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#WATCH | Chris Hipkins has hit out at the latest round of cuts at Customs and the Department of Internal Affairs.
Watch live: Chris Hipkins speaks after ministers Melissa Lee, Penny Simmonds lose portfolios
rnz.co.nz/news/national/515107/watch-live-chris-hipkins-speaks-after-ministers-melissa-lee-penny-simmonds-lose-portfolios
Anne Salmond: My open submission on this radical, flawed fast-track bill: Dame Anne Salmond to a select comittee examining the Fast-Track Approvals Bill ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/20/anne-salmond-my-open-submission-on-this-radical-flawed-fast-track-bill/
Labour all at sea against Govt's legislative blitzkrieg: Opinion: The scope and speed of change the Government is enacting is leaving fertile ground for a ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/18/labour-all-at-sea-against-govts-legislative-blitzkrieg/
A dengue fever outbreak will be officially declared on Friday in Samoa.
More than 250 cases have been reported, with the majority on the mainland ... Show more www.rnz.co.nz/
Anzac Day: We honour the service, suffering, and sacrifice of our people - Dame Cindy Kiro
nzherald.co.nz/kahu/governor-general-dame-cindy-kiris-anzac-day-dawn-service-address/C7KLNPJQJFHVJH3O2IS5RYBJNI/
UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good: A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/uk-lawmakers-will-vote-on-a-landmark-bill-aiming-to-create-the-countrys-first-smoke-free-generation/
Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill
- The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
- The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.
- The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
- The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.
Chris Hipkins says sick children shouldn't be at school: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says sending children who are unwell to school has consequences for everyone ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513892/chris-hipkins-says-sick-children-shouldn-t-be-at-school
Anne Salmond: NZ is a democracy, not a company: Opinion: How the weakening or avoiding of parliamentary and external checks and balances on executive power risks ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/11/anne-salmond-nz-is-a-democracy-not-a-company/
AUKUS Pillar 2 a 'fragrant, methane-wrapped bull***' - Bob Carr: The former Australian Foreign Minister has continued to warn New Zealand against joining the ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514608/aukus-pillar-2-a-fragrant-methane-wrapped-bull-bob-carr
#LATEST | Dame Cindy Kiro has laid a wreath at the Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington. She said 109 years after the landing at Gallipoli ... Show more www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515156/anzac-day-follow-live-updates-from-across-aotearoa
The government's 22 trips abroad in April: The government appears committed to overseas visits with 14 miniters and MPs in 18 countries this month.
rnz.co.nz/news/political/515216/the-government-s-22-trips-abroad-in-april
Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?: Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
rnz.co.nz/news/environment/515221/is-nz-bringing-in-indonesian-coal-every-month-to-keep-the-lights-on
Who helps with the ‘huge emotional toll’ of being an MP?: MPs have some of the highest pressure jobs in New Zealand, and the stressors aren’t always what you ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018934315/who-helps-with-the-huge-emotional-toll-of-being-an-mp
At the cricket with Grant Robertson: Tax battles lost, the lure of Dunedin, and which White Fern he most identifies with.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-04-2024/at-the-cricket-with-former-mp-grant-robertson
Senior Labour MP ordered to take down ‘gross’ social media posts: Peeni Henare has deleted cartoons he reposted ridiculing government ministers David Seymour and ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514182/senior-labour-mp-ordered-to-take-down-gross-social-media-posts
A farmer, a lawyer and a union official walk into Parliament… It could be the start of a joke, but there is no punchline in the pipeline ... Show more www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/513638/so-you-want-to-be-an-mp-these-are-the-careers-most-likely-to-lead-to-parliament
Anne Salmond: NZ is a democracy, not a company: Opinion: How the weakening or avoiding of parliamentary and external checks and balances on executive power risks ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/11/anne-salmond-nz-is-a-democracy-not-a-company/
AUKUS, Gaza on agenda during Winston Peters-Antony Blinken talks in Washington: The Foreign Affairs Minister got a surprise for this 79th during a diplomatic ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514071/aukus-gaza-on-agenda-during-winston-peters-antony-blinken-talks-in-washington
Bruce Lehrmann, a former government adviser, raped a colleague in a Parliament House office, an Australian judge found, dismissing a defamation suit in a case ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-court-rule-defamation-suit-parliament-rape-case-2024-04-14/
