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TOP leader Raf Manji wants to shake up politics and hold the balance of power.
Collected stories - 1 March to 31 May 2022
TOP leader Raf Manji wants to shake up politics and hold the balance of power. Keep Reading
OPINION: The case for reform is very strong. So how did Labour manage to make it so complicated? Keep Reading
Treasury essentially called the funding a bribe. Keep Reading
Analysis: Revenue Minister David Parker's mission to find out how much tax the wealthiest people are paying raises questions about the government's intentions. Keep Reading
In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the Government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19. Keep Reading
Ministers confirm they’re accepting council and iwi changes to make water providers more locally accountable - and pushing ahead with the contentious reforms next month, writes Jonathan Milne Keep Reading
The government says it will plough ahead with the vast majority of its three waters reforms, saying 45 of 47 of the recommendations suggested by its working... Keep Reading
The Government is trying to ease concerns raised by local councils about losing ownership of their assets. Keep Reading
The Associate Health Minister has asked officials to draft a plan on how the government should respond if a variant arrives that is more transmissable or severe than Omicron. Keep Reading
It's generally over 60 white males who are elected to councils around the country. Keep Reading
The Rotorua Lakes Council has decided to pause the process. Keep Reading
The current cost of living crisis in the New Zealand economy could yet have severe political consequences. Warning signs could be seen in Monday’s French presidential election result – in which the nationalist-populist Marine Le Pen upset the status quo by getting through to the second round and win Keep Reading
The government has revealed plans to spend $1.4 billion into infrastructure in a bid to boost housing stock across five Auckland suburbs. Keep Reading
"A dominant violent ideology that focuses on outdated narrow military security concepts, rather than real human security that meets the needs of all." Keep Reading
OPINION: Small “c” conservative politicians are sometimes unfairly accused of flip-flopping. Such is the fate of National's leader. Keep Reading
Maybe he should have taken Sir John Key's advice? Keep Reading
Fifteen to 20 ram raids are being reported each week across the country by members of the Dairy and Business Owners Group. Keep Reading
ACT said the trip is expensive and inappropriate. Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: The associate finance minister had a gripe and an idea. But where do his new tax principles comes from and what would they mean? Keep Reading
Listen now (17 min) | IRD minister says we're not measuring all wealth & not measuring the overall progressiveness of our tax system; He also proposes outlawing unfair tax changes, but doesn't propose a wealth tax. Yet. Keep Reading
David Parker is looking at ways to tax the wealthy when a capital gains tax would have solved his issue Keep Reading
Is Revenue Minister David Parker’s plan to gather tax data on the wealthy just more procrastination by this Labour government on making the tax system fairer? Or is it recognition the public debate needs a long-term frame to get a capital gains, or wealth tax, over the line? Keep Reading
"We do think it's a fair, progressive system." Keep Reading
Paying for the upkeep of New Zealand roads should be based on distance travelled by vehicles, the Dunedin City Council appears set to argue. If... Keep Reading
The day honours those who’ve served overseas for Aotearoa in war or other roles like peacekeeping. Keep Reading
There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here's the main expenses in an easy-to-read list. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. News & Articles New Zealand Politics SUMMER 2021: LATEST Collected stories - 1 November to 1 March 2022 Keep Reading