Collected stories - 1 June to 31 August 2022
RNZ
The clean car discount scheme has had only 80 cases where rebates or fees had to be corrected, Minister of Transport Michael Wood says.
More than 164,000 eligible New Zealanders may miss out on the cost of living payment because IRD does not have their bank account information.
NZ Herald
The Government's $3b Working for Families scheme is in for a big shake-up.
Stuff
In 2020 the Government promised to rewrite the law that governs the public's access to official information. Two years on that pledge remains unfulfilled.
Stuff
Māori and Pacific people are more likely to contract the disease and National says vaccines must be free to improve equity.
Stuff
OPINION: If he is to retain the support of farmers and National, in his fragile coalition, he must concede on – forgive the pun – certain sacred cows.
Newshub
The Te Puke resident says he could have holidayed there.
RNZ
The Vehicle Industry Association is pulling its support for the Clean Car Discount Scheme.
Newshub
"That is definitely something that has come up with the membership as well," Tuiono said.
RNZ
The Climate Change Commission wants the government to change the rules for the way emissions are priced, with current settings incentivising tree planting instead of actual cuts to damaging gases.
National's leader repeatedly denied on Breakfast he's out of touch with Kiwis' struggles.
RNZ
Power Play - It was quite the tableau in Parliament: National leader smarting after a social media gaffe, the Greens front bench putting on a brave face and a government feeling the weight of economic woes, writes Jane Patterson.
Stuff
A war of words over the Reserve Bank has erupted, with National demanding an inquiry and Grant Robertson calling Christopher Luxon “captain hindsight”.
NZ Herald
Currently, no other MPs have elected to run against Shaw for the position of co-leader.
Stuff
In 2020 the Government promised to rewrite the law that governs the public's access to official information. Two years on that pledge remains unfulfilled.
Newsroom
Journalist Andrea Vance's book Blue Blood paints a colourful portrait of Judith Collins' time as leader, but what happened behind National's closed doors was very different, writes the former leader's staffer Julie Johnston.
NZ Herald
The Government's fuel tax cuts will put up emissions, a Government analysis shows.
Newshub
Here's what we know.
RNZ
The government is being told to urgently close a loophole in political donation rules that legal experts say make this country ripe for overseas exploitation.
Māori Television
As the Green Party leadership issue continues, former chief of staff and current delegate Tory Whānau says there has been dissatisfaction among the party for...
Stuff
OPINION: The Green School debacle of 2020 caught James Shaw between two quite different strains of Green politics.
todayfm.co.nz
30 percent of Green Party delegates don't think James Shaw is 'green enough' and frankly, Lloyd can't believe it.
Stuff
All trade in animal products would be stopped if the livestock disease reached Aotearoa, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Stuff
Auckland Central MP rules herself out of leadership contest with Green MP James Shaw after the co-leader's tenure was put in doubt by a party membership vote.
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