Government scraps iwi planning deals as RMA overhaul targets red tape
The legislation would contain “clear guardrails” to prevent “scope creep”.
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Opportunity knocks – Edwards says party could give Labour a path back to power, but risks losing its appeal
“Leverage is not a democratic mandate.”
Imported fuel costs have pushed headline inflation above the Reserve Bank’s target
“Higher petrol prices accounted for almost a quarter of the 4.1% annual increase.”
Another cuppa? Five cups of coffee a day may be fine for most adults
“We could even be recommending soon that people have coffee.”
NZ First hits 11.5% as Peters vows to ‘turn democracy upside down’
“Just because there’s a microphone under your mouth doesn’t mean you have to answer.”
NZ avoids ‘left-wing terrorism’ label while state-funded booklet brands dissent extreme
“A counter-terrorism fund, built to stop the next Christchurch, ended up bankrolling language that places concerned mothers on a continuum with genocide.”
South Island boom exposes Auckland’s dependence on migration as Jones warns of ‘demographic engineering’
“The big reason is that agriculture’s doing really well.”
Two birds test positive for H5N1, but local transmission remains unproven
“A single bird in quarantine is not a risk.”
Poll finds voters prefer cutting super for wealthy retirees over raising pension age
Support “collapsed” when compulsory KiwiSaver was combined with raising the pension age to 67.
Is it ‘extremism’ or have schools stopped enforcing basic standards?
“You’d be surprised that they’re still saying, ‘oh, it’s just boys being boys’, when female teachers are crying out about how hard this is.”
Growing up with two parents is an advantage, not a ‘privilege’, legal expert argues
“The young woman whose parents stayed together has taken nothing from the young man whose did not.”
Palmy North-built hypercar V12 answer to auto industry’s ‘digital and electric sterility’
Summarised by Centrist A Palmerston North engineering firm has designed and built the high-revving V12...
Māori trade advisers accuse India of ‘state of denial’ over indigenous peoples
India says all Indians have been considered indigenous since independence from Britain.
No charges laid 1000 days since Baby Ru’s death
Nearly three years after Baby Ru died from injuries Police said were not accidental, the case closes in on a sad milestone: three adults remain persons of interest, but still no one has been charged.
Hipkins claims gold-plated MP retirement perk helps prevent corruption
“Ultimately, it’s my money.”
TOP nears 5% after spending just $4,534 on Meta ads
What would that media exposure be worth if the party had to buy it?