Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2022
Newshub
The National Party says the Government is "soft on crime", but the Prime Minister "completely" disagrees.
Stuff
The Reserve Bank's latest view on inflation and interest rates ups the ante for councillors.
werewolf.co.nz
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RNZ
Some bills are set down to progress through all stages, including one delaying implementation of the Clean Car Standard and another extending the deadline for landlords to comply with Healthy Homes standards.
Newshub
The Finnish Prime Minister will be in New Zealand from next Tuesday.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: A bunch of inflation-induced crunches will be squeezing voters right when the election will likely be held.
Stuff
The National Party leader says he will reconsider his plan to scrap the top 39% tax rate to prevent it adding further fuel to the inflation fire.
Stuff
Parliament could be sitting into Saturday to consider or pass a massive 24 bills. But what are they and why the urgency?
RNZ
The number of acute beds for mental health patients has not increased over the last five years.
RNZ
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says everything in its tax policy but indexed tax brackets is now under review, after today's cash rate rise.
Newshub
The official cash rate is now the highest it's been since 2009.
Newsroom
Instead of winding up, the Crown-owned company responsible for big Christchurch rebuild projects like Te Pae convention centre has been handed a new, enduring, nationwide challenge.
NZ Herald
National leader says the Government needs to step up in the inflation fight
Katharine Moody casts an eye over the Government's 'cumbersome' RMA reform bills saying they're a base worth sticking with
Māori Television
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says despite New Zealand's relatively strong economic position, the global economy is still precarious and could harm Aotearoa....
ZB
Andrew Little insists new figures on the number of mental health beds don't tell the full story. Data released to National shows there are 608 beds in acut
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admits part of the government's Three Waters bill has caused confusion, and she has asked whether it can be clarified.
RNZ
The Green Party wants leaders of other oppressed nations to address Parliament too.
Newshub
A nurse came up with the idea of handing out contact cards after she was badly verbally abused by a patient, a union delegate says.
Newsroom
National might find a few votes in grand statements about parents needing to wake up in time to take their children to school, but an actual policy or just one idea to address chronic truancy wouldn't go amiss, writes political editor Jo Moir.
todayfm.co.nz
Housing Minister Megan Woods told Lloyd Burr COVID-19 had a major impact on the progress of both private landlords and community providers.
Newshub
Hipkins says it's better to focus on parents rather than "blaming principals and blaming teachers".
ZB
The Government is making modifications to the Three Waters legislation, and the changes are expected to be up before Parliament before the end of the week.
RNZ
Labour ministers are considering whether to allow 16-year-olds to vote in council elections - an easier task than for central elections.
Stuff
The National Party digs in against calls to lower the voting age to 16, saying it is opposed and unhappy with the Supreme Court's "overreach".
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