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The Government will entrust contact tracers with the mission of stamping out the Delta outbreak, but the consequences of failure are disastrous.
Collected stories - 1 September to 30 November 2021
The Government will entrust contact tracers with the mission of stamping out the Delta outbreak, but the consequences of failure are disastrous. Keep Reading
Legislation introducing a new offence for planning a terrorist attack comes back to Parliament today, after being expedited as a result of the LynnMall attack. Keep Reading
Alert level 3 is being called a roll of the dice that could either eliminate Delta or send the country back into level 4. Keep Reading
OPINION: An overwhelming refrain from many councils is that the reform programme is based on faulty assumptions and flawed analysis ... Keep Reading
Deputy Leader Shane Reti and local MP Joseph Mooney were also filmed not wearing masks. Keep Reading
National's Chris Bishop described it as a "depressing debacle". Keep Reading
Three senior staffers are leaving National's Parliamentary office in recent weeks as the party has struggled in the polls. Keep Reading
The Sunset Of Anglo-Saxon Imperialism: To join this “Coalition of the Waning”: this AUKUS pact composed of the three military aggressors of ... Keep Reading
Three new cases in the Waikato and the spectre of more than a week of community transmission have derailed the Government's likely decision to move Auckland to Level 3. Keep Reading
There are calls for regional New Zealand to bring in tougher laws to protect Pasifika against gambling harm. Keep Reading
The group says Auckland should stay in level 4 for a little longer. Keep Reading
"It turns out that against all odds they may well beat Delta, or at least keep it in check with low numbers." Keep Reading
Luxon says he has 'a lot to learn' before ever considering leadership himself. Keep Reading
MPs have been arguing about imprest supply recently. Partly, that argument assumes you don’t understand what it is. You’re about to. Keep Reading
Māori who were beaten for speaking te reo at school deserve an official apology from the Crown, a former Labour government minister says. Keep Reading
Like every other MP that's been asked, he isn't willing to put a figure on how many COVID-19 deaths would be acceptable. Keep Reading
OPINION: It’s failing members with a chronically weak governance structure that gives the power to those at the top, at the expense of the grassroots. Keep Reading
National leader Judith Collins says she is absolutely confident she will remain at the helm of her party. ‘‘Who would want that job?’’ she said,... Keep Reading
Collins and her leadership have been under extreme scrutiny in recent weeks. Keep Reading
New Zealand's none too pleased at the prospect of nukes in our waters. The United Kingdom, United States and Australia have signed a three-way military dea Keep Reading
Analysis - The government makes a big push to get as many people as possible vaccinated, the polls are bleak for Judith Collins and MIQ bookings are set to re-open, writes Peter Wilson. Keep Reading
The email refers to Māori as a "primitive people" who were "raped and eaten by each other". Keep Reading
It has announced that in future only a standard response will be provided. Keep Reading
The National Party looks to be kicking a leadership spill down the road, for now. That means Judith Collins has time on her side to stop her death spiral, writes political editor Jo Moir Keep Reading
The NZ Māori Council accuses its minister of interfering in its business and stopping its funding over claims made by losing candidates in the council's election. Aaron Smale reports. 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