School attendance plan unambitious, raises health concerns - Labour: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government's school attendance target is hardly ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513810/school-attendance-plan-unambitious-raises-health-concerns-labour
Leaders asking us to take the Aukus 2 model for a test drive: Parliament is in recess and the Prime Minister is sunning himself in Asia — which he may be very ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/leaders-asking-us-take-aukus-2-model-test-drive
From lobbyist to legislator: Andrew Hoggard's vision for reform: Andrew Hoggard might be new to Parliament, but he's certainly not new to New Zealand's screens ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/focusonpolitics/audio/2018933860/from-lobbyist-to-legislator-andrew-hoggard-s-vision-for-reform
Defeated bill not the end of fight for right to sustainable environment – Shaw: Legislation that would have added the right to a sustainable environment to the ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/10/doomed-bill-not-the-end-of-fight-for-right-to-sustainable-environment-shaw/
Media Minister had 'more than enough time' to find solutions - opposition: Facing questions over proposals to support the media, the PM and Media Minister only ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513939/media-minister-had-more-than-enough-time-to-find-solutions-opposition
Lamb, bungy jumping and crypto: Meat exports and tourism are major foreign exchange earners for New Zealand but is the country missing an opportunity by not ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/15/lamb-bungy-jumping-and-crypto/
At the cricket with Grant Robertson: Tax battles lost, the lure of Dunedin, and which White Fern he most identifies with.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-04-2024/at-the-cricket-with-former-mp-grant-robertson
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) advises that in times of crisis or civil defence emergency a battery powered radio or a car radio remain ... Show more www.rnz.co.nz/listen/amfm
MPs pay not a decision for politicians - National, Labour: National and Labour leaders are united on MPs' pay rises, each saying it is - and should be - decided ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513838/mps-pay-not-a-decision-for-politicians-national-labour
Southern Say: Simmonds dispenses with rights Bill: The James Shaw farewell tour kicked into high gear this week, as Parliament debated - and rejected - his New ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/southern-say-simmonds-dispenses-rights-bill
New children's book aims to break culture of silence that surrounds abuse: Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro says the book will help children know their feelings ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513857/new-children-s-book-aims-to-break-culture-of-silence-that-surrounds-abuse
‘I would only be vice-chancellor at Otago’: Grant Robertson already appears comfortable in the University of Otago clocktower. The incoming vice-chancellor has ...
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/%E28098i-would-only-be-vice-chancellor-otago%E28099
Bishop morphs from 'everywhere man' to 'Mr Fixit': Boy from the Hutt and senior minister Chris Bishop is a familiar face to many ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/08/bishop-morphs-from-everywhere-man-to-mr-fixit/
Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in Parliament with help of Act and NZ First
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/samoa-citizenship-bill-passes-first-hurdle-in-parliament-with-help-of-act-and-nz-first/TTESU23GOJDTDMMSSFUYG643C4/
Political Roundup: Should politicians get big rise? Or 7.5 per cent pay cut? - Bryce Edwards
nzherald.co.nz/nz/political-roundup-should-politicians-get-big-rise-or-75-per-cent-pay-cut-bryce-edwards/E56NK2V2RFBDZCBT7I3SN4RS5M/
How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/19/new-zealand-smoking-ban-what-uk-can-learn
How petitions get Parliament's attention: Petitions to Parliament don't always result in a change to law or policy as intended, but they can be an effective way ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018932668/how-petitions-get-parliament-s-attention
NZ lawyer and mediator is Tonga's new anti-corruption commissioner: New Zealand barrister and mediator James Christopher LaHatte has been appointed as Tonga's ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/513976/nz-lawyer-and-mediator-is-tonga-s-new-anti-corruption-commissioner
Explainer: The controversial refugee bill that Luxon flip-flopped over: Critics say it paves the way for Australian-style detention policies ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-04-2024/explainer-the-controversial-refugee-bill-that-luxon-flip-flopped-over
‘One of the greatest ever’: Warmington waxes lyrical over retired House clerk Curtis
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/25/one-greatest-ever-warmington-waxes-lyrical-retired-house-clerk-curtis/
New Dunedin Green MP’s journey to Parliament: From political refugee to future member of Parliament, Francisco Hernandez has been on a quite a journey ...
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/new-dunedin-green-mp%E28099s-journey-parliament
Bill to phase out smoking advances in UK Parliament: LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/16/bill-phase-smoking-advances-uk-parliament/
Acting regionally but with the broader electoral map in mind: In November 2019, two weary years after he became the minister for regional economic development ...
odt.co.nz/opinion/acting-regionally-broader-electoral-map-mind
The confused place where Seymour and Ardern converge: Comment: Treating te Tiriti as between individual Māori and Pākehā seeks to absolve the Crown of its duty ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/22/holly-bennett-the-confused-place-where-seymour-and-ardern-converge/
Hipkins admits Labour 'too slow' to respond to retail crime concerns: The former prime minister believes his party's failings on retail crime ultimately cost it ...
rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/512618/hipkins-admits-labour-too-slow-to-respond-to-retail-crime-concerns
Prime Minister lays out his priority list for next three months: Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513171/prime-minister-lays-out-his-priority-list-for-next-three-months
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of ... Lonesome Cowboy Chris Hipkins: OPINION: In the lonely streets of Dodge, hopeless cowboy Chris Hipkins ain’t worth a damn ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/steve-braunias-the-secret-diary-of-lonesome-cowboy-chip/P7LTV6ITOZDVRJEYXTMGXZGE5E/
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UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods
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Quick Glance: Farmers Rally for Food Security
- Farmers protest against food imports and labeling.
- Protests highlight the growing challenges faced by British farming.
- Criticism of trade deals and inadequate food security monitoring.
- Call for European regulation alignment to support British farmers.
'That was then and this is now': Chris Hipkins talks up tax reform he previously ruled out
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512590/that-was-then-and-this-is-now-chris-hipkins-talks-up-tax-reform-he-previously-ruled-out
Budget Policy Statement shows coalition promises don't add up - Labour, Greens: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the delay to announcing the Budget allowance ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512829/budget-policy-statement-shows-coalition-promises-don-t-add-up-labour-greens
Labour's Chris Hipkins says Disability Minister Penny Simmonds should be sacked: Labour is doubling down on criticism of the minister's handling of disability ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512792/labour-s-chris-hipkins-says-disability-minister-penny-simmonds-should-be-sacked
Public 'ready to be convinced' about capital gains tax - inequality expert: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the party will take a new tax policy to the next ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512574/public-ready-to-be-convinced-about-capital-gains-tax-inequality-expert
Chris Hipkins might just be the one to make a wealth tax work for Labour: After ruling out a number of taxes at the last election, the Labour leader now says all ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-03-2024/chris-hipkins-might-just-be-the-one-to-make-a-wealth-tax-work-for-labour
How to MP: Tips from a ‘great parliamentarian’ : As he departs from Parliament, Grant Roberson outlines the skills and requirements for being a successful MP ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018932105/how-to-mp-tips-from-a-great-parliamentarian
The Wellbeing Budget is dead: Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she will not be delivering a so-called "Wellbeing Budget" ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/22/the-wellbeing-budget-is-dead/
Paid articlePaid Government halts plan for Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary: The sanctuary bill would have created a 620,000sqkm "economic no-go zone", Fisheries Minister Shane Jones ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512889/government-halts-plan-for-kermadec-ocean-sanctuary
New Zealand's Maori King calls for whales to be given personhood: The King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales ...
france24.com/en/live-news/20240328-new-zealand-s-maori-king-calls-for-whales-to-be-given-personhood
Robertson reflects on hate and hope as he leaves politics: Grant Robertson faced intense abuse in his 15 years as an MP, but his last message is one of hope and ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/grant-robertson-reflects-on-hate-and-hope-as-he-leaves-politics/
Act leader David Seymour on lifting state funding for private schools but reducing free lunches in state schools
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/act-leader-david-seymour-on-lifting-state-funding-for-private-schools-but-reducing-free-lunches-in-state-schools/DHRCXW5J3JEOTHY5FAMBOYVGFQ/
'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed: House insurance premiums jumped by more than 30 percent in a year in some parts of New ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/very-significant-rise-home-insurance-premiums-revealed
Compulsory microchipping and desexing of pet cats after Lower Hutt council vote: Cats living in Lower Hutt must now be desexed and microchipped under a new bylaw ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513348/compulsory-microchipping-and-desexing-of-pet-cats-after-lower-hutt-council-vote
New Zealand and EU trade agreement to take effect on May 1: New Zealand said on Monday a free trade agreement with the European Union would come into effect on ...
