Questions to Ministers TODD MULLER to the Prime Minister: Does her Government have a strategy for ensuring appropriate standards are in place to detect, track, and trace new cases of COVID-19 so that New Zealand’s border can be progressively opened ahead of the development of an effective vaccine;
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Accusations of “greed” and warnings against “vote buying” flew thick and fast among Christchurch’s councillors during a fiery debate on whether fees for directorships should be kept or donated to charity. Councillors on boards of companies owned or run by the city council currently have their pay donated to
The Waikato River Authority wants Auckland to pay for more water from the Waikato River and suggested up to 10 cents a litre, or $20 million a day. Authority chief executive Bob Penter said the 10c per litre figure is a starting point aimed at trying to understand what Watercare
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National Party MP Paula Bennett will bow out of politics at the election and venture into the “business world”. Her decision follows last month’s leadership change in the National Party after Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye rolled Simon Bridges and Bennett. Bennett was also removed as the party’s
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