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Govt considering North Island pumped hydro scheme

Energy Minister Megan Woods met with iwi in Ruapehu to discuss the potential of a massive pumped hydroelectric scheme affecting their rohe.

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Fisher Funds loses $80m in bank collapse – just the start of the hit to KiwiSavers

A Newsroom investigation shows the big funds manager had gone big on Signature Bank – money it will never see again. But it says other funds are down as well. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Regional council admits it’s been flying blind on Rakaia

Evidence filed in the Environment Court confirms there’s been scant monitoring of a protected river

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Aukus alliance 'won't shut out NZ' - US official

A senior American official offers reassurances, while a Kiwi expert warns we may be left on the sidelines.

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Labour and National scrap it out to do very little

Labour has overtaken National as the party of doing nothing. Both leaders are now in a race to do as little as possible to rock the voter boat right through until the election in October.

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Racist and sexist attacks won't drive Mahuta out of politics

Nanaia Mahuta says she became a “lightning rod" for detractors of Three Waters. She sat down with political editor Jo Moir to explain why she will always speak out against racist and sexist attacks she is subject to.

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Shock at High Court’s transport emissions ruling

Court rules a Government policy prioritising cuts in greenhouse gas emissions is simply guidance

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Wakeboarding tower 'sabotaged' after community row over closed flood gates

Local board member and community constable Don Allan says it will be hard for police to determine who cut the big anchor cable; the community must come together and stop pointing fingers over the January floods.

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The public sector problems behind talk of 'consultant crackdown'

Are contractors and consultants a waste of money or a "necessary evil"?

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Army captain turned MP comforted by Parliament's rules

Former military captain turned Labour MP Dan Rosewarne is hoping to secure the party’s nomination for the Christchurch East seat on Sunday. He’s one of five candidates vying for the safe Labour seat held by outgoing MP Poto Williams since 2013.

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The toxic mile

A cocktail of toxic chemicals and contaminants have been found in sample testing taken from the Awatoto region, with the Napier City Council warning of the possibility of “significant risk to health and property”.

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Lachie’s father calls for new police investigation

Paul Jones doesn't hold the local council responsible for the death of his three-year-old - but he says it's time the police came forward and investigated the case properly.

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Sacked health chair used up at least $125k in fees in three months

The Govt is set to appoint an interim chair to its big health agency, but now must find additional budget to pay them. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Christchurch sleepwalks towards partial asset sales

A warning about the curse of corporate investors emerges for Christchurch, which is weighing up partially privatising public assets

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Return to Gore: If little Lachie didn't drown, how did he die?

Did a little Southland boy really fall into a pond and drown? In this Newsroom Investigates exclusive, “drowning as a cause of death” has been thrown into doubt by a forensic team engaged to review the original post mortem

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Less word soup, more vision needed from Luxon

Christopher Luxon needs to explain his vision for New Zealand and underpin it with some policies that are clearly articulated and costed, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Ousted health chair reveals plan for 'many hundreds' of job cuts

Te Whatu Ora staff to be consulted on managerial and administrative lay-offs to reduce duplication between former DHBs: 'I hate it,' says Rob Campbell, 'but they do happen'. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Farmers in the east 'hitting the wall'

As the adrenaline runs out, Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers president Jim Galloway told political editor Jo Moir farmers are starting to hit the wall.

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Reserve Bank would back a Commerce Commission probe into bank profits

Some retirees could face a cold and hungry winter, as costs rise and banks slow-pedal their term deposit interest rates. It's allowing the big banks to maintain high margins and send record dividends back to their Australian owners. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Courier firm ordered to make driving safe

Arab Emirates-owned courier company Aramex is again in the gun over worker health and safety, writes Rebecca Macfie.

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Court puts river protection case on fast-track

Regional council accused of washing its hands of enforcing a water conservation order

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The case for an NZ Reconstruction Authority

With a recent run of natural disasters, could a standalone reconstruction agency help NZ recovery and response efforts?

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Cawthron boss told he should have expressed himself better

Academic leaders and environmental groups say the independence and scientific credibility of New Zealand's world-renowned Cawthron Institute has been undermined by chief executive's claims about the sustainability of the seafood industry. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Govt to announce forestry slash investigation this week

The Government will this week announce next steps in dealing with forestry slash after it contributed so extensively to the damage on the East Coast during Cyclone Gabrielle

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How a university’s Covid stance evolved, then fell apart

An epidemiologist accuses University of Canterbury of not taking Covid seriously enough.

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