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The Law Society says the bill risks police abusing their power and unfairly impacts Māori.
Stuff
The change to the default funds will have helped, but it hasn't solved the problem. Here's how to know if you're affected.
Stuff
Fisheries New Zealand has refused to place staff on smaller boats that do not operate continuous watchkeeping shifts – but it won’t say how many vessels are affected, or for how long.
RNZ
The Reserve Bank's monetary policy decisions were consistent with the data available at the time - but should have been tightened earlier to counter inflation, a review has found.
NZ Herald
Rotorua currently houses 10 per cent of NZ's emergency housing population.
Stuff
On a scale of zero to 10, with 10 being wage-price spiral induced hyperinflation and economic Armageddon, we are at six, one economist says.
Newshub
Wellington had the highest value decline of -17.6 percent.
Stuff
The Reserve Bank governor will start his second 5-year term on March 27, but it could be very uncomfortable if there was a change in government later in the year.
Newshub
But Newshub's been told it's very complex and will take years to implement.
todayfm.co.nz
"They are both adults. They are both professionals. And they're both bloody good at their jobs."
JSTOR Daily
Not only did post-World War II policy give the United States a managerial position in the world order, it gave it an outsize role in shaping the global economy.
Newshub
Orr has been reappointed for the next five years.
RNZ
Trucking industry leaders are backing calls of safety improvements to the narrow road near Lake Taupō after latest crash.
The Conversation
Some commentary suggests a causal relationship between hiking interest rates and unemployment increasing. It’s not quite that simple, but the days of record high employment are probably numbered.
RNZ
A survivor of abuse says churches have missed a golden opportunity to really reflect on how Aotearoa-New Zealand came to have such an appalling record of abuse of people in care.
Newshub
"We just feel like it doesn't go far enough."
Newshub
Police will also broaden a gang-focused operation to intensify efforts to target prolific offenders.
Māori Television
The government’s Three Waters reforms are critical to addressing the amount of water Auckland is taking from the Waikato river. according to Waikato Tainui...
NZ Herald
OPINION: Our kotahitanga is stronger than the division they promote.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
The Lidless Eye: New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service has scoured its own files, and drawn on the relevant files of its Five Eyes pa...
Stuff
The next few months are going to be "absolutely brutal" for some parts of New Zealand, one economist warns.
RNZ
This week the Reserve Bank issued warnings about negative equity as house prices drop and interest rates rise - but financial experts have some advice.
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Three Wise Men: Who should pay for upgrading New Zealand's waste, storm and drinking water services? That is the $64 billion (at the very le...
Stuff
OPINION: The problem isn't that residents don't care about local decision-making, it's that they have concluded their vote won't make a difference.
Newshub
The report warned more homeowners could slip into negative equity if house prices keep dropping.
RNZ
Tory Whanau has won the Wellington mayoralty, with Phil Mauger winning in Christchurch, Jules Radich prevailing in Dunedin and Wayne Brown claiming victory in Auckland. Follow RNZ for results as they come in.
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