Swarbrick Presses Luxon on Homelessness; Hipkins Grills Government Over Budget Holes; Rare Unity Honoring Dame Kiri
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Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick unsuccessfully tried to get PM Luxon to commit to resigning if his Kāinga Ora eviction threats lead to more homeless children.
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Police Minister Mark Mitchell was admonished by the Speaker for criticizing the previous Labour government's police pay offer.
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins tried to interrogate the Government over reported fiscal holes, including a $5.6 billion hole.
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MPs from all parties gave speeches honoring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday in a rare show of cross-party unity.
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Winston Peters defended his controversial "Nazi Germany" comments, claiming he never mentioned the Holocaust or genocide.