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Political support but government uncertainty for pay equity

Delayed pay equity settlement is facing the expiry of the act giving temporary pay relief to care workers

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Dear Harriet

Dame Fiona Kidman on one of the great editors in the literary pantheon, Harriet Allan, made redundant by Penguin.

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Policy lessons for incoming government from Labour's quick demise

The Labour government’s actions almost certainly contributed to its defeat – many governments have bad luck but few lose almost half their electoral support within three years, writes Professor Jonathan Boston.

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Epitaph for Onslow

Nestled in the hills of Central Otago lies the energy silver bullet that New Zealand couldn’t afford.

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MMP was progress and a referendum on increasing electoral term would be too

We need to give governments time to do their job, and an increased term would allow for a more engaged approach, argues Lianne Dalziel

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Israel v Hamas: The war without end

Why do experts have very little hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East?

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Light rail the casualty in transport’s political war

The election results existentially threaten Auckland’s light rail plans – but would a less political approach to solving transport issues have struck a healthier compromise?

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Hipkins remains Labour leader, Little quits politics

Chris Hipkins is still the leader of the Labour Party, though a leadership vote will be scheduled after the final election results come in, in line with party rules.

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Fuel companies increase profit margins in cost-of-living crisis

Who you going to call? There's no ministerial price-buster in the transition between two governments

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Induction 101: The first things new ministers need to learn (but won't be told)

Some advice from Dr Chris Eichbaum for incoming ministers and political staff is to read the Cabinet Manual and code of conduct, and treat those leaving the Beehive with dignity.

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What a Labour Opposition and leadership will look like

Labour's caucus is still thick with ministerial expertise, but there are looming questions about whether Chris Hipkins and other senior MPs decide to stick around. Marc Daalder reports.

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Dunedin is 'like visiting your grandmother'

The life and times of a gay playwright dividing his attentions between hedonism in New York, and the respectable living rooms of New Zealand

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Labour’s Māori MPs caught between the taniwha and the deep blue sea

Despite the racially-charged clamour that permeated the election campaign, voters look to have returned more Māori to Parliament than ever before.

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Anna Grimaldi finds herself on the world stage

26-year-old from Dunedin can become only the third New Zealand Paralympian to have won three consecutive gold medals in track and field, writes Peter Thornton

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Election '23: The hangover

There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night.

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Greens relinquish prized ministerial portfolios to uncertain fates

Greens relinquish prized ministerial portfolios to diminished fates: Co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw will say goodbye to their respective portfolios of passion – Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence and Climate Change, but are promising to advocate hard in opposition, reports Emma Hatton

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Free market free-for-all: Buying NZ's school curriculum off the app store

In reducing the curriculum to a function of choice, competition, and financial gain, Act’s policy bypasses questions about what the curriculum is for and the fundamental role it plays in a public education system, argues Claudia Rozas Gomez

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The war on guns

Gangs have easy access to deadly weapons thanks to four decades of weak political leadership

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Labour's collapse was nationwide, National's win was local

While Labour's collapse occurred virtually everywhere, National's big win was enabled by a significant over-performance in the party and electorate votes in Auckland.

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Pedestrians more likely to be hurt in poorer areas

Crunched data shows the rate of death and injury from vehicles is higher in areas where people earn less. Emma Hatton reports.

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Council publishes kids books to ease disaster trauma

Auckland Council has spent more than $100k on a series of children’s books targeted at disaster readiness in migrant communities

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Blue Rinse across Auckland

Labour’s shock losses were in National’s favour – but even when Labour won, the margins were closer than expected

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This election was bought, and bought cheap

Labour and National both avoided the main debates – climate crisis, infrastructure failures, equity issues and geopolitics – in favour of playing back to the people their current fears and insecurities.

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Labour's loss of Māori vote may be long-term

Labour’s loss of at least four of Māori electorate seats is more than just a blip or a slap to Labour. It could signal a fundamental generational, economic and demographic shift, writes Aaron Smale

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Oh so close, but precarious election outcome leaves markets on edge

Investors were already pricing in uncertainty; this morning's market trading is expected to fall on the threat of protracted negotiations to form a government, and Fletcher's pipe problems. Andrew Patterson reports.

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