Collected stories - 1 June to 31 August 2022
Stuff
OPINION: Andrew Little's stance on the state of the health system is incomprehensible, as he fails to grasp a point vital to his role as Health Minister.
Newshub
"We literally can't afford to waste any more time addressing this issue."
RNZ
Power Play - The Prime Minister travelled to Brussels with two speeches prepared - one detailed a historic trade deal, the other why she would leave Brussels without one.
Stuff
OPINION: Timing is everything, and it feels like the worst possible time to force the health system through more change.
Jacinda Ardern talked up the strong connections between the UK and NZ during a packed visit to London, but the visit took a darker turn as the...
Newshub
"We are really going back into that old-world thinking."
The two are also expected to discuss security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the war in Ukraine.
Newshub
The pair announced the extension of a key scheme.
The Green Party's Eugenie Sage said it should be "seriously considered".
RNZ
Analysis - National's Christopher Luxon moves to defuse a potentially vote-losing disaster, the Health Minister's problems keep piling up and the PM speaks at a NATO summit and unveils an historic free trade agreement with the EU.
RNZ
The prime minister will need to explain to farmers why there were not more gains in meat and dairy in the trade agreement with the EU, the opposition says.
NZ Herald
National's trade spokesman Todd McClay gave the deal a '6 out of 10'.
NZ Herald
China expressed concern as NZ's foreign policy edges closer to the US.
Newshub
The Trade Minister believes it's a "high quality" deal.
Stuff
OPINION: Looking at media headlines over the past two weeks we have had, or are having, several crises.
Stuff
The new health system will face the same workforce challenges and use much of the same leadership as the district health boards.
The PM expressed New Zealand's solidarity and support for Ukraine and assured Zelensky sanctions against Russia and Russian oligarchs would continue.
Newshub
But the Immigration Minister appears to have no appetite to make changes.
The new independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Conduct will receive, investigate, and resolve complaints against MPs.
It comes just hours before Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to give an update in Brussels.
The Conversation
Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon’s response shows he is willing to set aside personal values for what is politically expedient, choosing pragmatism over idealism.
the Guardian
MPs spar over their stances, with opposition leader Christopher Luxon forced to manage the gulf between his personal views and National party policy
RNZ
Russia's actions in Ukraine are an affront to the world but mustn't be allowed to create a more polarised, dangerous world, the prime minister says.
Stuff
PM Jacinda Ardern has kicked off her whistle-stop tour of Europe with a meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez.
The official name and leader of the Ministry for Disabled People will be announced, but some are concerned the establishment process has been rushed.
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