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Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds were stripped of their portfolios in a shock announcement yesterday.
Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds were stripped of their portfolios in a shock announcement yesterday. Keep Reading
A legal battle to get Children’s Minister Karen Chhour to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal over plans to remove Oranga Tamariki’s Treaty obligations to... Keep Reading
Labour Party Leader Chris Hipkins says yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle shows “the wheels are falling off already”. Paul Goldsmith will take over Melissa Le Keep Reading
Willie Jackson says National’s lack of direction, strategy and leadership is what cost Melissa Lee her Media and Communication portfolio. Keep Reading
The High Court has ruled Children’s Minister Karen Chhour cannot be compelled to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal. In a just-released decision, Justice... Keep Reading
Analysis - Christopher Luxon framing the demotion of two ministers as the portfolios getting "too complex" is a charitable way of saying they weren't up to the job. Keep Reading
Two media commentators are welcoming Melissa Lee losing her role as Media and Communications Minister amid increasing speculation about what role the... Keep Reading
The Labour leader says Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds were "never up to the task that they were given". Keep Reading
Melissa Lee has been stripped of the Media portfolio, while Penny Simmonds has lost the Disability Issues role. Keep Reading
Buzz from the Beehive Melissa Lee – as may be discerned from the screenshot above – has not been demoted for doing something seriously wrong as Minister of Media and Communications. To the contrary, her career has been besmirched by her failure to do anything – an accomplishment embarrassingly recorded on a blank sheet… Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins spoke after Christopher Luxon stripped portfolios from Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds. Keep Reading
Extensive criticism isn't putting him off. Keep Reading
The bill was introduced by the previous government in June last year. Keep Reading
Former Māori development minister Willie Jackson says the Waitangi Tribunal has brought great change for Māori and New Zealand over its 50 years despite almost constant criticism. Today the High Court will rule on whether the tribunal has the power […] Keep Reading
Health Minister Shane Reti says savings sought by Health NZ aren’t part of the Government’s wider public sector cuts Keep Reading
Labour says it shows the target is not just about getting people into work, but the Government says it's a red herring. Keep Reading
A former member of Black Power says the Government’s proposed gang patch ban will only lead to gang members wearing colours and getting tattoos of gang... Keep Reading
Simeon Brown is being encouraged to look at charging for existing roads to relieve pressure on transport funding. Keep Reading
Chhour has turned down a request from the Waitangi Tribunal which is holding an urgent inquiry into the change, to appear to explain why she is doing so. Keep Reading
The decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist... Keep Reading
Both ACT's leader and advocates say parts of the End of Life Choice Act need fixing. Keep Reading
In today's media release Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was joined by Associate Justice minister Nicole Mckee to discuss the reinstatement of the three strikes legislation. Keep Reading
Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says the Government is trying "just to look tough". Keep Reading
"We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not acceptable in our society." Keep Reading
However, ACT leader David Seymour said it's not the Waitangi Tribunal's role to tell the Government how to govern. Keep Reading
The Government has announced it will restore mortgage interest deductibility for residential investment properties . So, what is interest deductibility now... Keep Reading
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You may have noticed Parliament has been sent into urgency with some regularity of late – so why the rush? Keep Reading
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