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the Guardian
Legislation will require government communications to be clear and concise, but opposition says monitoring will add more bureaucracy
NZ Herald
It includes the fifth-largest financial redress for Treaty breaches.
Stuff
'If you 'get away with' having a ute and having full private use and not paying FBT then you think ‘what else can I get away with?’
Newshub
A new ASB report on household living found drivers behind higher prices are leading to widespread increases across household budgets.
The Conversation
New Zealand’s largest city is governed by a small, remote body with only a semblance of representative democracy. Given the city’s massive challenges, is that good enough?
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
A Meeting Of Minds On The Treaty: The ultimate irony of a radical Māori nationalist push for a republic would be an answering surge towards ...
www.massey.ac.nz
This National Social Workers Day, Professor Kieran O'Donoghue reminds us of the essential work that this profession does day in and day out.
Now is the time, says property expert Dr Michael Rehm, to talk about housing speculation and the ills it has on the economy and society.
The Conversation
Food insecurity is often talked about as an issue of individual responsibility. But our research suggests most people struggling to put food on the table are not the agents of their own misfortune.
Stuff
OPINION: Millennials could outvote baby boomers at the local elections, if they bother to turn out.
todayfm.co.nz
"We should be focusing on being really efficient food producers and making farming better, not less."
RNZ
Rural service provider PGG Wrightson (PGW) says the outlook for the sector is positive heading into spring.
RNZ
The Repair Cafe is looking to raise money to keep their sessions going and help divert more away from landfill by mending and making do rather than discarding. Brigitte Sistig is the driving force behind the Repair Cafe.
Newshub
"We're heading into a big battleground here where it's going to be a battle between inflation v the unemployment rate."
Stuff
OPINION: Twenty minutes after a 'free kai' sign went up, all the food had gone. Why such obvious need, in a country with food as plentiful as ours?
Newsroom
Flood-prone developments could still be built in years before resource management reforms come into effect because it would take too long to provide an urgent solution.
RNZ
Police were assaulted by someone wielding a firearm 21 times in 2021, the most ever in a single year.
Newsroom
"Every book could destroy the company", writes Nicky Hager's publisher
Stuff
OPINION: It is the time between now and the next Wiki o te reo Māori that really counts for the language.
Stuff
OPINION: "My tamariki see their Māori and Pākēhā worlds more blended than any generation before."
Newshub
The Auckland mayoral election is hotly contested.
NZ Herald
Former Green Party chief of staff Tory Whanau is close behind the Labour Rongotai MP.
RNZ
The review's scope is huge, covering almost everything to do with the running of elections including the voting age and overhang rule.
Newshub
For broadcasters and anyone speaking publicly, it is no longer a nice-to-have but a must-have, she writes.
RNZ
Local Government New Zealand wants to lift the percentage of people that vote in local body elections.
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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