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The way politicians and public health officials have handled the coronavirus pandemic so far has earned people's trust. But that trust is conditional.
New research shows Australia is in the top-10 countries in handling the global pandemic, and disproved a claim authoritarian regimes had an advantage.
RNZ
New Zealand faces the risk of a generation being locked out of the housing market unless land is freed up and more houses built, National Party leader Judith Collins says.
Māori Television
Four Māori leaders appointed.
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By Richard Harman - January 27, 2021
The Standard
National and ACT are concerned that New Zealand is not at the front of the queue obtaining Covid vaccine supplies. Even though our Covid status is still outstanding with no community transmission having happened for months, and even though to realistically open our borders every country in the world will have had to achieve herd immunity.
Stuff
Judith Collins wants to help the Government fix the housing crisis - will it listen?
RNZ
The prime minister has put companies dumping contaminated waste into sewers on notice, saying she's seeking advice about the available options.
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says approval for the Pfizer vaccine could come as early as Wednesday next week.
RNZ
The New Zealand and Chinese governments have signed an upgrade to the free trade agreement between the two countries.
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By Richard Harman - January 26, 2021
Newshub
Testing centres were overwhelmed on Monday as locals attempted to get tested.
RNZ
Police are keeping an eye on lengthy queues at new testing centres in Northland, as locals scramble to work out if Covid-19 has spread in their communities.
1 NEWS
National's health spokesperson says the Northland community is feeling "disappointed" about the case.
Newsroom
A frustrated Eugenie Sage took her top official to task over plans for a proposed dryland park.
Newsroom
Ahead of this week's caucus, Labour set in place four whips to manage dangers of a big, unruly caucus.
Newsroom
Jonathan Milne: Labour and National MPs are conflicted on rising housing prices, and will never do anything to cause them to drop.
1 NEWS
Google has since said it could withdraw the search engine from Australia if it introduces the landmark law.
Newshub
That's on top of last year's massive 11 percent growth.
RNZ
New Zealand lawmakers should not be intimidated by threats from Google to remove its search engine from Australia, a tech expert says.
Newsroom
Prominent Māori leaders are "over the moon" at news Oranga Tamariki CEO Grainne Moss is stepping down from the role.
Newsroom
Analysis: It has been easy to ignore anyone daring to criticise or even question any aspect of the government’s Covid-19 response. Their voices have rarely been heard, and when they have been raised they have been quickly and decisively howled down by the favoured coterie of academics.
Newshub
Grainne Moss had been facing increasing pressure to step down.
1 NEWS
It comes after Moss faced pressure to step down last year amid widespread alarm at the agency's treatment of Māori.
RNZ
The chairman of the Rātana Church executive has called for the return of its own political party, rather than continuing to align with Labour.
RNZ Summer
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