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4 days ago · The government is expected to reveal its next climate change target on Thursday night, amid scrutiny from the international community.. A former climate change ambassador is making the case for a 66 percent cut to the country's emissions, while a former climate change commissioner and climate scientist says the targets matter even more if …

The man whose body was found on Bethells beach, Abhishek Arora, was amongst a group of swimmers who got into difficulty in the water at Piha on Tuesday evening. The father of one of the two children who went missing from the Mt Eden BestStart said in …

Jan 17, 2025 · Labour has inched ahead of National in a new poll, with National dropping 4.6 points and Labour gaining 4 points since December. The Taxpayer's Union-Curia poll now has Labour on 30.9 percent, just ahead of National at 29.6 percent.. It is the first time Labour has led National in their poll since April 2023.

4 days ago · The full video of Thursday's hearings is at the top of this page. Former minister of Justice Kiritapu Allan made a submission as the Justice Committee continued to make its way through 80 hours in total of listening to submitters on Thursday.. The Committee, on its second day of hearings, also heard from organisations such as YouthLaw Aotearoa, Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa and the Council ...

4 days ago · No-cause evictions are back from Thursday - and landlords are being told not to see it as "carte blanche to end tenancies at will". Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act passed last year and brought a number of changes. While the changes to bond lodgments, no longer requiring signatures for ...

Dec 26, 2024 · Starting today, Auckland's railway lines will be empty with no trains operating for the next 32 days. It is the first extended period of rail closures in the city - in total, 96 days of empty tracks are planned, through to the end of January 2026. That means no passenger trains, freight trains, Northern Explorer or Te Huia train.

Dec 17, 2024 · Health NZ staff have warned bosses that doctors and nurses will be left without critical IT support if proposed mass layoffs of digital and data workers goes ahead.