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‘Fiscal repair job underway’ – Willis

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The coalition Government is taking decisive action to repair the Government books and support income tax relief in next year’s Budget, Finance Minister Nicola...

What would it take for Labour to win?

Chris Trotter -

Surveying Labour's savagely diminished caucus, only two MPs stand out as credible future leaders: Keiran McAnulty and Ginny Andersen. Before such a combination could accede...

Independent Review into Kāinga Ora announced

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has announced an independent review into Kāinga Ora, fulfilling another of its first 100-day plan commitments. Housing Minister Chris Bishop has today announced...

‘Let’s Get Wellington Moving’ to be officially dissolved

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An agreement to dissolve Let’s Get Wellington Moving has been reached by Infrastructure & Housing Minister Chris Bishop, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Mayor of...

Courage under fire

Mary Hobbs -

One man with courage makes a majority — Anon On Monday, 18 December 2023, New Zealand whistleblower Barry Young had a second appearance in Court...

Chris Trotter: Contested ground

Chris Trotter -

Last week the Waitangi Tribunal released Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kāwanatanga: The Report on Stage 2 of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry(Wai...

Ditching Paul Hunt a good start, but not enough to fix the HRC – ACT

Daily Telegraph NZ -

“The Justice Minister’s decision not to reappoint Paul Hunt is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough to acknowledge the Human Rights Commission’s...

Watch: Winston calls out Maori Party ‘claptrap’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Peters noted with just 3% of the party vote, 5 ouf o 6 people with Maori ancestry rejected Te Pati Maori. Winston Peters took the...

‘ACT priorities populate 100-day plan’ – Seymour

Daily Telegraph NZ -

“The ACT Party’s coalition commitments will form a core part of the government’s first 100 days of office,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT, National...

Tory Whanau has ‘lost trust and confidence of Wellingtonians’ – Councillor

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau revealed this week she is getting professional help for a drinking problem. The admission came as news of a second incident...

Wayne Brown proposes Auckland Future Fund for financial and physical resilience

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Mayor Wayne Brown is proposing to consult Aucklanders on a new regional wealth fund that would provide a better return on investment from Auckland...

Pandemics as a Catalyst for a New World Order

Robert Malone -

Each nation in the world has its own culture, governance structures, traditions, property, borders, and peoples. We must preserve the diversity and sovereignty of nations...

Results from 2023 Census available from May 2024 – Stats NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Data from the 2023 Census will start to be released from Wednesday 29 May 2024, Stats NZ said today. 2023 Census data will be published...

NZ 2023 election increases filled jobs for October

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Filled jobs rose by 13,046 when seasonally adjusted in October 2023 compared to September 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The increase...

Luxon sworn in as PM

Daily Telegraph NZ -

National Party leader Christopher Luxon was sworn in as Prime Minister today. The ceremony took place at Government House in Wellington. He later said it was...

New Government will restore farmer confidence – Fed Farmers

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The new Government have set out a clear and credible plan to get farming back on track and restore farmer confidence, says Federated Farmers...

Guy Hatchard: The tide is turning, but much remains to be done

Guy Hatchard -

Yesterday’s coalition policy announcements validated our lobbying efforts and those of multiple others over the last two years. Some key research findings and concerns finally...

National win Port Waikato by-election – preliminary results

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 25 November 2023 parliamentary by-election in the Port Waikato electorate. The preliminary results are based...

National – NZ First coalition agreement released

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The National / NZ First coalition agreement has been released, and includes provisions relating to a COVID inquiry, WHO health regulations, Marsden Point and...

NZOFP question new COVID Inquiry’s apparent lack of vax safety review

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In a statement released on Twitter (X) this evening, the NZ Outdoors and Freedoms Party (NZOFP) congratulated the new government but warned more needed...

Coalition agreement means lower cost of living, safer streets, stronger democracy – ACT

Daily Telegraph NZ -

“The coalition agreement ACT has negotiated with National and NZ First and announced today will deliver the real change so many New Zealanders voted...

New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai

Geoffrey Miller -

The COP28 countdown is on. Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...

Bryce Edwards: Court ruling shows big political donations can be given secretly

Bryce Edwards -

New Zealand’s rules to regulate money in politics can now officially be declared broken. Although, in theory, political parties are required to publicly declare any...

Coalition negotiations concluded, signing ceremony Friday says Luxon

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A signing ceremony was planned to take place tomorrow at Parliament, National leader Christopher said today. Luxon tweeted the outcome late this afternoon, confirming that...

Hutt City Council to support Petone to Pito-one name change

Daily Telegraph NZ -

On Tuesday, Hutt City Council agreed to provide a letter of support to the New Zealand Geographic Board to change the spelling of the...

Government must address New Zealand’s catastrophic birth rate

Right to Life NZ -

Right to Life requests the incoming Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon to urgently address the threat to our nation of our birth rate of 1.58,...

VFF call for opposition to Auckland Council’s proposed sale of downtown carpark

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In an urgent call out for support, Voices For Freedom call on Aucklanders to attend this morning's Council meeting as a show of opposition...

An Open Letter to all Members of Parliament for the term 2023-2026, Part One

Mary Hobbs -

As a member of parliament you have a duty to represent all New Zealanders — the true sovereigns of this country. You are answerable...

Chris Trotter: The Most Unlikely Trinity

Chris Trotter -

By the end of this week, or the next, New Zealand will have a government. It is unlikely to be a pleasant one. The three...

Guy Hatchard: The coalition teeters on the brink of some dangerous decisions

Guy Hatchard -

With the announcement of an impending policy deal between the coalition partners, it is a time to reflect on where we are as a...

Bryce Edwards: Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations

Bryce Edwards -

Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government. There are...

Guy Hatchard: An Open Letter to the MPs of the New Parliament

Guy Hatchard -

What are you going to do about record levels of excess deaths and anyone advising you that they don’t matter or even exist? The main...

Seymour gives update on coalition negotiations

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Seymour spoke to ZB host Mike Hosking this morning. Using a rugby analogy he told Hosking that negotiations were 'We’re not quite at a 5m...

Bryce Edwards: Lobbyists helping and influencing the new National government

Bryce Edwards -

New Zealand’s corporate lobbyists are currently carrying out major manoeuvres in order to ensure they are in the best possible position to influence the...

‘Caretaker arrangements extended’ – Hipkins

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have agreed the Governor General will be advised to extend the current caretaker government arrangements until a new Government...

Electoral Commission to probe alleged voting irregularities at Manurewa Marae

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The probe follows irregularities found at other polling stations. Labour have officially lodged a recount request for the Tamaki Makaurau Maori electorate, reports Te Ao...

Ginny Andersen accused of bullying teenaged campaign volunteer

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The complaint was laid by the girl's mother. Former Labour minister Ginny Andersen has been accused of bullying a female teenaged volunteer who helped with...