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![Peters discusses ‘paramount concern’ ahead of landmark Pacific tour](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=803)
Peters discusses ‘paramount concern’ ahead of landmark Pacific tour
PM Christopher Luxon and other Pacific leaders will hold talks at the end of the month.
![Sir Ian Taylor: Dear PM, you're not measuring up to my KPIs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=803)
Sir Ian Taylor: Dear PM, you're not measuring up to my KPIs
OPINION: 'The arrogance of Goldsmith’s total disregard for the language is infuriating.'
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![Sir Ian Taylor: Dear PM, you're not measuring up to my KPIs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Sir Ian Taylor: Dear PM, you're not measuring up to my KPIs
OPINION: 'The arrogance of Goldsmith’s total disregard for the language is infuriating.'
![Opinion: Is cancer going to kill me or will my private health insurance save me?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Opinion: Is cancer going to kill me or will my private health insurance save me?
OPINION: Is cancer going to kill me or will my private health insurance save me?
![Liam Napier: A deep dive on the lock dilemma and the strategy rethink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Liam Napier: A deep dive on the lock dilemma and the strategy rethink
OPINION: Barrett and Tuipulotu's absences severely deplete the All Blacks' lock stocks.
![Australia's PM responds to Luxon’s ‘simple’ sledge](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Australia's PM responds to Luxon’s ‘simple’ sledge
Luxon's Aussie counterpart has responded in kind.
!['Playing with fire': Act criticises council move to keep Māori seats without referendum](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Playing with fire': Act criticises council move to keep Māori seats without referendum
The Act Party has hit back, criticising the move as a 'race-based' decision.
![Watch live: PM speaks to media at primary school after maths 'overhaul'](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Watch live: PM speaks to media at primary school after maths 'overhaul'
It comes after the Government announced major change to the maths curriculum.
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!['Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility
The existing facility is earthquake-prone and breaches health and safety rules.
!['Misled the public': No military personnel on front line of Govt’s youth offender boot camps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Misled the public': No military personnel on front line of Govt’s youth offender boot camps
Children's Minister: No NZDF staff are working with youth offenders on the pilot.
![Luxon voices doubts on Australians' intelligence: PM on why te reo Māori scrubbed from doc](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Luxon voices doubts on Australians' intelligence: PM on why te reo Māori scrubbed from doc
Minister Paul Goldsmith told his staff to remove te reo Māori from a Matariki invitation.
![Starship Hospital leaders say Treaty repeal law will make their job harder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Starship Hospital leaders say Treaty repeal law will make their job harder
The 7AA repeal would have direct impact on the hospital floor, Starship directors say.
![Govt’s pre-Budget lack of action on cancer drugs, scramble after backlash revealed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Govt’s pre-Budget lack of action on cancer drugs, scramble after backlash revealed
National had promised to fund 13 cancer drugs but there was no sign of it in Budget 2024
![Speaker urges MPs to use complaint process amid concerns about Parliament behaviour](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Speaker urges MPs to use complaint process amid concerns about Parliament behaviour
It comes as the PM reiterates his call for MPs to tone down divisive language.