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Rates cap, Labour Party, Māori seats, argy-bargy, Coster goes

Chris Hipkins has rejected suggestions Labour should give Te Pāti Māori a free run in the Māori seats.

WATCH: NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Grant Walker.

Brent Edwards Sat, 06 Dec 2025

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The coalition Government began the week by announcing it was going ahead with plans to impose a rates cap on councils.

Instead of imposing a hard cap, though, it is setting a range between 2% and 4%. Local

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