Articles by Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, Washington Post
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Politics
Christchurch Call pressured its advisory network not to release critical reports of member countries
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:12PMYesterday Prime Minister Luxon ended his post Cabinet press conference by addressing the question about whether the government...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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National
NZDF appeals Covid mandate decision to Supreme Court
Friday, 15 March 2024, 3:54PMThe NZDF has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court with a view to overturning the recent Court of Appeal decision which upheld...
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National
Golriz Ghahraman court case: details of prior working relationship with judge emerges
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:01PMDetails are emerging of a prior working relationship between former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman and Judge Maria Pecotic,...
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National
Parliamentary Question Time triggers three agency leak investigation
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:16AMQuestions raised in Parliament during Question Time on February 20 have triggered investigations in three Government departments...
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National
David Seymour calls Professor Kidman 'dull and unpleasant' in latest salvo
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 11:41AMThe war of words between Professor Joanna Kidman, a director of the Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering...
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National
NZ designates entirety of Hamas as terrorist entity
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 2:32PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have announced today the designation of Hamas in its...
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National
Realtor Janet Dickson sacked following controversy over Māori values course
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 12:17PMJanet Dickson, a real estate agent who is facing a five-year ban after refusing to complete a compulsory short course on...
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National
ACT calls on Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme to be fixed or scrapped
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 6:42AMACT has welcomed the release of the Public Service Commission’s review into the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme but...
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National
Immigration New Zealand find serious issues with Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 3:33PMImmigration Minister Erica Stanford has received the findings of the Assurance Review of the Accredited Employer Work Visa...
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National
ACT calls for transparency over University of Auckland naming rights deal with Eden Park
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 12:21PMAct is calling for the terms of a deal that gives University of Auckland naming rights for Eden Park’s North Stand to be...
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National
University of Auckland becomes naming sponsor of Eden Park's North Stand
Friday, 23 February 2024, 5:04PMUniversity of Auckland has this afternoon announced that it has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with the...
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National
Auckland Museum proposes new public funding options
Friday, 23 February 2024, 1:43PMAs part of the Auckland Museum's Draft Annual Plan 2024/25, the museum is consulting on two options for how it gets public...
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National
‘No discernible evidence’ the previous Government’s fees-free scheme has improved uni participation from low socio-economic groups
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 3:23PM"While questioning the Tertiary Education Commission in this week’s Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee, I was...
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National
Peters appoints Leon Grice and Heather Simpson to Antarctica New Zealand board amid concern about the direction of the Scott Base Redevelopment Project
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 2:06PMForeign Minister Winston Peters has appointed Leon Grice and Heather Simpson to serve on the Antarctica New Zealand board. “Since...
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National
NZDF responds following Court of Appeal defeat
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 12:00PMThe New Zealand Defence Force has made its first public response since the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment on Friday...
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National
West Coast Mayors, Chairs, and Iwi ministerial briefing to new government
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 10:05AMRegional leaders from West Coast Councils, Iwi and Development West Coast have prepared a ministerial briefing document for...
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National
Museum's war on 'colonial' history is divisive and disrespectful says ACT
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 7:31AMAuckland War Memorial Museum has proposed that it shift from being a 'colonial' museum to a "te Tiriti-led museum" in its...
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National
Auckland Museum to shift from 'colonial museum' to 'Te Tiriti-led Museum'
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 10:39AMThe Auckland War Memorial Museum plans to move from what it describes as a "colonial museum" to "a Tiriti-led museum" which...
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News
NZDF Covid mandate ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
Sunday, 18 February 2024, 3:39PMIn the latest Covid-19 legal ruling from the Courts, the Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by members of the New Zealand...
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National
Chloe Swarbrick attends HRC mediation over controversial chant
Monday, 5 February 2024, 4:23PMGreen Party MP Chloe Swarbrick attended a mediation convened by the Human Rights Commission on January 23 in Auckland with people...