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Thursday, 6 November
12:20AM GOVERNMENT Taxpayers' Union welcomes ACC's evidence-based funding reset 159

Thursday, 30 October
9:59AM GOVERNMENT Survey reveals shocking cost of consents 321
9:49AM GOVERNMENT New report exposes tobacco tax well past the Laffer Curve: Hiking taxes on durries now means less revenue, more smokers 424

Saturday, 25 October
5:21AM GOVERNMENT Another record year for Office of the Ombudsman 197

Tuesday, 14 October
6:55AM GOVERNMENT Testing begins on New Zealand's new census survey 465

Thursday, 9 October
3:02AM GOVERNMENT RBNZ Board should be sacked for approving $416k golden goodbye for Adrian Orr and claiming he 'quit' 593

Tuesday, 30 September
3:42AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: Bureaucrats Burn $226,000 on 400,000 Mile COP29 Junket 1269

Wednesday, 24 September
9:19AM GOVERNMENT EMA welcomes long-awaited overhaul of Holidays Act 2568
9:18AM GOVERNMENT New sick leave reductions will leave retail workers feeling queasy 2553
9:17AM GOVERNMENT Women, casual, & part-time workers worse off with Holidays Act overhaul 2601
9:10AM GOVERNMENT Privacy Amendment Act passes 2486

Wednesday, 17 September
12:35AM GOVERNMENT "Tough on crime" Government lets repeat pesticide offenders off the hook 3037

Monday, 8 September
4:39AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: RNZ's 90 Day Netflix Binge While Country Tunes Out 3907

Thursday, 21 August
6:11AM GOVERNMENT "The Tyranny of the Minority" are being blamed for the risks and failures of GMO/GE. 1321
6:07AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: NIWA Refuses to Disclose Public Spending on Video Game Contractors 983

Tuesday, 19 August
2:52AM GOVERNMENT Government's Borrowing Binge Piles onto Trillion-Dollar National Debt 791

Monday, 11 August
2:13AM GOVERNMENT Insurance accessibility key as Government reviews natural hazards levy 446

Wednesday, 6 August
2:35PM GOVERNMENT Privacy Commissioner announces new rules for biometrics 3304

Monday, 4 August
5:05AM GOVERNMENT Supermarkets Asked To Label Gene Edited Foods. Consumers Betrayed by Ministerial Decision Against GE Labelling 3740

Friday, 25 July
11:30AM GOVERNMENT Quigley has no option but to go: Reserve Bank Chair misled public and undermined trust 3710
11:28AM GOVERNMENT Axing same-day enrolment to vote exposes impact of Govt starving another key agency of enough funding 3161
11:21AM GOVERNMENT DOC Reshuffle Fails to Deliver for Taxpayers 3250

Saturday, 19 July
4:52AM GOVERNMENT Experts urge fix as Government expands failing lunch scheme to primary schools 422

Thursday, 17 July
2:20AM GOVERNMENT Farmers welcome halt to new plan changes 519

Saturday, 21 June
3:45AM GOVERNMENT PM's intervention to kill Simon Watts' Ute Tax 2.0 welcomed by taxpayers 697

Friday, 20 June
3:06AM GOVERNMENT Minister Watts Silent Again as Taxpayer Data-Grab Replaces Census 649

Thursday, 19 June
3:45AM GOVERNMENT Still No Ticket to Ride: Time's Up for Motu Move Money Pit 424
3:42AM GOVERNMENT Human rights in Aotearoa on a downward trend 520

Tuesday, 17 June
1:28AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: MBIE's $137k iPhone Fiasco 301

Sunday, 15 June
1:51AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: Public Service Grows. More Bureaucrats, More Waste 346

Monday, 9 June
2:47AM GOVERNMENT $23 Million IT Meltdown: Internal Affairs Blows Millions on Another Digital Disaster 471
2:46AM GOVERNMENT Tick Tock: Taxpayers' Union Refreshes Debt Clock to Show Full Government Borrowing 505

