Collected stories - 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023
Stuff
Christopher Luxon said in order to deliver New Zealand’s climate goals, “we need whole sectors of the New Zealand economy to switch to clean electricity”.
Newshub
Over 200 people packed into a community meeting in Napier to air concerns to Police Minister Stuart Nash.
RNZ
Marae play a key role in housing people after disasters and need more government backing, the prime minister says.
NZ Herald
The Health boss lost the confidence of the Government.
Newshub
"Some of the threats against Jacinda Ardern included acts of violence against Parliament as a whole."
RNZ
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is addressing media during his visit to Auckland after a series of weather events damaged homes and business premises in the city.
The Conversation
Should the country go into debt or raise taxes to pay for disaster recovery? The best solutions might not be the most politically attractive – and that’s a problem.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and her Japanese counterpart, Yashimasa Hayashi, also agreed during their talks in Tokyo.
RNZ
A top health boss is on thin ice this morning after the Prime Minister refused to express confidence in him and criticised his conduct as inappropriate. The chair of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Rob Campbell, penned a scathing critque of a National Party policy over the weekend - despite a requirement he stay politically neutral. So far, he's refused to back down - and now his job's on the line. Here's RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.
Newsroom
National and Labour's solutions to the undisputed problem of Three Waters aren't that different, writes Jonathan Milne. The difference is not over how the water infrastructure is managed, but simply who does it.
NZ Herald
Health NZ head Rob Campbell has had talks with ministers over comments.
Stuff
Access is “beyond simply putting in a ramp on the side of a building” and legislation should be "three-dimensional and meaningful”, said one submitter.
Newshub
"He was just so sensible and normal."
RNZ
The chair of Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ and the Environmental Protection Authority says his criticism of National's three waters policy announcement was made "as a private citizen".
Newshub
Here's what the Prime Minister said.
RNZ
One of the mayors opposing Labour's Three Waters plan says National's alternative also falls short when it comes to the major funding problem facing councils.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Road Closed: For Chris Hipkins and Labour, the state highway to October has been rendered impassable by inaction and political slash. Chris...
"They know that the social licence on the East Coast is very tenuous at this point in time," the Forestry Minister said.
RNZ
National MP Maureen Pugh was censured by her bosses and made to walk back her words after calling man-made climate change into question earlier this week. But similar sentiments still find a platform in the media.
Māori Television
Photo: Ryan Anderson / Stuff By Katie Doyle for Stuff The Prime Minister faced questions about government funding of Te Matatini on Saturday afternoon while...
Newshub
Policy will be replaced with a more sustainanble model.
RNZ
While somewhat bound politically by Labour's promise of no new taxes this term, Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping all options open in his search for a way to fund the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods. It's the first big test for his pairing with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins
RNZ
"We are talking years. If we are wanting to build a new highway, that's years."
Stuff
OPINION: All political parties face their own challenges dealing with climate policy this year, but that’s nothing compared to what Kiwis are facing.
Newshub
Newshub spoke with the Ukrainian Ambassador to NZ to hear what's needed.
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern left office as the most internationally renowned New Zealand political leader in a generation. She was admired for her unique leadership style. She wielded power with unmatched rhetorical skill. But Ardern ultimately did not achieve many of the lofty goals she asked to be judged on. She gave up - in her words - the “chance to change everything”.
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