Articles by Derek%20Cheng
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Politics
'Intolerably imprecise': Watchdog blasts spy agency for use of class warrants for highly intrusive surveillance
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 1:18PMAn independent watchdog is blasting the NZ Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) for spying on individuals based on possible...
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National
'Very low': Former security minister on the risk of MPs' personal information being stolen in China-sponsored cyberattack
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 3:14PMThe China-sponsored hack into New Zealand parliamentary systems is unlikely to have yielded any personal information of MPs...
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Politics
'Improper': NZ spy agency slammed for secretly hosting foreign spying
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 1:39PMNew Zealand’s international spy agency has been rebuked for hosting a foreign agency’s spy operation for several years without...
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Crime
More convictions, more likelihood of jail time, spike in youth robbery- what the latest crime statistics show
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 4:19PMThe latest crime statistics show a spike in the number of robberies, burglaries and theft by children or young people, continuing...
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National
The Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'
Monday, 11 March 2024, 1:35PMOne of the coalition Government’s achievements in its first 100 days was the easiest of ticks after officials said it would...
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Politics
Who is Barbara Edmonds, Labour’s hope for future finance minister?
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 4:24PMThe MP stepping into Grant Robertson’s finance shoes was born in Auckland to Samoan immigrants, has eight kids and is a strong...
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Politics
NZ school students’ performance falling in maths and science: Pisa report
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:09AMUsing a train timetable to work out how to get from one place to the next, adding tax to an item to work out the final price,...
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Politics
The biggest concessions Luxon made to get three-party coalition over the line
Friday, 24 November 2023, 2:42PMA $1.2 billion fund for regional infrastructure, scrapping plans on allowing foreign buyers back into the housing market,...
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Politics
Late Labour surge in poll sees left bloc overtake right; Luxon says he has Peters' phone number
Friday, 13 October 2023, 7:26AMLabour is enjoying a last-minute surge according to figures obtained by the Herald. Labour’s latest Talbot Mills internal...
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Politics
National's support crumbles in one poll, but up in another
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:09PMA Newshub Reid Research poll shows National’s support crumbling, down 4.6 points to 34.5 per cent. Labour is still trailing...
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Politics
Act candidate Neil Christensen dies, by-election to be held
Monday, 9 October 2023, 4:21PMAct Party candidate Neil Christensen has died. “On behalf of the Act Party, I’d like to offer my condolences to Neil’s family...
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Politics
Hipkins on NZ response to Israel attack; Luxon talks tough on gangs
Monday, 9 October 2023, 1:28PMPrime Minister Chris Hipkins has given another statement on the situation in Israel, saying he had spoken to Australia’s...
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Politics
Driver allegedly aims car at National candidate and team in New Lynn
Monday, 9 October 2023, 9:28AMNational candidate for New Lynn, Paulo Garcia, has narrowly avoided being hit by a car in an alleged attack by someone who...
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Politics
Chance of National-Act Govt slipping away in Herald’s Poll of Polls
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 9:21AMA week out from election day, National leader Christopher Luxon’s hopes of getting a clear National-Act win are diminishing...
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Politics
Live: 'Muckraking': National claims another Labour MP is deviating from the party's tax position
Friday, 6 October 2023, 8:09AMPotential governing partners Winston Peters and David Seymour have clashed over whether they trust each other, highlighting...
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Politics
Watch: Luxon wants Minister for Space appointed as Hipkins calls Nats tax package a 'scam'
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 7:13AMNational leader Christopher Luxon wants to appoint a Minister for Space and establish a Space Prize for students. Christopher...
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Politics
Watch: Luxon speaks to media in Greymouth- as Hipkins, mayor Brown criticise scrapping of regional fuel tax
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:28AMAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has fired a shot at Christopher Luxon after the National Party leader sought to ease any worries...
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Politics
Larger surplus, lower debt in National's fiscal plan; Hipkins responds
Friday, 29 September 2023, 11:24AMNational is promising a larger surplus and lower debt in its fiscal plan, unveiled this morning by leader Christopher Luxon. But...
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Politics
Live: Leaders back on the campaign trail after fiery showdown
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 7:01AMChris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have both pledged to keep the number of police higher than the number of gang members,...
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Politics
'9/10': Hipkins comes out firing in second leaders' debate
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 6:09PMChris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have both pledged to keep the number of police higher than the number of gang members. They...
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Politics
Labour releases fiscal plan; Luxon reveals campaign bus
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:07AMLabour promises a relatively tight next term in government according to its fiscal plan, released this morning in Auckland...
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Politics
Election 2023: 'Confident' Chris Luxon hits the deep south, cheese rolls and international education on the menu
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 2:00PMChristopher Luxon spent the morning in Invercargill launching a plan to make New Zealand more attractive for international...
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Politics
Live: Hipkins promises more funding for flood-risk homes; Luxon milks goats
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 1:49PMLabour leader Chris Hipkins is backing using ethnicity to reduce health inequities for Māori, saying there’s nothing to be...
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Politics
Election 2023: Act vows to cut funding for poorly-performing ECEs
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 1:02PMThe Act Party wants to have education checks on 4- and 5-year-olds and a new ranking system for all schools, so parents can...