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PHOTOS: Puppies at Parly for petition video

A petition boasting more than 37,000 signatures against the use of animal testing in the development of legal highs has been delivered to Parliament.

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Government's Food for Schools revealed video

Tonight comes the Budget announcement you didn't hear yesterday – Food for Schools.

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The Government was worried it would have to pay up to $500 million

Parents 'disgusted' by disabled care pay video

Parents caring for highly disabled adult children are disgusted at the Government's solution.

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Health gets third of new spending

The health sector has been allocated $400 million of new spending per year for the next four years to be spread over a number of initiatives.

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ACC levies to come down

Improvements in ACC’s financial performance will allow the Government to cut levies over the next few years, says ACC Minister Judith Collins.

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Pig disease fears over pork imports

The pork industry says NZ pigs are at risk from a Government plan to allow raw pork imports from countries with a potentially lethal pig disease.

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Hone Harawira

Hunger not parents' fault - Harawira video

Hone Harawira is looking forward to seeing new National MP Claudette Hauiti in Parliament, as he thinks she'll help convince her colleagues to vote for his 'feed the kids' bill.

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Jacqui Scott

More ACC documents into wrong hands video

A Napier woman was expecting to receive her own ACC files in the mail but instead received sensitive ACC documents.

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John Cornell waited nine hours before leaving the hospital without seeing a doctor (file)

Hospital left old man waiting for hours

MidCentral Health is defending its care of an elderly man who waited several hours in Palmerston North Hospital and left without seeing a doctor.

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Labour's health spokeswoman Annette King

Rheumatic fever spend misses the mark

Labour says the announcement of an extra $21.3 million to fight rheumatic fever ignores Ministry of Health concerns about the programmes.

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Health Minister Tony Ryall (file)

Extra $21m to battle rheumatic fever

An extra $21.3 million will go towards cutting rheumatic fever rates in children, nearly doubling funding to fight the disease.

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The boost has been welcomed by the aged care industry

Aged care funding boost welcomed video

The Government has announced a $70 million increase in funding for aged care and dementia over the next four years.

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