Articles by Thomas Coughlan and Claire Trevett
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World
New Caledonia: MFAT working with Australia to fly travellers stranded by civil unrest
Monday, 20 May 2024, 2:18PMAs Noumea’s airports remain closed and New Caledonia civil unrest extends to a seventh day, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign...
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Politics
Christopher Luxon compares Labour to arsonists in fiery speech
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 1:23PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon compared the Labour opposition to arsonists in a fiery speech to supporters in Palmerston...
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Travel
What can you do if your airline goes bust?
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:06PMA recent slew of insolvent airlines in Australia and the Pacific has left thousands of Kiwi travellers in the lurch and out...
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Business
Watch: Luxon defends tax cuts in pre-Budget speech
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:41PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has stared down critics of the Government’s spending and tax cuts, saying the Government...
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National
Latest poll: Govt steady, Labour up 4 per cent - Luxon favourability surges
Friday, 10 May 2024, 3:15PMThe Government has been given a reprieve in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia Poll, which shows that it would stay in office...
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National
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:21PMMinistry of Transport officials have raised the question of KiwiRail’s suitability to run the Interislander business in the...
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Travel
Hundreds of passengers stranded as Pacific airline enters voluntary administration
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:49PMWith travellers stuck, the Vanuatu Tourism Office tells the New Zealand Herald it will share updates as they become available....
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Politics
Advice suggests Government's water reforms will cost less than Labour's - for now
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 8:49PMFigures collated by the Department of Internal Affairs suggest the new Government’s replacement for Three Waters will cost...
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Politics
Julie Anne Genter sent to Privileges Committee but Greens won't strip her portfolios
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:34PMSpeaker Gerry Brownlee has referred Green MP Julie Anne Genter to the Privileges Committee after a confrontation in Parliament...
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Politics
Julie Anne Genter returns to work... in the Chatham Islands
Monday, 6 May 2024, 2:19PMUnder-fire Green MP Julie Anne Genter is back at work this week. She had been working from home following her altercation...
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National
Nats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a year
Friday, 3 May 2024, 3:41PMThe National Party has disclosed a massive $10.4 million in donations in its election year haul for 2023, more than double...
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Travel
Kiwi beach named among world’s best, despite being closed to public
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:42PMAn instantly recognisable beach in the Coromandel coast has been named as one of the world’s best. The sole Kiwi inclusion...
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Politics
'Disciplinary process' underway into Julie Anne Genter after confrontation
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:19PMThe Green Party has commenced a disciplinary process into the behaviour of MP Julie Anne Genter after a confrontation in...
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Politics
Watch live: Politicians face-off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamation
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 11:09AMFormer Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has said remarks made about him by Foreign Minister Winston Peters on a morning...
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National
Watch: ‘Please resume your seat’ - Complaint made after Green MP clashes with Minister
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:13AMGreen MP Julie Anne Genter has apologised in Parliament and could face further disciplinary action after a complaint was...
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Politics
Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 4:28PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon’s salary will rise in tranches by $50,000 from his previous $471,000 to $520,000 in mid-2026...
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Politics
Watch: 'Absolute sense of chaos' - Labour responds to shock Cabinet sackings
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 12:51PMMelissa Lee is out of the Cabinet and stripped of the Broadcasting portfolio in a surprise reshuffle by Prime Minister Christopher...
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Travel
'Rampant trespassing': Hawaii demolishes attraction because tourists couldn’t behave
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:48PMThe ‘Stairway to Heaven’ on Ohau has been earmarked for demolition over the bad behaviour of some visitors. Haiku Stairs...
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Travel
DoC website crashes as people flock to book spot at 'world's best hidden beach'
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:47PMDemand for the Tōtaranui campsite, one of the most popular summer holiday sites in Nelson Tasman, took down the Department...
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Travel
Whakapapa, Tūroa reveal 2024 season pass prices as skifields go it alone
Monday, 15 April 2024, 1:29PMRuapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) and Pure Tūroa Limited (PTL) have unveiled how 2024 ski passes will work, now both sides of the...
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Politics
Health NZ chair resigns, board to get third chair in two years
Friday, 12 April 2024, 5:00PMThe Health NZ – Te Whatu Ora chair Dame Karen Poutasi has resigned as chair and as a board member. Poutasi was appointed...
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Auckland
'Sea of red cones': AT wants less red tape, more driver responsibility at roadworks
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:10PMAn Auckland Transport manager has put in a plea for less red tape around costly traffic management rules, saying in other...
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Politics
Nicola Willis admits some agencies won't hit savings target, hints MFAT may get lighter cuts
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 3:30PMFinance Minister Nicola Willis has acknowledged that some agencies will not hit the savings targets set for them by ministers,...
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Travel
Could you pass a pilot test? Airline opens trial to exclusive $148,000/pa career
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:43PMDo you have the quick reactions and cool head required to pilot an A320 full of passengers? Amid an ongoing pilot shortage...