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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    The Local Government Minister says he is seeking advice on changes to the 30-year-old Dog Control Act
     20 February 2026
    The Local Government Minister says he is seeking advice on changes to the 30-year-old Dog Control Act
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    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released under investigation after almost 10 hours in custody
    20 Feb: The former Duke of York has been released under investigation by British police, as officers continue to search his former Windsor home.... more
    A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty
    20 Feb: A Waikato teacher's been censured after being caught drinking wine from a drink bottle while on lunch duty... more
    An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working
    20 Feb: An urban planning specialist is advising the government to be careful changing a development plan he believes was already working... more
    The Government's pushing ahead with plans for a mega-ministry
    19 Feb: The Government's pushing ahead with plans for a mega-ministry... more
    Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama charged with inciting mutiny
    19 Feb: Long-serving Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama and a former police commissioner will face court on Tuesday on charges of mutiny.... more
    No great movement for National and Labour in the latest political poll
    19 Feb: No great movement for National and Labour in the latest political poll... more
    NZ is slowly slipping on the global corruption index. Is is time for an anti-corruption agency?
    18 Feb: New Zealand remains among the ‘cleanest’ countries in the world for perceived corruption. But a deeper trend suggests government action is needed.... more
    A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past
    18 Feb: A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past... more
    Parliament's intervening - after the High Court ruled against the Ministry of Social Development requesting welfare repayments from those receiving back-dated ACC support
    18 Feb: Parliament's intervening - after the High Court ruled against the Ministry of Social Development requesting welfare repayments from those receiving back-dated ACC support... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad ++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     24 Jan: Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends +++++++++++++
     02 Feb: There'll be a wait until we learn the outcome of today's court case between expelled Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her former party ++++++++++++
     11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions ++++++++++++
     27 Jan: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align +++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      19 Feb: Trump and epstein: us politics takes centre stage once again at winter olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Feb: Chris hipkins accuses winston peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: Hipkins accuses peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: 'just push us into the sea': the frustration of an area failed by politics (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Party leaders call for politics to be taken out of planning for weather events (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: Mediawatch: solids, liquids and gas - infrastructure ills back in the frame (RadioNZ)
      13 Feb: Does australian politics still have a problem with women? (BBCWorld)
      13 Feb: A line in the snow: why the ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not (Sydney Morning Herald)
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