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Some 50 official information act requests reveal the extent of Govt's consulting spend
Collected stories - 1 November 2021 to 1 March 2022
Some 50 official information act requests reveal the extent of Govt's consulting spend Keep Reading
OPINION: Aotearoa needs to accelerate private investment and action on climate change. With clear pathways from government, the private sector has demonstrated it will follow. Keep Reading
OPINION: This is cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all urban planning writ large. Keep Reading
"These violent thugs and criminals don't care two hoots about the community." Keep Reading
Newly released letters show that cracks in relations over the Three Waters reform appeared months before it was mandated. Keep Reading
OPINION: We thought 2021 would bring better times, what will 2022 bring? Keep Reading
Leaders from across the political spectrum have set aside their differences to deliver cheerful messages. Keep Reading
New Zealand’s booming dairy industry has polluted 95% of rivers in pastoral land – now Māori are taking the government to court Keep Reading
Emails released from the Ministry of Health show staff were deeply worried about the lack of data tracking Covid-19 vaccination rates for pregnant women. Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: After a slow, even complacent, start, we went from 22 per cent to 91 per cent coverage within a few months. This was a truly national achievement. Keep Reading
Māori health experts say they have finally been heard after a targeted protection plan released yesterday echoed their suggestions. Keep Reading
Debate is swirling in Australia around a NSW government proposal to bill unvaccinated Australians should they require hospital-level care for Covid. Keep Reading
An ICU nurse who immigrated to New Zealand says getting residency is so difficult she may take her skills offshore. Keep Reading
In the wake of the Waitangi Tribunal's report that the Government breached its Treaty obligations, the NZ Māori Council says it hopes the Government learned from its mistakes. Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins warns "we need to do more" to prepare for it. Here's what the Government will do. Keep Reading
“People on the outskirts and marginalised are certainly vulnerable,” Marama Davidson says. Keep Reading
One mortgage applicant was turned down because of takeaways and a Lotto ticket, while an adviser says potential borrowers are being treated as "imbeciles". Keep Reading
Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Kahungunu's Riana Manuel has been appointed chief executive of the Māori Health Authority by Health Minister Andrew... Keep Reading
Experts urge Government to delay the reopening of New Zealand's borders. Keep Reading
The Tribunal said the decision to go against official advice and not prioritise Māori in the vaccine rollout breached Treaty principles of active protection and equity. Keep Reading
Dr Dion O'Neale says the traffic light system wasn't created with Omicron in mind - and even red won't stop it. Keep Reading
The Government is not currently looking at residency for overstayers, but is considering “re-balancing New Zealand’s immigration settings”. Keep Reading
As ministers meet for the final time, an immunologist is calling on the Government to shorten the gap for a Pfizer booster shot to five months. Keep Reading
More people escaped from or tried to flee MIQ in October than any other month since 2020. Keep Reading
There seems to be a correlation between commentators who have both Herald and Newstalk ZB exposure and how really bad their Covid takes are. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading