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Lurching towards constitutional impropriety - Newsroom
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Photo: Marc Daalder. Comment: New Zealand is in danger of lurching towards constitutional impropriety. The Luxon government is driving a number of controversial issues rapidly through Parliament. Some of these policies are unfit for purpose, legally suspect, contrary to the public interest and inappropriate. As a former Prime Minister of this ...
Survival, resilience and losing everything in Hawkes Bay - Newsroom
WEBFeb 15, 2023 · News. Cyclone Gabrielle: Survival, resilience and losing everything in Hawkes Bay. Hawkes Bay residents have suffered incomprehensible destruction and now, as the floodwaters start to recede, locals are sharing stories of survival. by Bonnie Sumner and Aaron Smale 15/02/202329/01/2024. Flood damage in …
‘Self-interested’ trade analysis needs overhaul, expert says
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Trade. ‘Self-interested’ trade analysis needs overhaul, expert says. Despite raising concerns over ‘potentially misleading’ information from officials, MPs have opted against holding an inquiry into the treaty examination process. One expert wants them to …
Inquest begins into ‘boy in the water’ Gore death
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Inquest begins into ‘boy in the water’ Gore death. A coronial inquest into the mysterious death of a Southland toddler sees the return of Newsroom’s podcast The Boy in the Water, launching this week. Newsroom's investigations editor Melanie Reid outside the Invercargill courthouse, venue for the Lachie Jones inquest. Photo: Bonnie Sumner.
Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power
WEBNov 24, 2023 · Politics. Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power. While National has held onto the powerful portfolios, it’s Act and New Zealand First that have notched up significant policy wins in the new coalition government. by Jo Moir 24/11/202324/11/2023. The shape of the new government has finally been revealed, with a …
Newsroom Puzzles, Author at Newsroom
WEBNewsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 25 September. by Newsroom Puzzles 25/09/202422/09/2024. At which major university did American psychologist Philip Zimbardo conduct his 1971 prison experiment? Puzzles.
The Detail: On the frontline of Victim Support
WEBApr 13, 2024 · In one of the most traumatic events in recent New Zealand history, the eruption of Whakaari/White Island in 2019, Victim Support was giving immediate support to whanau and witnesses.
Chlöe Swarbrick wants to build a mass climate movement
WEBMar 25, 2024 · Swarbrick wants to build a mass climate movement. The Government’s plans to repeal the ban on offshore oil and gas could be a flashpoint for public activism and attitudes on climate, the Green co-leader believes. by Marc Daalder 25/03/202426/03/2024. The September 2019 school strike was the largest protest ever seen in New Zealand.
Bringing health care closer to home – or just another review
WEBApr 3, 2023 · Business, Government, Health & Science, News, Newsroom Pro. Bringing health care closer to home – or just another review. Boosting home and community-based care was meant to be at the core of the 2021 health reforms, especially for older people. What happened? The Government decided it needed (yet) another review.