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Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee Mather and Ben Thomas briefly pause Rocking the Dock to discuss the latest poll results and other highlights from the fortnight in New Zealand politics. Last night’s 1 News Colmar Brunton poll was kind of bad news for everybody – but especially for advocates of la
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By Richard Harman - March 16, 2021
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Excerpt of the September 2019 advice to the Minister of Justice Almost 18 months after the Ministry of Justice provided its advice to the Minister of Justice on whether there should be a review of the Official Information Act, the advice has finally been made available. So too has the Ministry's summary of the submissions…
Newsroom
The Government appears committed to establishing a new broadcaster to replace RNZ and TVNZ. But strengthening public interest media will be complicated and likely costly.
RNZ
Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman said Australia was "behaving like a rogue nation" in deporting the teenager to New Zealand.
Stuff
Golriz Ghahraman says a nation that makes a 15-year-old 'essentially an orphan' needs to be called out at the highest level.
1 NEWS
The open letter will be delivered to Minister Megan Woods at a conference in Wellington today.
Newsroom
Two months out from the Budget, the Opposition have a golden opportunity to scrutinise and question - but National’s finance spokespeople are nowhere to be seen, writes political editor Jo Moir.
RNZ
Rangatahi Māori across the North Island are set to benefit from a $5.5 million investment in trades training.
RNZ
The government says 106,600 people have benefited from its free trade training scheme since it started in July last year.
Newsroom
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us the Government is able to move quickly when it feels the need to, so why doesn't it feel the urgency of the housing crisis?
1 NEWS
National’s Judith Collins recorded her lowest result as preferred PM since becoming leader.
RNZ
The government is establishing a $1 million community engagement response fund for community groups to engage with the Royal Commission into the mosque attacks, and an advisory group to guide the government's response.
Stuff
The secretive National campaign review says the party must focus on selecting candidates from diverse backgrounds.
1 NEWS
“Real estate is one area that is booming during Covid-19," a spokesperson says.
Newshub
Newshub can reveal not only are Defence Force personnel consuming illicit drugs, they're dealing them too.
RNZ
The government's clampdown on firearms and seizures of high-powered semi-automatic weapons has had no impact on a rise in gun crime and violence in New Zealand.
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Interest.co.nz reports: The Climate Change Commission expects it will be able to release the detailed models behind its draft emissions budget in June or July – after the public has a chance to provide feedback on this draft, and after the final version is presented to the Government in May. Again this is outrageous and frankly is […]
RNZ
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is calling for more public education about water safety following a report which outlines New Zealand's poor drowning rates.
RNZ
The transformation of the country's abortion services is one step closer with Ministry of Health seeking expressions of interest for projects that will improve abortion services.
1 NEWS
Andrew Little says the $1.9 billion investment was always intended to rollout over 4-5 years.
Stuff
Eleven shops have closed in Te Anau an a third of central Queenstown businesses don't expect to survive winter. Southland MP Joseph Mooney says it's time for action.
The Spinoff
Despite all the salacious details revealed in the now-aborted defamation trial of Carrick Graham and Cameron Slater, the organisation at its centre – the Food and Grocery Council – has barely been dented. Why is that, wonders the NZ Herald's Simon Wilson in this Herald Premium article. Why hasn't t
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The promise of 'transformation' is all the more compelling when invoking the legacy of Michael Joseph Savage. But to wrap the idea of transformation in nostalgia is to avoid the real decisions it would demand. Pointing out hypocrisy and broken promises is a noble goal, and few broken promises ran
RNZ
The Brewers Association of New Zealand has asked the government to halve the rate of excise tax paid on kegged beer, as a way to support the struggling hospitality sector.
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