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Caption:The Greens and the CTU say the government’s policy on contractors is too similar to what Uber has proposed. File photo.Photo credit:RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
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Brooke Van Velden
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Uber drivers rallying outside the Court of Appeal in Wellington on 19 March 2024.
Auckland apology
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Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
Education and Workforce Committee Chair Katie Nimon (Napier/National) speaks during Tuesday’s urgent debate into allegations of senior Immigration officials withholding information from the Minister and from the Education and Workforce Committee.
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
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