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Robertson reflects on hate and hope as he leaves politics: Grant Robertson faced intense abuse in his 15 years as an MP, but his last message is one of hope and ...
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Robertson reflects on hate and hope as he leaves politics
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Immigration mistakes made as pressue went on post Covid - Chris Hipkins: Labour Party leaders admits politicians put pressure on officials to speed things up ...
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Immigration mistakes made as pressue went on post Covid - Chris Hipkins
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Weet-Bix will be back at The Warehouse, confirms Sanitarium | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 3 2023
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Prime minister tests positive for Covid-19 | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 1 2023
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New Zealand PM Tests Positive for Covid Ahead of Election Push: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins tested positive for Covid-19, putting him in isolation ...
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New Zealand PM Tests Positive for Covid Ahead of Election Push
Quick Glance: New Zealand Prime Minister infected with COVID-19, working via 'Zoom'
  • New Zealand Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while isolating.

  • He will fulfill his commitments via Zoom.

  • The positive test will temporarily keep Hipkins away from the campaign, as his incumbent Labour party aims for another term in office.

  • Further updates on his schedule will be announced.
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‘Quite unwell’ Hipkins announces virtual town hall meetings | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 2 2023
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‘Quite unwell’ Hipkins announces virtual town hall meetings | Live Updates
Quick Glance: 2023 Elections: Early Voting Begins, Covid Impacts Chris Hipkins
  • Hipkins has Covid-19 and is in isolation.

  • Sepuloni will be the focus while Hipkins is absent.

  • Luxon would also isolate if he contracted the virus.

  • National criticizes the Labour Government for using urgency in the House.
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on parenting, politics and his secret passion: The PM opens up about his marriage break-up, being a solo dad and his precious ...
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on parenting, politics and his secret passion
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Deputy PM Winston Peters blames media for Auckland Covid lockdown : Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continued his war on the media today ...
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Deputy PM Winston Peters blames media for Auckland Covid lockdown
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Sir Ashley Bloomfield’s mission after Covid: Pause, breathe, smile: Our humble health hero is getting a dose of fun before his next move.
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Sir Ashley Bloomfield’s mission after Covid: Pause, breathe, smile
Quick Glance: Sir Ashley Bloomfield's Mission after Covid: Calm, Breathe, Smile
  • Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield poses during a portrait session on April 12, 2020 at Parliament in Wellington.

  • To many Kiwis, the description of Sir Ashley Bloomfield as a "gentle healthcare hero" who saved tens of thousands of lives during the Covid pandemic is accurate.

  • Ashley also examined the already implemented PBS program in some of our schools.

  • Bloomfield states that the program is also in line with his own values.
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Stark warning in creative misuse of Covid funds: Fund was put to some questionable uses in NZ without sanction, but in Germany, the government has just been ...
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Stark warning in creative misuse of Covid funds
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One positive from the pandemic: It's not often in this election campaign that we're taken back to the dreaded days of Covid-19 lockdowns by Prime ...
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One positive from the pandemic
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Is this the most extreme attempt to win a Taskmaster task ever? | Live Updates: Live Updates for Aug 16 2023
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Covid-19 mandatory self-isolation period could soon be relaxed, PM hints: Most Covid-19 rules were dropped last September but the seven-day self-isolation period ...
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Covid-19 mandatory self-isolation period could soon be relaxed, PM hints
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Air New Zealand Covid credits extended | Live Updates: Live Updates for Oct 6 2023
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Air New Zealand Covid credits extended | Live Updates
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Final Covid-19 restrictions banished as experts assess future approach: The PM denied the move was linked to the upcoming election.
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Final Covid-19 restrictions banished as experts assess future approach
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This country has finally scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions: New Zealand scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions Tuesday, bringing the final curtain ...
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This country has finally scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions
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After More Than Three Years, New Zealand Finally Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the requirement to wear masks in hospitals ...
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Quick Glance: New Zealand ends final COVID-19 restrictions
  • The world's toughest COVID-19 pandemic rules will be lifted after more than three years.

