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Watch: A Southern mental health worker called the counselling sessions "laughable".
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Health

Government accused of 'gaslighting' over 'laughable' counselling for health staff
Hundreds of cancer patients are set to benefit from the Government's Pharmac boost - but some are still missing out.
Health

Hundreds of cancer patients set to benefit from Pharmac boost - but some still missing out
"[We] all know the size of the overall job we've got ahead."
The Labour Party

Labour's soul-searching: Hipkins promises to be 'formidable force' at election '26

Watch: The Coalition is launching a $10 million fund and five very ambitious targets.
Mental Health

Govt sets new mental health targets

OPINION AND ANALYSIS

Watch: Nicola Willis delivers her first Budget.
BUDGET 2024

Opinion: Coalition gives Cook Strait the cold shoulder
Watch: Nicola Willis delivers her first Budget.
BUDGET 2024

Jenna Lynch: The 'as advertised' Budget brings tax cuts for most but who's left behind?
He still thought it appropriate to trim some off the top for himself.
Opinion

Luxon has no good explanation for taking taxpayer allowance while enforcing fiscal discipline

The Labour leader is talking - but no one is listening, says Jenna Lynch.
Greens

Swarbrick presents unique chance for Greens as Hipkins risks political irrelevancy 

We could know by the end of the week.
Greens

Greens co-leadership: Swarbrick weighing options, could run uncontested, Newshub told

Every time the pendulum swings one way and back the other, the public starts to feel disfranchised
Parliament

The cost of change: Is NZ's political flip-flopping stifling progress?

This could be a mammoth task for Nicola Willis.
Transport

What are the options for new Cook Strait crossing now Interislander project has been sunk?

Luxon chose not to rein it in.
Election 2023

Peters killed Luxon's honeymoon with anti-media antics

THE HUI

An advocate for those battling for insurance payouts in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle is frustrated at the lack of progress.
The Hui

Te Karaka households still waiting for Cyclone Gabrielle payout 18 months on
The Hui catches up with Taupō mum-of-three Eva Ngāmotu one year after she underwent gastric sleeve surgery in Istanbul.
The Hui

From Taupō to Turkey: NZ mum shares weight loss journey after gastric sleeve surgery

Watch the show here.
The Hui

The Hui looks at weight-loss drugs - and whether we should publicly fund them
With winter in full blast, a number of Far North kaumātua are homeless or living in substandard conditions.
The Hui

'They're not living, they're surviving': Far North kaumātua struggling in grip of poverty

Watch the show here.
The Hui

The Hui reveals shocking living conditions endured by elderly in Far North
Watch: The Hui airs debate on Government's proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill.
The Hui

'Over my dead body': Māori respond to Govt's proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill

Watch: The Hui airs debate on Government's proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill.
The Hui

The Hui airs debate on Govt's proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill
Watch: The Hui's special political panel show.
The Hui

Māori MPs warn fast-track protests foreshadow 'hikois from hell' over Treaty Principles Bill

NEWSHUB NATION

Watch: Helen Clark says the four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas should be extended.
Middle East

'You can't live like that': Clark says pause in fighting between Israel, Hamas should be extended

The panel then went into the specifics of the agreement, such as the shared deputy Prime Minister role, how National will fund its tax cuts and ACT's Bill on the Treaty of Waitangi principles.
Newshub Nation

'Major blemish', 'burnt the house down', 'boomer manifesto': Pundits react to coalition agreement

The Green Parrot cafe is beloved by politicians.
Newshub Nation

The Green Parrot: A peek into Winston Peters' Wellington sanctum

Efeso Collins said that he feels a huge sense of responsibility for his family, "and it breaks me that they have to go through this," when speaking about the death threats they have faced.
Newshub Nation

Emotional Efeso Collins shares faith journey, family struggles with political profile
"Luxon and Peters only have to pick up the phone. David Seymour has a huge list of ways that you can save money as a government," said Ben Thomas.
Newshub Nation

Peters' opposition to foreign buyers' tax 'presents elegant way out' for Luxon, pundit says

The National Party implemented modern social media strategies to reach younger audiences during their 2023 campaign.
Newshub Nation

Luxon's online legwork: National's TikTok tactics explained
Carter is also a trained actor and has appeared in multiple different advertisements and movies.
Newshub Nation

From film sets to the halls of Parliament: The Green MP who scraped in on special votes

While she's a new political face, Casey Costello is third on NZ First's list, and thus already in Parliament.
Newshub Nation

Port Waikato by-election: National's established Andrew Bayly vs NZ First newcomer Casey Costello