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Tinetti's plans to reform NCEA and truancy services

Jan Tinetti wouldn’t say no to education minister, but for now she is happy with a beefed-up workload to let Chris Hipkins focus on his new police portfolio

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Jacinda Ardern's not so minor Cabinet reshuffle

Jacinda Ardern described it as a minor reshuffle - it is anything but for the retiring and demoted MPs who triggered it, writes political editor @jo_moir

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Education Minister Chris Hipkins jets abroad to woo international students

Government officials insist NZ is still on students' radar as borders reopen – but industry leaders fear trip is too little, too late.

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Ombudsman to crack down on OIA delays

The Official Information Act must not be manipulated or undermined, the Chief Ombudsman says as he prepares to ramp up reporting on delays by ministers and agencies.

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Lower-decile students work harder, study finds

The stigma of stratifying schools may be reduced but won't be ended by the new equity index funding.

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Greater transparency born in 'secrecy': Govt expands proactive release regime

Long-awaited improvements to the release of state information have been revealed – but an expert says there are "serious flaws".

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The debate that does Chris Hipkins' head in

Chris Hipkins says masks and portable air cleaners aren’t the best solutions for schools, and more parents need to know why.

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Hipkins eyes school truancy reversal

The Education Minister is investigating reversing the contracting-out of school truancy services as persistent absenteeism worsens in a Covid world, writes @jo_moir

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Publicly funded anti-bullying agency Netsafe faces new employment case

Mounting questions over public funding for agency as it blows its budget on a string of bullying and breach of privacy cases.

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Leaked ministry email calls for masks in schools

A data analyst within the Ministry of Education has gone rogue, calling for the reinstatement of the school mask mandate in an email the Government disavows.

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Ministers lag behind own proactive release standards

Less than a quarter of Cabinet papers are released within the Government's own timeframes, with patchy information on compliance.

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The Government has given up on Covid

In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the Government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19.

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Quarantine lottery breached rights, New Zealand court rules

During the height of pandemic restrictions, thousands of New Zealanders desperate to return home essentially had to roll the dice month after month as they tried to secure a coveted bed in a quarantine hotel run by the military

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There's more ministerial brain fade but at least they are accountable

Whether one likes Government policy decisions or not, it is far more accountable to Parliament than its predecessors - even when there are gaffes such as Chris Hipkins', writes Peter Dunne

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The country could be seeing red for some time yet

It could be next summer before the country returns to the green-light traffic setting, writes political editor @jo_moir

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'Nervousness' as Covid restrictions keep relaxing

As covid restrictions loosen Cabinet's reviewing the traffic light settings, but not everyone is welcoming the relaxations, writes @jo_moir

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2023 election fertile ground for democratic change

MPs repeatedly cry foul over requests at select committee being blocked by majority-wielding Labour MPs. Could 2023 be fertile ground for real change?

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Vaccine pass defaulter sues Government over 'irrational' constraints

Just days before the PM announces plans to phase out vaccine pass constraints, a cafe operator fined for flouting the rules is spearheading a court case to overturn the restrictions.

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Govt urged to buy and freely supply N95 masks

The Greens and National have both backed a plan to make N95 masks free and health experts say the move would help the country fight Omicron.

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Māori-led Covid response hindered by roadblocks

While some Māori health initiatives are being derailed by anti-vaxxers, others are being stonewalled by officials.

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‘We’re all nervous’: NZ’s Covid tsar Chris Hipkins admits uncertainty over border reopening

The minister responsible for New Zealand’s pandemic response says the future is ‘still something that’s the subject of models rather than reality’

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Yesterdaze: Won't somebody think of the children?

Why is no one investigating Brian Tamaki's hygiene items? Did no one else notice Chris Hipkins' funereal suit ruse? James Elliott asks the week's tough questions.

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