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What's the fuss about co-governance? As The Detail finds out, it's not a new concept and voters are being urged to get on board with it.
Collected stories - 1 March to 31 May 2022
What's the fuss about co-governance? As The Detail finds out, it's not a new concept and voters are being urged to get on board with it. Keep Reading
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The Government is poised to announce congestion prices in Auckland. Keep Reading
Chris Kumeroa says consulting with deprived communities about how to build prosperity is the best way to address the issue. Keep Reading
I have followed Paula Bennett’s political career with some interest. Her attempts to become a Westie I thought were ridiculous but in John Key’s National his caucus had to look like all of us so the effort, misguided as it was, was worth it. Since leaving Parliament she has augmented stints as a real estate […] Keep Reading
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District health boards say the disruption set to be caused when 10,000 health workers take industrial action tomorrow will vary around the country. Keep Reading
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Official documents reveal the Conservation Department’s new boss walked straight into a budget crisis. @ddub_news reports Keep Reading
Porirua missed the cut, but four other councils around the Wellington region are still in the hunt for cash to help accelerate housing projects. Keep Reading
A dramatic collapse in Labour’s poll ratings comes as National under Christopher Luxon soars Keep Reading
Patronage hit a high in the month of April with almost all services full on some days. Keep Reading
Opinion - Despite having the resume to be the next prime minister, Christopher Luxon has failed to add anything meaningful in terms of policy solutions, Lamia Imam writes. Keep Reading
The Greens have been almost invisible since the 2020 election. Despite massive crises impacting on people’s lives, such as climate change, housing, inequality, and the cost of living, they’ve had very little to say. On this week’s highly contentious issue of politicians being banned from Parliame Keep Reading
Beneath Simon Bridges' charm lies a deeply conservative and calculating politician. Keep Reading
The National Party does not have any new ideas and their old ideas seem woefully unprepared to meet the moment, writes Lamia Imam for RNZ. Keep Reading
Chris Bishop has described Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard's, handling of the issue as "a disgrace". Keep Reading
National party leader Chris Luxon has been reported as giving some badly uninformed responses to questions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. As a potential Prime Minister, he needs to get up to speed. Te Tiriti is the Māori language version of the Treaty of Waitangi – the version that is given greater wei Keep Reading
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There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here's the main expenses in an easy-to-read list. Keep Reading
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