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The new developments come against the backdrop of increased policy focus

The government seeks to create organized market outlets for small-scale operators in the country.

Rescue operations were halted after two men feared trapped in a building that collapsed on Friday, December 17, showed up at the scene three days later.

'Extremely dodgy behaviour': National, ACT hammer in criticism over 'unlawful' Ihumātao deal Newshub 2 hrs ago © Newshub Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends the Ihumātao deal. National and ACT are hammering in criticism over the Government's Ihumātao deal which has been deemed "unlawful" by the Auditor-General.  The disputed south Auckland land was purchased by the Government from Fletcher Building in December for $30 million. The Government said it was bought using the Land for Housing programme, which falls under the KiwiBuild umbrella.  Newshub revealed in March that Treasury ...

An investigation by the Auditor-General has found that on February 9 a new spending category was set up to pay for the land under the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, but the Government did not seek approval for this, making the payment "unlawful" until validated by Parliament.  "The Auditor-General's report uncovers extremely dodgy behaviour from Labour Government ministers as they tried to justify this spending," says National's housing spokesperson Nicola Willis.  "This is a disgraceful abuse of the law. Ministers are not a law unto themselves with authority to write chequ...