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After Auckland's CBD shooting the knives were out for home detention sentences – but is it the justice system we should be pointing at, or is the problem more deeply-rooted?

It was musical chairs for Auckland Council committees this week, with one swap-out proving especially controversial.

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

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: What are the longer-term ramifications for Labour of minister Kiri Allan's arrest and resignation? Plus a big reversal on climate policy, and how to handle opinionated public board members.

The vaping industry should back up its call for stronger steps to protect our young people from vaping with some action, says Janet Hoek

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

Christopher Luxon’s drive for party votes hits an Act-shaped judder bar

It's hard to say whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant the Commerce Commission investigating specific claims of retailer pressure, says Food and Grocery Council boss Raewyn Bleakley.

As the Government ponders future electricity-generation options, National nixes a pumped-hydro plan that could be the country’s one-stop energy shop.