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Raw Politics: MPs face-off over the Great Divide - Newsroom
51 minutes ago · by Newsroom Staff 22 minutes ago15/11/2024. Parliament saw two historic days this week, one of great solemnity and unity, the other a raucous and high-stakes stand-off between political foes over the Treaty of Waitangi. Raw Politics looks first at the volatile reception for Act’s Treaty Principles Bill at its first reading, how parties ...
Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National’s relationship …
9 hours ago · This article first appeared at rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission. There is no doubt the Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National’s relationship with Māori, former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says. The legislation passed its …
Speaker lifts ban on Newsroom journalist ahead of Crown apology
4 days ago · Updated: House Speaker Gerry Brownlee has rescinded his decision to ban Newsroom journalist Aaron Smale from tomorrow’s national apology to survivors of abuse in care, after a day of high-profile public reaction. Brownlee has issued a temporary accreditation for Smale, who will be able to report on the historic events at Parliament. The Speaker’s change of heart came after Newsroom ...
Pacific staring down ‘twin storms’ of debt and climate disaster
11 hours ago · COP29. Pacific staring down ‘twin storms’ of debt and climate disaster. A ‘vicious cycle’ sees Pacific nations take on debt to recover from disasters, underinvest in resilience and suffer more damage as a result. by Marc Daalder 2 hours ago15/11/2024. The damages from Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu in 2015 exceeded half of the island nation's ...
Chipping away at the housing crisis - Newsroom
Jul 23, 2024 · Hickey thinks shared homeownership schemes are a good attempt to solve the housing problem, but more needs to be done. “The problem needs to be solved by changing the incentives for investing in homes, to get rid of the tax-free nature of capital gains on residential land and to use the government and council balance sheets to build the infrastructure and the houses to swamp the market with ...
Scrutiny Week saves some of the most contentious issues for last
Jun 20, 2024 · Scrutiny Week saves some of the most contentious issues for last. MPs left Parliament exhausted on Thursday night, after a mammoth week of hearings concluded with high-profile examinations of climate policy and law and order. by Marc Daalder 21/06/202420/06/2024. "Let’s all be frank with each other … we can be hard on the issue and soft on ...
The latest charts and data on Election 2023 - Newsroom
Aug 20, 2023 · The latest charts and data on Election 2023. In the lead-up to this year’s general election, Newsroom has curated a page of charts and graphics with the key information you need about the state of the campaign. The charts update every hour with the latest available data on the polls and political donations. by Marc Daalder 20/08/2023.
New Zealand’s place in a turbulent Pacific region - Newsroom
Oct 25, 2024 · A more honest and open conversation about difficulties New Zealand faces in managing its own relationships with other external actors — including Australia, the US, and China — and a more selective approach in deciding when to oppose China’s involvement in the region, will go a long way towards establishing greater trust with Pacific countries.
Health commissioner in meetings over new Dunedin Hospital cost …
Jul 26, 2024 · Newly-appointed Health NZ commissioner Lester Levy reveals he’ll be turning his attention to a blowout in capital expenditure on big hospital building projects. In an interview with Newsroom, he said he’d already started looking into the new Dunedin Hospital project, after being appointed Te Whatu Ora chair at the start of last month.