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The future will be riskier – how will insurance keep up?

When a natural disaster destroys your home, who should foot the bill? The government, private insurers, or you?

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Auditor-General wants review of council reporting: 'I see the pressure'

After a Newsroom investigation, Parliament's Speaker is considering whether the Auditor-General should be called before a select committee to account for average audit fee increases of 43 percent for local councils. But first, John Ryan offers the public an explanation.

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Green shoots emerging in uncertain property market

Oyster says imported concerns have proved overbaked in New Zealand.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Last-ditch bid to push through contentious Kermadec ocean sanctuary

Alarmed iwi groups are to challenge ministers this weekend after learning of a surprise Government move to legislate the stalled 620,000 square kilometre marine park. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Further vaping clamp-downs on the table

Chris Hipkins isn’t ruling out getting rid of vape stores operating near schools if there’s evidence businesses have used a loophole to open shops before law changes kick in.

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Welcome to Motorway Appreciation Month

The New Zealand electorate loves nothing more than a promise to see most of the country paved in asphalt in an unrealistically short amount of time for an unrealistically small amount of money.

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Raw Politics: The only numbers that matter now to Hipkins

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: What's wrong with Labour governing by focus group, if its GST and parental leave policies help it win back support? And National is about to release its party list for the election with little room to diversify its team.

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Canterbury lines company squeezed

Dividend delayed at request of Christchurch council’s holding company

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Commuters face hit, more transport debt

Waka Kotahi is going further into debt and commuters will be asked to cough up more as the government ramps up funding to deliver its transport plans

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What are Lauren Dickason's sentencing options?

Lauren Dickason was found guilty of murdering her three children. But taking into account her history of mental illness, what will that mean when it comes time for sentencing?

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Popular Fiordland hostel closed by slip

Fears that access could be cut to the remote facility used by schools for 50 years have led to its closure for overnight stays.

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Auckland Transport wants to regain the city’s trust

The bus driver shortage is finally over, but roadblocks still await Auckland Transport as it marches forward on its quest to return patronage to pre-pandemic levels

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Long Covid's 'missing thousands' in NZ

New Zealand may have 100,000-150,000 people affected by Long Covid and ME, and of those, 85 percent will be moderately to very severely affected and needing significant support, says Emeritus Professor Warren Tate

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Off or on? The debate over GST on fruit and veges

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A spectator, an umbrella, and a career reborn

Being banned for hitting back at a spectator after being sent off changed Gemma Woods' career path and outlook. Now she's chalked up 70 games for Hawkes Bay.

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All the milk in China can't avert farm-fed economic downturn

Farmers are already tightening their belts – but now the realisation is seeping through the wider business community that the whole economy will suffer the impact of lower milk, lamb and timber demand. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Book of the Week: Tom Scott on Denis Welch on Big Norm

New Zealand's greatest political columnist, the legendary Tom Scott, is generous in his praise of a new portrait of Norman Kirk

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Businesses' climate challenge: Navigating towards adaptation

Bell Gully partner Natasha Garvan talks to Nikki Mandow about the latest report in its ‘Big Picture’ series – Climate Change: Towards Adaptation | Content partnership

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National party donations trio now waits to hear fate

The trio found guilty of trying to hide big donations to the National Party will now need to wait patiently as the Court of Appeal weighs up whether to uphold their convictions, acquit or discharge them, or transfer them to a different piece of legislation

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No, Prime Minister, popular tax policy is not good tax policy

Chris Hipkins' GST policy has nothing to do with efficacy or even workability, but everything to do with Labour clawing back as much traditional support as it can for the election.

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New interest-free cash loans for those in debt spiral, after Govt backs off checks

Frustrated at the Government's failure to crack down on buy-now-pay-later lenders last week, a financial charity today starts offering $500 cash loans to those who need a circuit-breaker to get out of debt trouble. Jonathan Milne reports.

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K Road plea to political parties: 'We need help'

Another public meeting on crime, another call for more visible police and more help with young offenders. Mark Jennings listened in and asked around.

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Christchurch mayor backtracks on asset sales

Phil Mauger isn’t ruling out the outright sale of council-held companies, report David Williams and Jonathan Milne

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Most restaurants say they won't make staff with Covid isolate

The restaurant industry lobby group says just two in five eateries responding to a survey on Covid-19 protocols plan to make infected staff stay home for five days in line with health advice.

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