Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin dismiss claim they met due to 'similar age' - BBC News
BBC News
The leaders were asked if they held talks in Auckland because they are "similar in age".
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Jacinda Ardern heckled at Fieldays as Government unveils projects to cut emissions | Newshub
Newshub
The Prime Minister revealed the innovations at Fieldays on Wednesday.
Lloyd Burr: Why are some media organisations ok with such unashamed, casual sexism?
todayfm.co.nz
But seriously, why is it ok to call Sanna Marin the 'party PM'?
National MPs campaigning for votes with Kiwis in Australia on parliamentary-funded travel | Newshub
Newshub
Megan Woods said she would never campaign overseas while there as a minister.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin wants to go 'next level' with New Zealand, as she rallies against autocrats | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The Finnish Prime Minister had made a “special request” to visit New Zealand.
National Party holds ground on raising superannuation age to 67
1 News
The party intends to lift the age of eligibility from 65 to 67, despite a recent report from the Retirement Commission recommending the age stays the same.
Bowalley Road: Has Labour Become A Co-Governed Party?
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
The Power Of Two: It is possible that, formally or informally, the Labour caucus arrived at its own version of co-governance. What the Māori...
Hamilton West by-election: Crime and cost of living top of mind for voters | RNZ News
RNZ
Community leaders say most people are more concerned about getting by day to day than worrying about an election that does not affect who is in power.
The problem with entrenching party policy | RNZ
RNZ
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent?
National hoping to cash in on overseas votes
1 News
Three senior National Party MPs are in Sydney this week hoping to woo overseas voters.
How much Christopher Luxon's charging taxpayers to lease his own office from himself - and how it compares to market rent | Newshub
Newshub
The National leader says he's "very comfortable" with the arrangement.
Government 'part of the problem' for crime rise - Goldsmith | Te Ao Māori News
Māori Television
"More money, more talk, no consequences." That's what National is saying on yesterday's government announcement of new funding for dairies and shops needing...
The constitutional spat over a last-minute, controversial change to Three Waters bill | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
It's the latest controversy for Labour's Three Waters reform. Here's how to make sense of the constitutional spat over the Government's last-minute change to its Three Waters bill.
Shaw Successfully Weakens Own Climate Law | Newsroom
Newsroom
The Climate Change Minister is accused of trying to have his cake and eat it too, by celebrating a legal victory which only occurred through neutering his greatest legislative achievement.
Jacinda Ardern announces business support package targeted at dealing with crime | RNZ News
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern has spoken about the "profound sadness and anger" at the loss of Auckland superette worker Janak Patel - and announced support for dairy owners.
Council shake-up keeps co-governance - Brown | Te Ao Māori News
Māori Television
After axing some of Auckland council’s managerial bureaucracy, Tāmaki mayor Wayne Brown says he will meet with mana whenua to ensure iwi representation is...
Fanning the flames of fractiousness around co-governance | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: A severe test lies ahead for the future of Aotearoa as a multicultural society in a bicultural nation.
'Dangerous': Last-minute Three Waters clause could change New Zealand's constitution | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
The "entrenchment" of public ownership of water assets, voted through hastily by the Government and Green Party last week, could re-write lawmaking in NZ.
Bowalley Road: A Strange Hill To Die On.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Last Stand? Has Labour’s caucus chosen the Government’s deeply unpopular Three Waters policy as the hill upon which it will stand and die? A...
Chris Hipkins, Simeon Brown in tit-for-tat over office space for bureaucrats | Newshub
Newshub
Hipkins has "got no idea how Simeon Brown comes up with his numbers".
Snubbed: Wayne Brown's request for deputy PM and senior officials to work with Auckland councillors turned down | RNZ News
RNZ
Auckland's new mayor had wanted the deputy prime minister and other senior officials work alongside city councillors on key issues - but it was turned down.
Coalitions, kingmakers and a Rugby World Cup: the calculations already influencing next year’s NZ election
The Conversation
The 2023 general election is already shaping up as an MMP classic. Add the All Blacks’ World Cup fortunes to the mix and the only thing to expect is the unexpected.
On the Tiles: Challenges and opportunities facing Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - NZ Herald
NZ Herald
On the Tiles discuses the local politician that has got everyone talking.
National MP Mark Mitchell decries 'complete and utter failure' of Government's crime package after fatal dairy stabbing | Newshub
Newshub
It comes after revelations the dairy where the murder happened had applied for the crime prevention fund to buy fog cannons three times - but was denied access.
Parties call on PM to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terror entity | RNZ News
RNZ
National, the Greens, ACT and Te Pāti Māori are urging Jacinda Ardern to make the designation in response to the violent crackdown on protesters.
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