Summarised by Centrist
Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced TIPENE, the seventh charter school set to open next year. Located in South Auckland, the boarding school will serve Māori and Pacific boys in years 9–13. Seymour praised TIPENE’s focus on “well-established cultural frames” designed to inspire Māori boys, saying it provides “more meaningful educational choice.”
Other charter schools opening include Christchurch North College, the Busy School, and Te Rito, Te Kura Taiao.
The Advertising Standards Authority became involved after a voter complained that National was misleading people by claiming Labour’s proposed capital gains tax would hit small businesses and KiwiSaver.
Green MP Tamatha Paul physically pushed back an attendee and repeatedly ordered him to “get out” as he attempted to question former health minister Ayesha Verrall following a Wellington candidates’ meeting.
The Electoral Commission has used the Green Party’s election slogan, “For all of us”, in an official enrolment advertisement, then dismissed concerns about political neutrality by calling it a “common phrase”.
Police repeatedly withheld information about an Electoral Commission referral involving Te Pāti Māori by saying an investigation was active.
A purchaser may prefer the security of leaving the deposit in trust, while a vendor may need early access to complete a linked purchase. Where both sides are properly informed and voluntarily agree, the state should not make that bargain more difficult.
This is not a race we can afford to lose.
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’
