Collected stories - 1 November 2021 to 1 March 2022
Stuff
OPINION: When the NZ First leader went walkabout with protesters, the seeds were well and truly planted for yet another political comeback.
Newshub
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Newshub Nation she has asked her team of advisors for "rapid advice".
Newsroom
As case numbers have skyrocketed, the only thing the Government has done is repeal restrictions, accelerating the pace of the outbreak.
Newsroom
The conflict in Ukraine is on the other side of the world, but feels far too close.
NZ Herald
The Auckland mayoralty is compromised in executive power, and that's deterring candidates.
RNZ
Analysis - Another week of protest politics, with Primie Minister Jacinda Ardern describing National leader Christopher Luxon's comments as "dangerously close to sympathy".
Newsroom
Businesses were already struggling with months of cancelled bookings; the botched criteria for Government support were the final straw.
The PM said an "unthinkable number of innocent lives could be lost" in the military invasion of Ukraine.
Stuff
PM makes first comments about the attack, as more countries pile sanctions on Russia, and Ukrainians weigh up fleeing cities or staying in defiance.
RNZ
David Parker says New Zealand stands ready to do its bit to counter Russia's "unprovoked and illegal" attack on Ukraine.
RNZ
There are fears the phase three Omicron response will see already-stretched rural health services in crisis as they try to care for increasing numbers of Covid-19 patients at home.
Stuff
Russia confirms the West's worst fears, while Putin warns that any attempt to interfere would “lead to consequences you have never seen in history”.
Newsroom
By leaving isolation decisions up to each close contact, Phase 3 will see the poor spread the virus while the rich stay home.
RNZ
The protest at Parliament has dragged into a third week - two top political journalists join The Detail's Emile Donovan to discuss how the country's political leaders have responded to the unprecedented situation.
Newsroom
Rapid antigen tests are crucial to keeping schools functioning, so why are they arriving at such a less-than-rapid pace?
Newsroom
The council leading a legal challenge to the Government's Three Waters reforms is adamant its case won't be muddied by the discoloured drinking water that flows from its own taps.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The contact tracing system that has underpinned New Zealand's Covid response is now effectively being dismantled. MIQ will likely be next cab off the rank.
However, the child poverty measures are relatively unchanged for Māori children compared to the previous year.
Newsroom
War should never be seen as inevitable, writes Democracy Project's Geoffrey Miller, and the need for diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis is greater than ever.
The Prime Minister says "now is not the time to let down our guard".
Stuff
Jacinda Ardern is holding a press conference as pressure grows on Covid-19 testing sites.
David Seymour and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have shared their thoughts on the protest.
With businesses concerned about the seven-day isolation period, The Finance Minister said that would change when the country moved to phase three of the Omicron response plan.
RNZ
Police plan to continue tightening the cordon around anti-mandate protesters in Wellington in a bid to shrink the size of the occupation.
Newshub
It is widely expected the government will announce a move to phase three at a scheduled media conference on Thursday.
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