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Over the past year National's put out 33 press releases on gangs. That trend doesn't look like slowing down.
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Over the past year National's put out 33 press releases on gangs. That trend doesn't look like slowing down. Keep Reading
Staff at the Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, are leaving the agency at high rates, with multiple former Māori staff accusing it of racism. Keep Reading
Work to tackle flooding linked to climate change was quietly cut back due to "resource constraints". Keep Reading
The acting Covid-19 Response Minister has conceded it was a political decision to let the Australian men's rugby team come to New Zealand despite the trans-Tasman bubble pause. The Wallabies have been granted an economic exemption so they can play the All Blacks in Auckland in 10 days' time. The government has said a single rugby test is worth between $17 million and $20m dollars in spending for the host region. However, previous Bledisloe Cup hosts report takings of between $1m and $10m. Ayesha Verrall granted the Australian team an economic exemption to travel to New Zealand for the Bledisloe Cup, despite the freeze on quarantine-free travel with Australia. The team, which has been operating in a bubble, will not have to isolate. They arrive in New Zealand by charter on Friday morning. The decision has frustrated some exporters who are struggling to get in and out of the country to do business because of border restrictions and the squeeze on MIQ. Acting Minister for Co Keep Reading
But he admits there's no other choice for the Government. Keep Reading
Leader of the Opposition David Seymour has proposed that private enterprise should provide quarantine services. The recent experience of Melbourne where private security firms failed dramatically to properly managed quarantine facilities suggests that this is a really stupid idea. Keep Reading
Explainer: Islamic State supporter Suhayra Aden will be welcomed back to NZ with a terrorism investigation. But terrorism charges are unlikely to follow. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still believes Australia should have taken in Suhayra Aden. Keep Reading
OPINION: Act Leader David Seymour plays an insidious, sophisticated and covert form of race-based politics. Keep Reading
Hundreds of residents awaiting deportation decisions are living in the country for years in some case due to processing delays by Immigration NZ. Keep Reading
Miracle Worker? But Judith Collins and National cannot regain power by simply hoping for the worst. Elections are won by politicians like R... Keep Reading
A review of Des Gorman's comments about Covid over the last 15 months, pretty well all of which have been negative, makes you wonder how it is possible that we have been able to maintain an effective Covid free status in Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading
Social and community housing specialists could do better job of building homes, says National's Louise Upston. Keep Reading
OPINION: The next few weeks will be crunch time for the Government and its apparently wobbly vaccination programme. Keep Reading
Police officers are considering protest action after negotiations over a new pay agreement hit a brick wall. Keep Reading
Who's Hacking Who? So, let’s be clear: the very same Western powers who were voicing their alarm at China’s alleged outsourcing of its cybe... Keep Reading
Days after New Zealand joined its Western allies in firing a warning shot across China's bows, the trade minister says security and trade are separate issues. Keep Reading
Auckland Transport's biggest infrastructure project has hit delays caused by a shortage of funding, and the affected residents of the long-neglected corner of the city, and their MPs, are not happy. Keep Reading
OPINION: When Parliament returns from winter recess, it will be high time Kiwis found out the plan for when New Zealand is vaccinated. It's theoretically only five months away. Keep Reading
OPINION: Political normality is finally catching up with Labour. But is it too late for the Nats? Keep Reading
China's embassy has summoned New Zealand foreign officials to a meeting after the government voiced criticism of Chinese state-funded hacking, with industries concerned over trade implications. Keep Reading
"We weren't able to put in an order for that first delivery until we knew that we were getting Medsafe approval." Keep Reading
The Government says the timing and quantities of jabs delivered relied on its negotiations with Pfizer. Keep Reading
National Party leader Judith Collins says the police commissioner was "wrong" to put a stop to the Armed Response Teams, and is calling for them to be reinstated. Keep Reading
National's leader says most farmers were just protesting against “extra costs” on provincial New Zealand. Keep Reading
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Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading