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?David Shearer has resigned as leader of the New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party, having failed to make a dent in the popularity of the ruling National Party and Prime Minister John Key. “There needs to be a Labour-led government and the ambitions of one person should never be larger than that purpose,” Shearer told reporters at a media conference in …

Prime Minister John Key welcomed Nick Smith back into the Cabinet in a reshuffle in which he has also sacked the Labour and Conservation Minister, Kate Wilkinson, and Energy and Housing Minister Phil Heatley. diy solar panels He also relieved Associate Education Minister Craig Foss of his responsibility for the Novopay system for paying teachers, putting that in the hands …

NZ First leader Winston Peters has expelled MP Brendan Horan from the NZ First caucus, saying he has no confidence in Horan’s ability to continue as an MP. Peters told Parliament he had seen evidence relating to allegations Horan had misappropriated money from his late mother and that needed to be treated seriously. Peters said he had conducted as thorough …