Collected stories - 1 March 2023 to 31 May 2023
Stuff
Te Pāti Māori has issued its list of coalition demands, but Prime Minister Chris Hipkins looks to be calling their bluff.
Newshub
He's already dismissed one of Te Pāti Māori's demands.
RNZ
Analysis: Christopher Luxon rules out working with Te Pāti Māori and launches a "coalition of chaos" attack on Labour, Meka Whaitiri's controversial return to Parliament, and ACT gains a high profile election candidate.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the party is no longer interested in working with National on the terms offered. National Party leader Chris Luxon this week ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori even if it needed its support […]
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he shouldn’t be bound by tikanga and standing orders developed for the Westminster parliament in England. Mr Waititi and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were ordered out of the chamber this week by Speaker Adrian Rurawhe […]
Stuff
The finance minister is due to reveal more details about the coming Budget in a speech to a business audience around 8am.
Stuff
A wealth tax, removing GST from food, and exiting the Five Eyes military spy pact. Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere outlines what he wants in revealing interview.
The finance minister is touting the bump in funding for next week’s budget, but critics say it’s a drop in the bucket.
Newsroom
The Directors Duties Amendment Bill permitting directors to consider more than just profit seems unlikely to go forward in its current form
They’ve lost an MP. They’ve been accused of being ‘shackled’. But Labour figures there’s no point in fighting back if it costs them the election.
Newshub
President Biden's plans were only confirmed this week.
Newshub
"I don't think name-calling is that helpful at all."
Newshub
"If a group of wealthy New Zealanders wants to pay more tax, ACT will share the IRD's bank account number with them."
Nicola Willis says New Zealanders need to be able to keep more of their "own money".
RNZ
Finance Minister Grant Roberston says next week's Budget will contain $4 billion of savings and reprioritisations over the next four years.
Some of the country's richest, including Les Mills founder Phillip Mills and actress Robyn Malcolm, have asked to pay higher rates.
Newsroom
A high-profile United Nations advisor will be confirmed in the North Shore seat for Labour this weekend and the party is in talks with a KPMG managing partner based in Vietnam. Jo Moir reports
RNZ
A bill to ban deep sea mining - promted by an application to mine the sea floor near Patea - has received strong opposition in Parliament, failing a vote for a first reading.
ZB
A bill banning all seabed mining - and which the Government said would have cancelled all existing oil and gas permits as well - was heavily defeated in Pa
RNZ
They say Luxon's ability to vote in multiple regions in local elections undermines his "one person, one vote" philosophy; he says he would "possibly" look to repeal that.
Stuff
However both Christopher Luxon and David Seymour aren't as popular as they once were with voters.
Stuff
OPINION: Looking through all the “what ifs”, the Meka Whaitiri I worked with could easily sit and work with another Labour government.
NZ Herald
Similar amendments were made for the 2015 and 2019 tournaments.
Newshub
Meka Whaitiri quickly walked back her comments.
Newsroom
A group of activist lawyers have filed a new major legal action against the Government for acting against the advice of the Climate Change Commission last year.
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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