Articles by Adam Pearse, Claire Trevett, Chris Knox, and Derek Cheng
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World
Dame Jacinda Ardern retained as NZ and France create Christchurch Call foundation
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 3:36PMFormer Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will remain a key figure in New Zealand’s efforts to reduce online extremist content...
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Crime
Vicious assault: Young victim targeted in New Lynn McDonald’s attack
Monday, 13 May 2024, 1:57PMA young man has been targeted in a brutal daytime attack at a McDonald’s restaurant in West Auckland, bashed in a four-on-one...
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Politics
Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades
Friday, 10 May 2024, 11:51AMThe Government’s upcoming Budget will contain $571 million of new funding to boost pay for Defence Force staff, upgrade its...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Willis Not About To Deliver Her Own 'Black Budget'
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 9:15AMIn the end, it all comes down to taxes. This Government has promised to cut New Zealanders’ income tax, and that is precisely...
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National
Shocking video: Wrong-way motorway driver crashes into elderly couple
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:58PMShocking video has emerged of the moment a car driven by an alleged drink driver careered the wrong way down a Dunedin motorway,...
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Politics
Govt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t met
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:25AMThe Government is ramping up its threat of sanctions on Jobseeker beneficiaries not fulfilling their obligations by introducing...
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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
Watch: PM announces $1.9b Corrections investment
Monday, 6 May 2024, 3:58PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has today announced a $1.9 billion investment in additional law and order measures as Auckland...
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Politics
Co-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne Genter
Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:39PMThe Green Party co-leaders have discussed with under-fire MP Julie Anne Genter fresh allegations of her poor behaviour, which...
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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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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: On Watching the NYPD Enter Columbia University
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:45AMIt is such a small world. There was I, seated in front of a television set in suburban Auckland, watching the NYPD clear...
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Business
Revealed: The most complained-about telco
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 3:55PMA free dispute-resolution service says there is a “new normal” of high complaints against phone and broadband providers. The...
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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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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
Politicians face-off after poll dismissed as 'fruitcake business'
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:00PMNational Party ministers are dismissing last night’s TV poll that showed declining support for the coalition Government -...
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Politics
Demoted minister Melissa Lee accepts she was 'a little slow' with media portfolio
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:55AMDemoted minister Melissa Lee accepts she could have been “a little slow” to act as Media and Communications Minister when...
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Politics
PM 'unilaterally' sacking Act minister would breach coalition agreement - David Seymour
Monday, 29 April 2024, 11:32AMAct leader David Seymour says it would be a breach of the coalition agreement if Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sacked...
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Politics
David Seymour announces $1.7b boost to Pharmac funding
Monday, 29 April 2024, 10:49AMThe Government will boost Pharmac’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, increasing the national drug...
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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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Politics
Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:07PMNew Zealand needs to overhaul its preparation and response planning for severe weather events if it’s to learn the lessons...
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Politics
Black Power member says gang patch ban will be ineffectual, issues amusing challenge to MPs
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 11:22AMA member of Black Power says the Government’s proposed gang patch ban will only lead to gang members wearing colours and...
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Business
Netflix reveals viewership for some of its biggest shows
Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:28PMNetflix has just reported its biggest quarter ever - on the back of its ongoing password-sharing crackdown and punters absorbing...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter: Collision Course
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 11:47AMIt was the cry that rang through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) in the autumn of 1917: “All power to the soviets!”...