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At The End Of The Covid Road: The task for Labour’s Māori Caucus, now, is to move heaven and earth to convince their Pakeha colleagues to p...
Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
At The End Of The Covid Road: The task for Labour’s Māori Caucus, now, is to move heaven and earth to convince their Pakeha colleagues to p... Keep Reading
A reassurance that Covid restrictions will be eased once enough of us are double-jabbed. From midnight tonight, Level Three restrictions will be eased acr Keep Reading
Many Auckland businesses have not been able to operate in the city for nearly two months. Keep Reading
Concern from a former health chief about the Government's latest roadmap for easing restrictions. From midnight, Level Three restrictions will start being Keep Reading
NZ "desperately needs every person to be vaccinated" but it won't be made compulsory, instead vaccine certificates will provide motivation, Grant Robertson says. Keep Reading
Judith Collins came out swinging, saying the "situation is now, very clearly, out of control". Keep Reading
Wage subsidy and resurgence support payments are not enough for the Auckland hospitality industry which has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, the Restaurant Association says. Keep Reading
The Covid Response Minister's down a bottle of wine after losing a bet with a Newstalk ZB host over New Zealand's virus elimination strategy. Chris Hipkins Keep Reading
The Government said it will soon relax Covid restrictions despite cases rising. Keep Reading
Tamaki organised Saturday's protest at the Auckland Domain. Keep Reading
Explainer - Councils and the government seem at odds over massive water infrastructure reforms - but is your water system in the drink? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Keep Reading
Charges against the former New Zealand Public Party leader include filing a false candidate donations return. Keep Reading
With the government decision on alert levels due today, it’s clear a more radical approach to vaccination is needed — including restrictions for eligible but unvaccinated people. Keep Reading
Singapore has been widely cited as an example to follow in emerging from Covid lockdowns. But it's important we don't draw the wrong lessons, writes economist Rosie Collins. Opening up won’t be as easy as we think – just look at Singapore. Like New Zealand, Singapore has not let the virus run Keep Reading
Suppose They Declared An Apocalypse And Nobody Came: There is much more evidence of Christian faith, hope and charity in Jacinda’s “Team of... Keep Reading
After seven weeks of lockdown in Auckland, unlinked cases are on the rise, new Covid-19 patients are popping up in the Waikato and elimination looks to be on the verge of failure. Keep Reading
This weekend there have been two attempts to undermine the current Auckland Covid lock down. Brian Tamaki’s was not the most ludicrous. Keep Reading
A fresh outbreak of Covid-19 outside the Auckland border has brought a lockdown for Waikato and a warning for the rest of the country: Get vaccinated or face further restrictions. Keep Reading
The Waikato outbreak has likely sealed the mainland's fate at level 2 for now, but one expert is calling for a tiered system to ease restrictions. Keep Reading
"New Zealand urgently needs a plan. The situation has changed and elimination seems no longer feasible." Keep Reading
The Prime Minister said the rally was illegal and "morally wrong". Keep Reading
There were just 20 police officers assigned to control the crowd. Keep Reading
Taking Care Of Bus-Iness: The success of the Pasifika vaccination effort has no doubt reassured Jacinda and her government that they are on ... Keep Reading
Act leader David Seymour says the government should dump its immigration reset, after it announced a record number of residence visas. Keep Reading
Judith Collins criticises America as ‘foolish’ for walking away from free trade agreements Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading
Collected stories and commentary, from New Zealand and elsewhere, on politics, economics and citizen voices. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading