The Conversation
New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.
The Conversation
The government is ‘going for growth’ in tourism. But New Zealand already struggles to serve current visitor numbers, and enrolments in training courses have plummeted.
Newsroom
Today from The Detail: Changes made in haste in vocational education are being met with dismay by sectors that feel left out of it.
E-Tangata
"My employer is not a living wage employer. They’re a minimum wage employer. I’ve been with them for four years now, and the money side of things is a struggle. I’m left trying to eat on $50 to $80 a week, and that’s for two of us, because I’m a single mum." — A wahine Māori support worker in Wellington.
E-Tangata
“Her greatest gift was being a genuinely good person. A kind and reliable force who could let go of the leash, knowing she had passed on a good moral compass to guide and hold us together. We were the lucky ones.” — Moana Maniapoto on her mum.
Newsroom
An overhaul of the pay equity regime, which will limit who can make a claim, has passed into law in under 36 hours. Laura Walters reports.
NZ Herald
The Government spent more than $20,000 flying one of US President Donald Trump’s former aides, Chris Liddell, to Auckland to speak at its investment summit....
NZ Herald
Long-serving Labour MP David Parker bowed out of Parliament after 23 years on Wednesday night, saying he had “ given it [his] all”. Delivering his...
RNZ
Analysis: ACT ministers were popping champagne after the sudden announcement, but National's were on the defensive, writes Jo Moir.
Newsroom
The Finance Minister says there will be no Budget Day piñata, so what could go, and what will survive Budget '25?
Newsroom
Comment: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been in his happy place, far from home. As he returns to Parliament, all eyes are on growth.
E-Tangata
“The difficulty with starting from the institutions we have now and trying to think how they could be tweaked to better reflect Māori aspirations is that our current institutions are based on a particular way of understanding power.” — Carwyn Jones.
Newsroom
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's seat of Hauraki-Waikato is viewed as the most daunting contest, with Labour even seeking advice from the Māori Queen.
The Conversation
Austerity has become the global default response to tough economic times. But New Zealand should be prioritising investment over cuts to foster long-term growth.
Point of Order
Peter Dunne writes - A tense and intriguing political chess game is being played out in Parliament's Privileges Committee at present. It is a game none of those involved can afford to lose, yet inevitably someone will. On the face of it, the issue at hand is whether the spontaneous haka performed by three Te…
Point of Order
Bryce Edwards writes - “Kleptocracy” is a chilling word, increasingly used internationally, especially in the United States under the shadow of Trumpism. Wikipedia explains that kleptocracy is “also referred to as thievocracy” or “a government whose corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) use political power to expropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern, typically by…
The Conversation
Are supermarkets charging too much? This ‘three-limb test’ can help policymakers unpack the problem.
Newsroom
Higher speeds are being restored on 81 stretches of state highway, after ministers barred officials from considering safety and environmental concerns. Jonathan Milne reports.
Opinion: Whatitiri Te Wake is in London as the Prime Minister works to strengthen ties with the UK.
The Conversation
As the deadline approaches for Te Pāti Māori MPs to appear before the Privileges Committee, the place of tikanga in our democratic institutions is the real issue.
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Plans to expand automated decision-making in New Zealand's welfare sector has charities and legal experts concerned.
the Guardian
The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned
New modelling has looked into the impact of the US-China trade war on NZ, writes AUT economics professor Niven Winchester.
Newsroom
Comment: The defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill and the global campaign against Trump’s tariffs have given Luxon the chance to assert his personal leadership and National’s economic agenda over the coalition, writes Peter Dunne
Newsroom
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