  • High vaccination rates and successful hospital management during winter led to the removal of most restrictions.

  • The formal end of restrictions represents a significant milestone.

  • New Zealand's government will lift all remaining COVID-19 requirements from midnight on Tuesday.
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Jacinda Ardern quits politics, joins Prince William’s environment charity: New Zealand’s ex-leader, after a final speech to Parliament, will work with the ...
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Jacinda Ardern quits politics, joins Prince William’s environment charity
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From bread and butter to beltway - PM resets narrative: Just when everyone was getting sick of hearing the Government talk about bread and butter ad nauseam the ...
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From bread and butter to beltway - PM resets narrative
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Covid-19: Unvaccinated family carers win court declaration mandate was unlawful: A group of carers who lost their funding due to being unvaccinated have won ...
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Chris Hipkins To Be New Zealand's Next Prime Minister: The lack of other candidates indicated party lawmakers had rallied behind Hipkins to avoid a drawn-out ...
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Chris Hipkins To Be New Zealand's Next Prime Minister
Quick Glance: Chris Hipkins will be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  • Following Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation, New Zealand's Education Minister is set to become the island nation's next prime minister.

  • Hipkins first gained public attention during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a crisis management role.

  • When Ardern became Prime Minister at the age of 37, she was praised around the world for her handling of the nation's worst-ever mass shooting and the early stages of the pandemic.

  • Ardern, fighting back tears, told reporters on Thursday that she would leave the position no later than February 7.
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The edge of a knife, six months to voting day: The last big reprioritisation is due any day as an election heaves into view.
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The edge of a knife, six months to voting day
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New Zealand swears in new prime minister following Ardern's unexpected resignation
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Quick Glance: Jacinda Ardern bids an emotional farewell as Chris Hipkins takes over as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  • On Wednesday, New Zealand welcomed a new prime minister, six days after Jacinda Ardern abruptly resigned ahead of an election.

  • Prior to becoming Prime Minister, he served as Minister of Education, Minister of Police, Minister of Public Service, and House Leader.

  • Onlookers applauded and applauded as Ardern exited Parliament on Wednesday.

  • Ardern made her final official appearance as prime minister on Tuesday, accompanying Hipkins to the annual Mori religious festival in the village of Rtana.
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Chris Hipkins, Ex-Covid Minister, on Track to Become New Zealand’s Next Leader: He is viewed as a pragmatic politician who can position himself as more of a ...
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Live: Chris Hipkins to become New Zealand's 41st prime minister: Labour has finished its caucus meeting to confirm Chris Hipkins as the party's new leader and ...
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Live: Chris Hipkins to become New Zealand's 41st prime minister
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Chris Hipkins as PM: What Christchurch's swing voters think: Three Waters, the Covid-19 response and the needs of rural communities are top of mind.
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Chris Hipkins as PM: What Christchurch's swing voters think
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New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins begins choosing cabinet: New Zealand's Labor Party caucus selected Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda ...
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Quick Glance: Labour lawmakers in New Zealand confirm Chris Hipkins as Jacinda Ardern's replacement
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  • Following Jacinda Ardern's resignation, Chris Hipkins is expected to be named New Zealand's next prime minister.

  • New Zealand's ruling Labour Party chose Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as its new leader and the country's 41st prime minister on Sunday, according to Radio New Zealand.

  • Grant Robertson, the current Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is expected to retain his position.

  • Ardern must tender her resignation to King Charles III's representative in New Zealand, Governor General Cindy Kiro, before Hipkins can become Prime Minister.
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The debate that does Chris Hipkins' head in: Masks and portable air cleaners aren’t the best solutions for schools, says Chris Hipkins ...
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The debate that does Chris Hipkins' head in
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Why Chris Hipkins Faces a Tough Road Ahead as New Zealand's Leader: Jacinda Ardern's successor Chris Hipkins must grapple with high inflation, looming recession ...
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Why Chris Hipkins Faces a Tough Road Ahead as New Zealand's Leader
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Factbox: The candidates to replace New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand's ruling Labour Party is looking for a new leader after Prime Minister ...
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Factbox: The candidates to replace New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda ...
Quick Glance: Jacinda Ardern, a New Zealand icon, is stepping down.
  • New Zealand's capital, Wellington, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became an international icon for her compassionate handling of the country's worst mass shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic but faced mounting domestic criticism, announced her resignation on Thursday.

  • Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has announced that he will not run for Labour Party leadership, leaving the field wide open.

  • Ardern stated that the role required her to be prepared for the unexpected.

  • "And so to Neve, Mum is looking forward to being there when you start school this year," Ardern said.
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Auditor-General calls for wide-reaching review of failing public accountability: The Three Waters reforms, Covid Fund, Provincial Growth Fund, Māori health and ...
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Brooke van Velden: Why I don’t buy PM’s summer Covid message: Why did we spend last summer in the trenches, and this summer in the sunshine?
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Brooke van Velden: Why I don’t buy PM’s summer Covid message
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The Detail: Labour's to-do list and the question of lasting reform: It's less than a year until the next election and Labour's still got a lot on ...
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The Detail: Labour's to-do list and the question of lasting reform
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Covid-19: Anti-vaxx campaigner Chantelle Baker's Facebook page deactivated: Chantelle Baker grew a large audience during the previous Parliament protest.
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Covid-19: Anti-vaxx campaigner Chantelle Baker's Facebook page deactivated
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Former National MP Matt King's new party Democracy NZ officially registered: The freedom-focused party now boasts a membership of "well over" 1000 ...
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Former National MP Matt King's new party Democracy NZ officially ...
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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer: The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered ...
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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer
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Biggest PR challenges of 2022 faced by the Government - and KFC: PR firm ranks communications challenges of the year.
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Biggest PR challenges of 2022 faced by the Government - and KFC
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Fran O’Sullivan: Time to put Covid in the past? Not on your life: Today’s issues must not divert us from the need for a full inquiry.
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Fran O’Sullivan: Time to put Covid in the past? Not on your life
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Government to decide whether to renew the Epidemic Notice that allows them to make Covid rules. Video / Mark Mitchell

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Quick Glance: Newshour - China earthquake: Residents trapped by lockdown - BBC Sounds
  • During an earthquake, a strict Covid lockdown prevented Sichuan residents from leaving buildings.
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Harry Tam wants apology after being wrongly implicated in Northland lockdown: 'I got named. If anyone should be getting an apology it should be me.'
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Harry Tam wants apology after being wrongly implicated in Northland ...
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Covid 19: NZ's border fully reopens allowing students, cruise ships to return: More than two years and four months of Covid-19 border restrictions are set to ...
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Covid 19: NZ's border fully reopens allowing students, cruise ships to ...
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Lack of Covid rules dividing team of five million: In a single camera flash on the Beehive stairs on Tuesday the team of five million divided ...
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Lack of Covid rules dividing team of five million
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Chris Hipkins who led New Zealand's response to the covid pandemic is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as the PM.

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National promises public inquiry into Covid response if elected: National renews calls for independent inquiry into government's Covid response.
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National promises public inquiry into Covid response if elected
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Three MPs exempt from wearing masks in Parliament all from Act: Speaker Trevor Mallard says he is satisfied each of the exemptions is justified.
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Three MPs exempt from wearing masks in Parliament all from Act
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National has a ‘problem with women’, says Chris Hipkins after diversity debate | Live Updates
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National has a ‘problem with women’, says Chris Hipkins after diversity ...
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ACT must remember it won't be the star of the show: If ACT partners with National to form a government, it must avoid personal vanities and self-delusions ...
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ACT must remember it won't be the star of the show
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Trade minister's 'confusing and muddled' new world: Nobody has been more surprised by just how much business has been done online during Covid ...
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Trade minister's 'confusing and muddled' new world
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Concern for 43,000 casual workers left out of pocket by Matariki holiday: Employers are not the only ones counting the cost of the first new public holiday in ...
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Concern for 43,000 casual workers left out of pocket by Matariki holiday