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The 75-year-old lived in Auckland for 40 years after he married New Zealand woman Fari LaPread.
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Mamdani announced his office would invest $37 billion (USD$22 billion) over five years to build 200,000 affordable homes, preserve 200,000 more and make it easier to build housing of all kinds across New York City.
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To achieve the earlier than forecast surplus, Willis has cut and reallocated billions of dollars’ worth of existing government initiatives over three years.
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The remarkably fast U-turn came about on Wednesday, as children and their parents gathered outside parliament to protest the government’s unexpected new rules impacting home schooling.
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Hipkins said there were “hundreds of people” in the room and he didn’t know who had leaked the audio.
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For almost half a century, we knew her as Camp Leader, one half of the Kens, Raylene to her sister’s Brenda, and a national treasure.
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He faced life for importing meth, importing MDMA and gun and ammunition charges. The judge allowed a 40% reduction. “At 48 years of age, with the help and support of your whānau, you are likely to be at a turning point.”
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Mather said Thompson advised the board of his plan in December. They were planning to tell staff, and confirm his departure, later this year.
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“I did four drug tests in camp and passed them all and then I fail on fight day. Who in their right mind would take drugs on fight day, especially when you’ve had the best camp of your life?” – Joseph Parker
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Regulation Minister David Seymour said the mapping exposed decades of overlap and complexity, revealing a “twisted spaghetti of regulators” that drives up costs, creates long delays, and weakens accountability.
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There are currently just over 63,000 full-time public servants, which is a slight decrease under this coalition government from the high of approximately 65,000 in the 2024/25 year.
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Christopher Luxon has ruled out agreeing to the idea – even if Peters brings it to coalition talks as a non-negotiable.
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He said no victim should have to sit in a courtroom and hear how the person who robbed them of their dignity deserves a discount at sentencing because of a statement from a former running coach or a principal.
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Ngarewa-Packer labelled Jones “insecure” because “that little iwi took you on and won” in their battle against mining the Taranaki seabed.
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Reflecting on the six-word sentence, which gained viral attention, Collins said she and her husband were “disgusted” by the response it received.
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“It could well be that critical minerals are needed for hearing aids. And I rather fear, Mr Speaker, that hearing aids are needed for the member from Western Māori sitting to my right” – Minister Shane Jones.