12,000 sign on to urgent Treaty claim over Seymour’s regulatory bill
“Just another publicity stunt..."
Centrist
Dr Muriel Newman warns National may be betraying its He Puapua pledge
The coalition campaigned to “stop all work on He Puapua.”
Critical child abuse cases surge, Oranga Tamariki under pressure
Up nearly 40 percent in the last half of 2024.
Seymour’s truancy push met with scepticism from mayors
“It’s not a core role or focus of the council.”
Joyce enters NZME board race as Grenon campaign forces major shake-up
Joyce is nominated to replace Barbara Chapman.
Mitchell considers scrapping short sentences to reduce reoffending
"The evidence shows that longer prison sentences gives you more time to be able to deliver programmes and to invest in people..."
Ngāpuhi calls for Ōpōtiki-style meth crackdown in Kaikohe
“Our hard, staunch kind of hate for the police is not the future."
Benjamin Doyle refuses to back down amid scandal and scrutiny
"The Rainbow community co-opted terms that might not be understood by those outside the minority community, oftentimes with irreverence and absurdity."
Defence to receive five new helicopters in $2b pre-Budget boost
"As a maritime nation we are prioritising naval capability."
Black market smokes fuelling serious organised crime – Customs warns
“Not just a tax issue."
Trump targets offshore film deals as NZ rebates top $1 billion
Deadpool and Wolverine, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and The Minecraft Movie have all recently filmed in New Zealand.
Iwi–Crown relations under pressure after audit
"Significant financially, significant constitutionally.”
‘Almost traitorous’: Laws slams Claire Charters for inviting UN to investigate ‘racist’ New Zealand
“There is no rights being stripped from Māori… "
Media played doctor during COVID, now the bill is due
"... independent journalism was cast quite literally as criminally dangerous.”
Labour, Greens back criminals’ voting
“We’ve had a very, very woke government for the past six years, and we’re all living with the damage of that now.”