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This is the biggest house sale loss – but worse is to come as interest rates rise

Today's Reserve Bank rates decision is heralded by economists as its most important since Covid. An anticipated OCR hike will put new pressure on mortgaged homeowners in election year. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Behind the scenes of Wellington's rail turmoil

Staffing schedules forced Metlink to cut services on two of Wellington's three busiest lines in early May, even though they weren't subject to speed restrictions.

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Dolphin investigation: SailGP responded by email

Skippers and race controllers weren’t interviewed as part of a Department of Conservation investigation into March’s SailGP race

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Raw Politics: Labour rebrands itself, Luxon's business whispers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Labour rebrands as 'The Chris Hipkins Government', Christopher Luxon faces a tired old rumour mill - and a Budget that makes small points well.

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A disappointing Budget for the climate

The Government risks running out of money for the climate response if it keeps blunting its carbon-cutting tools and raiding climate funds.

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Budget 2023: Dropping $5 charge good for health, and business

Some pharmacies calling for scrapping prescription charges may in fact benefit

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Building safety is not a 'war on landlords' - Greens

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is outraged every time a political party proposes improving the quality of rental stock it gets accused of a “war on landlords”.

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Fisheries observers miss one in four planned sailings

Fisheries New Zealand removed observers from around half of voyages to inshore and highly migratory species fisheries due to failure to follow safety regulations,

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Luxon's pre-Budget promise plays to his comfort zone

Christopher Luxon was playing to a very particular crowd when he delivered his pre-Budget speech to the Auckland Business Chamber. To many New Zealanders it might have sounded out of touch, but to fed-up business leaders it resonated.

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Raw Politics: A Budget of bits, a coalition of chaos

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Grant Robertson's eye-of-a-needle Budget's narrow political options, plus ACT's disciplined caucus amid chaos

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UN refugee agency criticises mass arrivals crackdown

'Freedom from arbitrary detention is a fundamental human right,' the United Nations refugee agency says of NZ's plans to increase the maximum period of warrantless detention for asylum seekers.

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Internal Affairs expands pokie probe with dozens now asked for a 'please explain'

An investigation into pokie operators has been expanded nationwide amid heightened concerns many have spent cash that was meant to be used for community grants. Emma Hatton reports.

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Three things I've learnt on the road to help us break the climate logjam

Dysfunctional political cultures, complacency and vested interests all hobble NZ in confronting the climate crisis. Empowering people is the most crucial way forward, and that means overhauling our democracy.

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Cabinet set to break up Ruapehu ski fields for sale to investors

Two NZ consortiums are officials' preferred bidders for the insolvent Turoa and Whakapapa, but the investors are yet to persuade iwi. Andrew Bevin and Jonathan Milne report.

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Mud and Gore: Council's long history of workplace complaints

A Newsroom investigation into two almost decades of workplace complaints at the Gore council talks to more than a dozen victims, including the former finance chief. Vaneesa Bellew reports.

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Wealthy NZers offer to pay more tax – but Inland Revenue says no thanks

Expressing disappointment at the PM's reluctance to impose a capital gains tax, one of Labour's biggest donors Phillip Mills is a signatory to a new open letter offering to pay more tax. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Right to healthy food back on the table

The resurrected Public Health Advisory Committee will tackle access to healthy food and other factors that shape our eating habits as its first major project.

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Conservation department confirms probe into SailGP race

News of a Conservation Department investigation emerges after SailGP’s finale

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Labour looks for heavy hitters ahead of list rankings

A high-profile United Nations advisor will be confirmed in the North Shore seat for Labour this weekend and the party is in talks with a KPMG managing partner based in Vietnam

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Meka Whaitiri breaks silence on defection

Labour’s Māori caucus MPs have invited Meka Whaitiri to meet with them at Parliament this week. The former Labour minister intends to make a personal statement in the House on Tuesday from Te Pāti Māori’s front bench seat, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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Proactive release used to circumvent OIA

Official advice sheds light on a long-suspected loophole, in which the Government proactively releases material with redactions so it can circumvent freedom of information laws.

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Raw Politics: An out-of-party experience

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: How the defection of a minister changes political equations for the election and coalition building, and the endless nothingness of the republican debate.

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Labour's assumption – a mistake it won't make again

The Labour Party assumed Meka Whaitiri was on their team for the October election and by the time a colleague asked, she’d already decided to jump ship, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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Plans to cap climate pollution from new buildings

Both residential and commercial new builds would be subject to proposed regulations of climate pollution in the construction and operation of buildings.

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The legend writes on

LockerRoom's founding editor, Suzanne McFadden, is relinquishing the administrative chair for a return to writing - including regular stories for her creation, the home of women's sport.

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