their own money'

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No ‘sugar hits’, but jam tomorrow in Willis’ pre-election Budget

The Government’s pre-election Budget is a gamble that long-term gain will trump immediate pain when voters have their say on November 7, Sam Sachdeva writes

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National gambles on country roads to take it home

Govt invests in hospitals, schools, rail and roads – but there’s a question mark over the mechanisms by which they’ll be financed and built. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t

The Central Otago District Council has decided to ask Parliament to push along a stalled irrigation project, despite warnings. Jill Herron reports.

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Book of the Week: The pathetic asset stripper

Karl du Fresne looks inside the weirdest book of the year so you don't have to go anywhere near it

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Mining industry to govt: Want critical minerals? Fund geology courses

Ahead of the Budget, the mining lobby says export targets depend on the skill of our future geologists – and you get what you pay for

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Last ditch flight for greyhound trainers

Today from The Detail: A charter flight full of greyhounds bound for a racing life in Australia is not illegal - and not confirmed yet - but critics say the plan doesn't match the spirit of an industry ban

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Secondary schools to take centre stage in education Budget

The Education Minister says secondary schools will be a big winner from this year’s Budget – but educators are wary of being asked to do too much with too little

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Look to land and sea for food security

New Zealand’s food insecurity measures overlook how Māori and other communities hunt, gather, grow and share kai, says researcher Madeline Shelling.

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Erica Stanford wants to tell you a story. Don’t listen.

Comment from Auckland University: Education is complicated, and we should be wary of stories that suggest it is otherwise

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Courts projects too big to fail, too small to succeed as public-private partnerships

At last year’s Infrastructure Investment Summit, the Govt trumpeted its plans to partner with private investors to build courthouses and military barracks; it was slower and harder than anticipated. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Wokes, women and one w**ker … the votes Shane Jones doesn’t seem to want

The Fisheries Minister reckons he’s not scared to alienate the country’s 600,000-plus recreational fishers, and plenty of other demographics. Jonathan Milne reports.

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