Collected stories - 1 March to 31 May 2022
Finish your destination management plans, pay tourism workers "a decent amount of money" and lift your service: this was the message from Tourism...
Stuff
Advocates of government transparency call for companies - such as the one building Transmission Gully - to be more accountable to taxpayers.
The Standard
Can Labour win a third term? Here are some pathways up, and some pathways down.
Stuff
Officials are looking at how NZ honours its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
Newsroom
Beijing has walked a careful line to date, but any greater role in the conflict would be fraught for New Zealand.
Stuff
An unfortunate phrase brings back memories of tougher policies towards the poor.
RNZ
A trans-Tasman alliance is calling on the government to partner with the private sector to accelerate the use of biofuels by the aviation sector.
Stuff
Fewer than 9000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given, meaning $800,000 worth will be binned when they expire on April 2.
Newsroom
New rules will force oil and gas exploration companies to release detailed financial information to prove the taxpayer won't be left holding the baby when it comes to expensive decommissioning of old oil rigs
Stuff
New Zealand will receive up to 150 refugees a year from Australia’s offshore detention facilities, more than nine years after the offer to take them was first made.
Democracy Project
The chaos, disruption and suffering brought about by Covid is far from over, but there’s now a sense that, politically, the virus has finished. The pandemic has dominated the political agenda for two years, and with yesterday’s announcement of a significant loosening of restrictions, it feels like a
Newsroom
National and the Greens repeatedly cry foul over requests at select committee being blocked by majority-wielding Labour MPs. Could the next election be fertile ground for real democratic change?
RNZ
National would have gone further in removing Covid-19 restrictions but backs the government. The Greens fear for the most vulnerable, and ACT fears for the economy.
Newshub
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised no lockdowns because of the flu.
RNZ
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has outlined his economic plans ahead of this year's budget, with a key focus on infrastructure, immigration and diversifying the export market.
The Prime Minister will today outline an overhaul of New Zealand’s Covid-19 restrictions.
Newshub
National says frontline workers haven't seen any of the money - a claim rubbished by the Health Minister.
Newshub
The former Air NZ CEO said a reasonable percentage of income for Kiwis to spend on rent was around 35 percent.
NZ Herald
PM will this morning announce changes to vaccine pass and mandate settings.
The Standard
Chris Luxon has admitted in National media that provision of assistance to the poor is “bottom feeding”.
Stuff
Winding back Covid-19 restrictions too soon could cause a second Omicron wave, leading epidemiologist warns, as the Government looks to make changes to vaccine passes, mandates and the protection framework.
Newshub
A mega COVID-19 rule shakeup is upon us.
RNZ
A group of public health experts is calling on the government to slow down on loosening Covid restrictions. Te Pirimia Jacinda Ardern is due to make an announcement on Wednesday about vaccine passes, mandates and the Covid-19 protection framework. National wants most of the restrictions gone immediately and the rest by the time Australian tourists start arriving April 13. In a blog, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker and his colleagues argue now is not the time to slacken off. And in fact, some of the rules need to be beefed-up. He talks to Lisa Owen.
Newshub
"Strong feedback" on hate speech proposals led to a rethink.
Democracy Project
International analyst Geoffrey Miller examines New Zealand’s new military assistance for Ukraine and asks whether more humanitarian aid could also be provided. Jacinda Ardern’s announcement of military support for Ukraine is highly symbolic. The support package includes a donation of $NZ5m t
RNZ
There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here's the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.
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