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HOSPITAL SERVICES FACE AXE: National Women’s says it may have to axe vital services in light of a decision to lift a limit on payments to a private Auckland maternity company.
WINZ CEO: Christine Rankin’s job as the chief executive of WINZ is on the line as the government triggers an investigation into her role in the flight charter saga.
KIWI FREED; A New Zealand Red Cross worker has been freed after being held hostage in Russia for two months.
TOURISM OTARA: The push is on to turn Otara into a tourism destination.
NZ FIRST SHUNNED: Act has said it would consider triggering another election than be in a coalition involving NZ First. The Alliance has said it too does not not want NZ First in a coalition they are involved in.
GANG FENCE SMASHED: Police in Christchurch yesterday demolished a 2.3 metre high gang fence around the Highway 61 HQ.
TOP COP SPLITS: Police Commissioner Peter Doone has seperated from his wife.
DRIVER: A driver of a stolen car who killed a Hamilton woman had a long history of road crime.
ASSASSINATION: Police investigating a ministerial
assassination have imposed a news blackout on the
case.
Gordon Campbell: On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence
Peter Dunne: Beware The All-Knowing Controller And Auditor-General
Paul Moon: An Outsider On The Inside, How Ans Westra Created New Zealand’s ‘National Photo Album’
Jane Kelsey: How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Trade Disputes
Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Bill Bennett: Another Pacific cable for NZ by 2026