The judge cited risks to a fair trial.
Summarised by Centrist
The man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson on New Year’s Day will remain unnamed until his High Court hearing on February 14. Justice Andru Isac granted the extension, citing risks to a fair trial from media coverage. Fleming, described as a “beloved officer,” will receive a full police honours funeral on January 16.
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.
Attacking Pauline Hanson is a very dumb thing to do.
We have to keep the tax gatherers well away from the seat of power. The coalition may not have given us all we voted for but they are certainly preferable to those occupying the opposition benches. This is why tactical voting has come to the fore and why it is so important.