Wednesday, 28 May
1:28AM GOVERNMENT New photography and filming guidance to help protect children and young people 470

Tuesday, 27 May
1:24AM GOVERNMENT Minister, don't raid Budget 2026, just scrap the KiwiSaver subsidy 454

Sunday, 25 May
3:18AM GOVERNMENT New analysis reveals New Zealanders' KiwiSaver funds could last 30% longer than under pre-Budget 2025 settings 593

Friday, 23 May
3:03AM GOVERNMENT 2025 Budget shows need for greater ambition on Child Poverty reduction targets 420
3:01AM GOVERNMENT Budget 2025 a betrayal of working people 377
2:53AM GOVERNMENT Budget confirms $12.6 billion theft of wages from women - pay equity betrayal laid bare 375
2:52AM GOVERNMENT Budget 2025 KiwiSaver changes set to leave more New Zealanders better off in retirement 365
2:50AM GOVERNMENT Budget 2025 fails to shift the dial on child poverty 303
2:49AM GOVERNMENT Nicola Willis' fudge-it 'growth' budget 314
2:49AM GOVERNMENT 'We're going to need a bigger debt clock' – no plan for tackling runaway debt 283
2:48AM GOVERNMENT Parents, not the nanny state, should be responsible for school leavers 255
2:47AM GOVERNMENT The Fudge Formerly Known as the Growth Budget 245

Thursday, 15 May
2:18PM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: The 14-Year Temp Worker: IRD's $21 Million Long-Term Consultant Spend Exposed 464

Thursday, 8 May
11:40AM GOVERNMENT ACT welcomes ACC's change to race-based targets 451

Monday, 5 May
2:24PM GOVERNMENT Sausage rolls and muffins — but still no answer on Orr's exit 450
6:21AM GOVERNMENT Auditor-General urged to investigate cuts to experts stopping health fraud 464

Thursday, 1 May
2:01AM GOVERNMENT Cuts? Give us a break – new spending is still going up 449
1:55AM GOVERNMENT Voting ban "undermines democratic principles" says justice group 492

Wednesday, 30 April
2:25AM GOVERNMENT Regulatory roadblock to be removed 446

Monday, 28 April
6:09AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: $310k Spent on Cars for Ex-PMs 426

Wednesday, 23 April
2:33AM GOVERNMENT Health CEO Paid More Than the PM — Then Got a Golden Handshake 455

Friday, 18 April
4:43AM GOVERNMENT Government takes fight against poverty to people in poverty 355

Thursday, 17 April
1:33AM GOVERNMENT Reserve Bank's 'Funding Cut' is Actually a Massive Increase 390

Thursday, 10 April
6:34AM GOVERNMENT Nicola Willis' new procurement rules won't pull wool over taxpayers' eyes 439
2:24AM GOVERNMENT Shear Brilliance: Government Backs Kiwi Wool! 444

Wednesday, 9 April
12:02AM GOVERNMENT Green gravy train starting to derail — but the job's not done 495

Tuesday, 1 April
3:47AM GOVERNMENT Port Marlborough welcomes government announcement on new ferry decision 416

Tuesday, 25 March
2:24AM GOVERNMENT RMA reforms will help drive economic development, says EMA 514
2:23AM GOVERNMENT RMA reform - opening the door for investment 479
2:22AM GOVERNMENT RMA reform plans are a win for common sense consenting 533

Friday, 14 March
4:05AM GOVERNMENT Chief Ombudsman publishes OIA and LGOIMA complaints information for July to December 2024 417

Thursday, 13 March
4:18AM GOVERNMENT Foreign investment changes to keep international talent 334
4:15AM GOVERNMENT Sad day for low paid workers as Govt rolls back Living Wage requirement 359

Monday, 10 March
2:25PM GOVERNMENT The infrastructure pieces are in place - now we urgently need to get to work, says EMA 519
6:59AM GOVERNMENT Going for Growth: Taxpayers' Union urges Government to adopt Full Capital Expensing in new briefing paper 565
2:05AM GOVERNMENT Saving money with cheap lunches is a waste of money if kids can't eat them 446

