The Immigration Minister was not told of the drug smuggler's journey when making a decision on his residency application.
The organisation launched a crowdfunding campaign, as it is $30K short until the next financial year.
It is set to rise in April from $16.50 per hour.
The National MP who entered Parliament in 2005 uttered his final words in the House today.
All parties except ACT New Zealand voted in favour of the bill.
The inquiry looked at 131 state sector agencies.
That's according to the Finance Minister who's released The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update.
Police will now have the discretion to take a "therapeutic approach" when considering prosecution.
Nicola Willis says her bill would save time, money and shows compassion.
However, National's Simon Bridges called it "terrible, unsafe, dangerous".
NZ's approach to suicide is "patchy and under-resourced" and a serious concern, it finds.
Labour's scathing critique of the 2010 blanket ban makes for a confusing 2018, writes 1 NEWS NOW politics reporter Anna Whyte.
The Green Party MP says the ban "undermines democracy and removes fundamental rights".
Iain Lees-Galloway's apology to the Prime Minister isn't enough, says the National Party leader.
The findings into the residency application of Karel Sroubek were released today.
Speaker Trevor Mallard staff need to feel safe and supported in the halls of power.
"This event is an opportunity to inspire the change we want to see in the world," Ms Ardern said.
"Our men went to work that day, they didn't expect not to return home," said Anna, who lost her husband Milton at Pike River.
Victim advocate Louise Nicholas criticised the appointment, amid claims Mr Haumaha called rape allegations a "nonsense," something he denied.
"We know every three months someone is going to die on that road," a campaigner said today.
National say it was "a dark day for the energy sector".
Supplying drugs would remain illegal under the proposals.
It is on condition the proxy vote is used "at all times in support of the vote of the National Party".
The group say Wellington Hospital "is not an appropriate place to protest".
The ACT Party has labelled it an outrageous junket.
Calls to ban sexual orientation and gender conversion therapy came after TVNZ1 Sunday investigation.
Buttercup squash and onion growers will see tariffs removed, among the gains.
The current law is 40 years old, with calls for abortion to be treated as a health issue.
It has been one year since NZ First chose to go with Labour. We asked the pair to relive those moments.
They want locals to "make a dent" in the huge number of cups that go to landfill each year.