Collected stories - 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023
NZ Herald
A High Court judge has questioned the Government’s authority to impose special conditions.
RNZ
After a huge outcry from farmers, the government has made some changes to its proposal to price agricultural carbon emissions.
Democracy Project
It has been reported that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not host her centrepiece Waitangi Day breakfast next year. According to reports by the Guardian and Australian Associated Press, the decision was due to increased fears for Ardern’s safety at the Upper Treaty Grounds. Although the Waita
NZ Herald
The Prime Minister has never spoken to Harry and Meghan about their documentary.
NZ Herald
OPINION: We can use 2023 to organise for values we want prioritised.
The most significant part of the agreement is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030.
In the face of a Labour Government struggling to navigate a sea of troubles, National’s hopes of reclaiming the helm in 2023 are, justifiably, high
Newshub
Newshub Politics has been there for all the action at Parliament.
RNZ
The ACT Party is promising it will put a stop to what its leader says is pattern of past National governments campaigning from the right and governing from the left.
Newshub
"I can be very clear with you, it's not part of my working agenda."
RNZ
The last episode of The House for this year is an opportunity to look back at some of the goings-on in Parliament that we covered in 2022.
RNZ
Immigration authorities use the controversial firm Cobwebs Technologies, and documents suggest another agency has also been using the group since October 2019.
Stuff
OPINION: Could Christopher Luxon bring down the curtain on NZ First?
RNZ
Analysis - Labour gets a warning from Hamilton West, ministers are told to take a hard look at their spending and the prime minister gets headlines for a remark she didn't think anyone heard.
Newsroom
National MP Barbara Kuriger accused Fonterra of "corruption" and pushed for a public official to be fired over the prosecution of her son for ill treatment of animals.
Newshub
"There's so far nothing to indicate that Chris Luxon will be anything different from the last five incoming National Prime Ministers who've said a lot of very aggressive things about Labour's policies but also kept Labour's policies."
Stuff
OPINION: Labour’s actions of late “have been in defiance of its carefully managed risk-averse messaging”.
RNZ
In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ's political team interviews the leaders of National, ACT, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori.
NZ Herald
What did Hamilton West by-election result say about the state of the National Party?
Stuff
OPINION: New Zealand's much-vaunted "clean, green" image is under threat from the rewrite of the Resource Management Act.
RNZ
National leader Christopher Luxon is pledging to be "much bolder" than the incremental approach favoured by his forerunner John Key, as he prepares his pitch for next year's campaign.
Stuff
OPINION: Wayne Brown's mayoral standing is at risk from his own sideshows.
Newshub
The election year game plan includes beefing up National's slender policy manifesto and refreshing its MP line-up with new roles.
Newsroom
The long, slow polling decline of the Government suggests it has lost touch with voters - its primary task now is one of reconnection, says @honpeterdunne
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern left office as the most internationally renowned New Zealand political leader in a generation. She was admired for her unique leadership style. She wielded power with unmatched rhetorical skill. But Ardern ultimately did not achieve many of the lofty goals she asked to be judged on. She gave up - in her words - the “chance to change everything”.
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