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The Labour MP said having a separate 90% goalpost for just Māori would vilify people.
Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
The Labour MP said having a separate 90% goalpost for just Māori would vilify people. Keep Reading
The National leader was visibly emotional when discussing Covid-related business closures. Keep Reading
A new iwi-led programme will receive funding to help reduce the number of tamariki and rangatahi coming into state care, the Children's Minister says. Keep Reading
NZ exports to the UK could increase by up to 40 per cent, with a major free trade deal giving New Zealand a head-start in the post-Brexit British market. Keep Reading
Lining Up With The Right: Though Jacinda Ardern hasn’t endorsed the John Key-Act-National preference for 1 December as Auckland's “Freedom ... Keep Reading
Independent research shows 34 percent of SMEs are not online, and the year-on-year digital growth remains sluggish. Keep Reading
A major free trade deal has been struck between New Zealand and the UK. It means zero tariffs for nearly all New Zealand exports. This is a near $1 billion Keep Reading
Thank You Very Much For All The Powers: The present Labour Leader was not elected by the Party rank-and-file, Jacinda Ardern stepped into t... Keep Reading
New Zealand Nurses Organisation has warned the country is dangerously under-prepared for what seems an inevitable tsunami of community cases. On Thursd Keep Reading
The party wants an apology and a retraction from the Speaker. Keep Reading
Pacific leaders say offering 'visas for vaccinations' would be the ultimate incentive for overstayers to get the Covid-19 jab, as Auckland struggles to stop infections spreading through the community. Keep Reading
"I loved your use of rugby metaphors, but if we were going to continue that, naturally, it would conclude with the All Blacks winning." Keep Reading
Radio NZ reports: New Zealand has agreed in principle to the United Kingdom’s second free trade deal since Brexit, eventually eliminating tariffs on all New Zealand exports to the country. The deal, worth an estimated $1 billion over 15 years to the New Zealand economy, would eliminate tariffs on all New Zealand exports, including honey, […] Keep Reading
Eyes On The Right Prize: In the key electoral real estate of Auckland, Act has already overtaken the National Party. The same is true of rur... Keep Reading
The NZ Government estimates could be worth $1b to the NZ economy. Keep Reading
Yesterday National released what feels like take 16 of its Covid response plan, this one focussing on business interests and setting a hard timeline for reopening. But getting significant details wrong and rehashing failed policies previously tried in England has dampened its effect. Keep Reading
National and Act have a December 1 'freedom day' but PM is yet to reveal hers. Keep Reading
An aerosol chemist says teachers should use the warm weather to their advantage. Keep Reading
National's insistence that the country reopen in six weeks come hell or high water would see disastrous outcomes, particularly for Māori. Keep Reading
Wellington's Mayor says a new bill to allow more housing intensification goes against the Government's climate change objectives. The rules would allow as Keep Reading
National is calling on the Government to move faster, to scrap the MIQ system and end lockdowns. The Government is due to announce its own vaccination tar Keep Reading
"The undeniable fact is that we cannot allow things to continue as they are," Judith Collins says. Keep Reading
A University of Otago medical academic urges caution using domestic vaccination certificates as they may sway the delicate balance between public... Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins has signalled senior students will be the first to return. Keep Reading
Councils were kept in the dark until the day of the announcement on changes for major cities to allow three homes of up to three storeys on most sections without the need for a resource consent. 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