reuters.com/world/new-zealand-eu-trade-agreement-take-effect-may-1-2024-03-25/
Labour leader Chris Hipkins concedes Labour didn’t do enough to address public concerns about unruly state housing tenants as the current Government cracks ... Show more
Councils label Māori wards reversal 'complete overreach' by government: Reversing councils' ability to decide on Māori wards is "complete overreach by central ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513443/councils-label-maori-wards-reversal-complete-overreach-by-government
China's democracy hack adds to problem areas for NZ: Comment: Concern about China’s state-sponsored hacking is far from new - but its decision to target New ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/27/chinas-democracy-hack-adds-to-problem-areas-for-nz/
Quick Glance: APT31: The Chinese Hacking Group Behind Global Cyberespionage Campaign
- The United States and Britain took legal action and imposed sanctions on a company and individuals associated with a Chinese state-backed hacking group called APT31, allegedly involved in a comprehensive cyber espionage campaign.
- APT31, also known as Zirconium, is purportedly led by China's Ministry of State Security and has targeted millions of people over more than a decade, primarily in the U.S. and Britain, including officials, lawmakers, activists, academics, journalists, and companies such as defense contractors and a U.S. smartphone manufacturer.
- The group is linked to China's Ministry of State Security in the province of Hubei and is accused of suppressing critics of Beijing, compromising government institutions, and stealing trade secrets.
- The U.S. Treasury Department and the British government have taken measures against the company Wuhan XRZ and seven Chinese individuals, including Ni Gaobin and Zhao Guangzong, who were allegedly involved in the activities of APT31.
China cyber attack : NZ govt had to respond, says expert: New Zealand has sent a clear message to China: stop interfering or it will escalate its response ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512747/china-cyber-attack-nz-govt-had-to-respond-says-expert
Recession could lead to brain drain, employment minister Louise Upston says: Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has admitted New Zealand ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512721/recession-could-lead-to-brain-drain-employment-minister-louise-upston-says
Ghosts, gargoyles and a mystery box: What’s inside our Parliamentary Library?: Join us for a nose around parliament's own library, and the books its patrons ...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/04-04-2024/ghosts-gargoyles-and-relics-whats-inside-our-parliamentary-library
Watch live: Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks from Polyfest: The Labour leader faces questions as he visits the festival in Tāmaki Makaurau.
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512393/watch-live-labour-leader-chris-hipkins-speaks-from-polyfest
Shrektacular: a star is born: Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery took the photograph that launched Shrek into the world spotlight ...
odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/shrektacular-star-born
Labour concedes it could have done more to deal with disruptive state housing tenants
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512110/labour-concedes-it-could-have-done-more-to-deal-with-disruptive-state-housing-tenants
Fast and loose? Coalition's urgency makes for riskier lawmaking: Analysis - Christopher Luxon's unapologetic response when asked about his government's use of ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/511501/fast-and-loose-coalition-s-urgency-makes-for-riskier-lawmaking
Watch live: Tax question hangs over Labour as Hipkins looks to rebuild: The party's annual retreat has started with Chris Hipkins targeting the government ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/511677/watch-live-tax-question-hangs-over-labour-as-hipkins-looks-to-rebuild
#BREAKING | It comes as New Zealand joins with the United Kingdom to condemn China’s “malicious cyber activity”.
China’s spy attack on New Zealand first since 1985 - Matthew Hooton: OPINION The last time New Zealand was attacked by a so-called friend was in 1985 when France ...
nzherald.co.nz/business/chinas-attack-on-new-zealand-first-since-1985-matthew-hooton/T3E33YCNTRAK3NRV6SZ5EX24NY/
It's time for Labour humility not defensiveness: Opinion: Though Willie Jackson's blustering defence of the Labour government was admirably loyal to ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/21/its-time-for-labour-humility-not-defensiveness/
Paid articlePaid PM Christopher Luxon faces Question Time amid Chinese spying claims, Budget lead-up
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