Collected stories - 1 March 2023 to 31 May 2023
Newshub
Greens transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says low-carbon transport will now be on a level playing field.
RNZ
Te Pāti Māori says the Greens' climate minister James Shaw should resign. Shaw says Labour breached long-standing practice over the co-operation agreement.
It follows a green policy purge yesterday.
The National Party leader has had falling levels of support in the latest 1News poll.
RNZ
Campaigners for lowering of the voting age to 16 say the government is denying them human rights by delaying changes until the next term of government.
Newshub
Dr Webb said National's loyalties "lie with the big end of town".
NZ Herald
Te Pāti Māori's rise in the polls has set up an exciting 2023 general election.
NZ Herald
New PM has a laser-like focus directed at the working-class politics of West Auckland.
Newsroom
Labour has overtaken National as the party of doing nothing. Both leaders are now in a race to do as little as possible to rock the voter boat right through until the election in October, writes political editor Jo Moir.
RNZ
The government looks set to raid the fund it set up to pay for the climate emergency to bankroll its "reprioritisation".
RNZ
The prime minister has denied axed environmental schemes have been a waste of money which should never have been started.
Stuff
Stuff looks at political parties’ stance on the strike and what they would put on the table.
Newsroom
Nanaia Mahuta says she became a “lightning rod" for detractors of Three Waters. She sat down with political editor @jo_moir to explain why she will always speak out against racist and sexist attacks she is subject to.
Stuff
The stage is set, the lines are being rehearsed. The policy purge and Opposition responses show what the year ahead will look like.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Chris Hipkins continues to concentrate on what voters care about, while the Greens get a climate polling bump.
Newshub
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced a slew of policies that will be dumped or shelved.
NZ Herald
Chris Hipkins says roads that would see reduced speed limits are in areas of high deaths.
The 1News Kantar Public poll places Te Pāti Māori in the kingmaker role again, with the numbers to secure a Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori coalition in the Beehive.
RNZ
The second set of government programmes to be cut, trimmed or delayed include the voting age, alcohol reform, a used container refund, and various transport projects.
Chris Hipkins announced the changes as part of the Government's response to the rising cost of living.
NZ Herald
It will see Govt support increase in line with inflation of over 7 per cent.
Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash takes aim at poor productivity and wages with Advanced Manufacturing Industry Transformation Plan
Democracy Project
A parasitic blight on our democracy? Or a useful and necessary aid to our government departments? Those are two perspectives on the usefulness of the Wellington consultant class that contract to government agencies. The role of business management consultants took centre stage last week when Nati
Newsroom
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick said a growing tide of disquiet with the proposed budget cuts to a range of Council services encouraged her to help people submit feedback
Newshub
It is estimated to save the Government more than $1 billion.
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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