Wednesday, 19 February
4:41AM GOVERNMENT Two reports show privacy must be at the heart of trust in government 481
4:37AM GOVERNMENT Taxpayers need accountability over Government data leaks 621

Saturday, 15 February
2:28AM GOVERNMENT MBIE In The Dark on Outcomes of GE Animal and Plant Trials 572

Thursday, 13 February
5:14AM GOVERNMENT PSA takes urgent legal action to stop damaging cuts to jobs & services at Health NZ 478

Wednesday, 12 February
5:01AM GOVERNMENT New Zealand slides again in Corruption Perceptions Index 689

Monday, 10 February
6:37AM GOVERNMENT PSA seeks Privacy Commissioner investigation into reckless cuts at Health NZ Te Whatu Ora 585

Wednesday, 5 February
4:41AM GOVERNMENT New infrastructure research can aid disaster preparedness 393

Monday, 3 February
7:25AM GOVERNMENT Federated Farmers calls for doubling of QEII Trust funding 589

Wednesday, 22 January
7:06AM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: High-flying Governor-General rolling out the Royal treatment 836

Monday, 20 January
6:15AM GOVERNMENT Shuffling Ministers ignores need to increase funding for health and the public service 742
6:14AM GOVERNMENT Taxpayers' Union welcome Govt reshuffle – looks forward to working with new Ministry to deliver growth & more efficient local govt 764

Sunday, 22 December
5:35AM GOVERNMENT OECD Report highlights that more is needed 838

Thursday, 19 December
6:21AM GOVERNMENT Privacy Commissioner announces intent to issue Biometrics Code 747

Tuesday, 17 December
1:25PM GOVERNMENT Reform of local government - relief and celebration 507
6:18AM GOVERNMENT Government washes its hands of "unethical" plastic waste exports 368

Wednesday, 11 December
2:46PM GOVERNMENT Wheels to Wings Cycleway Decision – "Sanity has prevailed" 952
8:55AM GOVERNMENT PSA takes legal action to stop Govt cutting working from home arrangements 593

Thursday, 5 December
9:47AM GOVERNMENT BusinessNZ welcomes fresh Marsden Fund focus 494

Wednesday, 4 December
3:25PM GOVERNMENT Kāinga Ora's 'KO' to the wool industry 442

Saturday, 30 November
12:21PM GOVERNMENT How restricted is land supply? 367

Wednesday, 27 November
7:37AM GOVERNMENT Greenpeace gives Christopher Luxon an F on its first year in Govt waging a war on nature 461

Thursday, 14 November
3:49AM GOVERNMENT Getting ready for bird flu 367

Friday, 8 November
9:21AM GOVERNMENT Social housing cutbacks confirmed as Govt axes another 310 Kāinga Ora workers 546

Tuesday, 5 November
6:57AM GOVERNMENT Public servants should use cheaper taxi options 654

Monday, 4 November
1:44PM GOVERNMENT OIA documents reveal Minister is considering changing long-term child poverty reduction targets (CPAG) 433

Saturday, 2 November
1:26AM GOVERNMENT Big job losses coming as Govt guts Te Arawhiti - Office for Māori Crown Relations 479
1:19AM GOVERNMENT Research shows ways to improve our stewardship of infrastructure 363

Friday, 1 November
2:48AM GOVERNMENT How Ministerial conflicts of interest were identified and managed in relation to Fast-track projects 367

Thursday, 24 October
11:44AM GOVERNMENT Chief Ombudsman issues another stinging criticism of Oranga Tamariki over failure to investigate child assault and violence claims 644

Wednesday, 23 October
3:07PM GOVERNMENT REVEALED: NZTA spends $710,000 on Mackenzie Basin art sculptures 450
7:43AM GOVERNMENT More and more people are turning to the Ombudsman for help 388

Monday, 7 October
1:51AM GOVERNMENT Fast-track projects released 406


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