Collected stories - 1 March 2023 to 31 May 2023
Newsroom
Tama Potaka has told his daughter she can't go to the dairy next door to her school because he doesn't think it's safe. He tells political editor @Jo_Moir that putting food on the table and being safe is what Māori care about – not political issues like co-governance.
Newsroom
The "inexcusable" email that led to Stuart Nash's sacking from Cabinet formed part of correspondence requested by - and improperly denied to - Newsroom in 2021. Pete Mckenzie reports.
Newshub
"These were not staff who were trying to act in any underhanded way," said Carmel Sepuloni.
Newshub
Hipkins has accepted their apologies.
RNZ
Disgraced former minister Stuart Nash has been accused of breaking the law by trying to cover up the email which ended his career.
1News Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay says Napier's MP has taken the smooth path out of politics.
Māori Television
Election 2020: John Tamihere, Marama Davidson and Peeni Henare. By Joseph Los'e, NZ Herald Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare will make a fourth run for the...
Stuff
Shovels will go in the ground 11 years earlier than expected, PM says.
Stuff
OPINION: By invoking “wokeness”, Peters is talking about the supercharged version of the culture wars, which can be thought of as a mutation of the strain around the time of Donald Trump and the Maga movement.
Māori Television
Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis says a new bill before Parliament will increase the flexibility and autonomy of wānanga if it passes the House. The...
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The orderly handover of power from Ardern to Hipkins was all going so well, then along came the Greens, and Stuart Nash.
Speaking exclusively to 1News, Nash says he still has great respect for Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.
RNZ
Parts of AUKUS involve Australia getting nuclear-powered submarines and members working together on progressing military tech - but NZ's Defence Minister says Aotearoa would not and could not compromise its commitment to a nuclear-free Pacific."
Newshub
Hipkins said he doesn't believe there's been a cover-up.
RNZ
Stuart Nash has apologised to the Prime Minister, Cabinet colleagues, his staff and and the "amazing hard working Labour members of Napier" for letting them down and causing an "unwanted distraction".
Newshub
The changes aim to ensure recycled waste is less likely to be contaminated by material that cannot be recycled.
At a media briefing this morning, the prime minister said Nash’s future was in his own hands.
Newsroom
Chris Hipkins spent a huge amount of political capital when he gave Stuart Nash a fourth chance in his Cabinet. Now the Prime Minister faces big questions about perception and influence, @jo_moir writes
Democracy Project
Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash was sacked last night for violating Cabinet Collective Responsibility rules, when it was revealed he disclosed sensitive Government information to business supporters who had donated money to him. The breach of the Cabinet Manual was enough to land him in trouble, but th
Newshub
Nash was sacked from his ministerial positions after he discussed confidential Cabinet discussions with his donors.
RNZ
The National Party has been quick to call for a by-election in the Napier electorate after Stuart Nash was sacked as a minister over a breach of Cabinet rules.
Stuff
Auckland councillors left it to the mayor to present their Three Waters views, but he opted not to turn up to parliament.
Newsroom
Environment Minister David Parker is considering an Auckland Council request to delay planning changes for more intense housing in the city - and his ministry is seeking more information on the post-flooding proposal.
It comes after further allegations have emerged of him breaking Cabinet Manual rules.
RNZ
Courts would be able to order that anyone claiming refugee status be monitored, with other conditions such as residency requirements and curfews.
Your voice is important and you can help shape the outcome for all New Zealanders by putting your views before Parliament. Be sure to have your say so Parliament is better informed.
RNZ
Parliament changed a long-standing rule this week and will now leave the counting of votes to the experts. It turns out MPs just aren’t that good at counting.
The Conversation
As she prepares to deliver of her valedictory statement to parliament, Jacinda Ardern will be remembered as an outstanding prime minister – though perhaps not for reasons of her own choosing.
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