Articles by Frances Cook
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National
Nurses strike on Thursday: Acting PM Peters says current offer 'best we can do'
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 10:58amThe pay offer rejected by nurses this morning was the best the Government could offer, acting Prime Minister Winston Peters...
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Cooking the Books
Cooking the Books: Why a capital gains tax would be a good thing
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 11:12amEach week the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's...
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Cooking the Books
Cooking the Books: Do you have what it takes to become your own boss?
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 2:07pmEach week the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's...
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Wellington
Cordon lifted after Wellington bomb threat
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 2:21pmUPDATED 3.45PM A cordon has been lifted on wide area of Wellington, including streets next to Parliament, following a bomb...
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Politics
Labour seeks more transparency from charter schools
Friday, 11 November 2016, 5:21amLabour is continuing its fight against charter schools, this time, to make them more transparent. The party's bill to make...
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Politics
Cancer patient pleads for asbestos exposure funding
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 1:45pmA cancer patient is pleading with the Government to fund treatment for everyone exposed to asbestos. When Maureen Saville...
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Politics
Greens push for mandatory plastic bag charges
Monday, 17 October 2016, 1:29pmUPDATED 3.53PM: New Zealanders use 1.6 billion plastic bags every year, but the Green Party has launched a plan to bring...
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Politics
Sparks fly over Housing NZ's finances
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 1:46pmHousing New Zealand could be out of cash by February, leaving it unable to either maintain houses, or build new ones. In...
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Politics
Marama Fox: Nothing to fear from Maori sovereignty share
Monday, 22 August 2016, 5:19amThe Māori Party believes there's nothing to fear from Māori being given a formal share in New Zealand sovereignty. The Māori...
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Politics
PM U-turns on Teapot Tapes settlement
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 1:30pmUPDATED 4.41PM: Taxpayer funds will no longer be used to pay the Teapot Tapes settlement. Prime Minister John Key settled...
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Politics
Zero hour contracts officially banned
Friday, 11 March 2016, 5:38amZero hour contracts are now a thing of the past, and the Government is sticking to its guns that that was always what it...
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Politics
Conspiracy alleged over Hindi flag voting instructions
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 5:41amA difference in flag voting papers is being put down to translation errors, rather than conspiracy. There's a slight difference...
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Politics
Govt. launching TPP sales pitch roadshows
Monday, 7 March 2016, 5:08amThe Government is hoping to finally make its case for the TPP, when roadshows get underway today. Auckland is hosting the...
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Politics
Govt cutting adrift renting generation: Twyford
Friday, 26 February 2016, 5:57amThe Government's promised overhaul of the housing market is being criticised as too little, too late. Finance Minister Bill...
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Politics
Data modelling for sentencing proves controversial
Friday, 26 February 2016, 5:32amUsing cutting-edge data modelling to help decide criminal sentences is worrying for some. The Government has approved spending...
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Politics
Top cop slammed over Police funding comments
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 5:47amThe Police Commissioner is being accused of talking nonsense, after saying police have enough resources. Mike Bush made the...
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Opinion
Frances Cook: Dildo no substitute for reasoned debate
Monday, 8 February 2016, 10:01amBy now I’m sure you’ve seen it. Steven Joyce being interviewed by a group of reporters, when a large rubbery dildo flies...
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Politics
Opposition left standing in the rain at Waitangi
Friday, 5 February 2016, 8:51amOpposition left standing in the rain at Waitangi
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Business
Unemployment rate falls to six-year low
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:22amThe unemployment rate is down, from 6 percent to 5.3 percent in the December Quarter. The results from Statistics New Zealand...
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Politics
Greens vow to fight on against TPP
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 12:30pmGreens vow to fight on against TPP
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Politics
Govt agencies on notice over OIA
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 5:18amGovernment agencies have been put on notice for their compliance with the Official Information Act after a report from the...
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Politics
Accusations Corrections Minister 'out of his depth'
Friday, 4 December 2015, 12:02pmThere are accusations the Corrections Minister is out of his depth, after more bad headlines for the Serco-run Mt Eden prison. The...
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Politics
Government campaign targets tourist drivers
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 6:08pmTourist drivers are being targeted with a $25 million dollar campaign, and the Government says there's still more they want...
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Opinion
Frances Cook: Sexual assault more important than point-scoring
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 5:25amTempers can fray at the end of the year, particularly in Parliament, where despite the reputation, many MPs work long, hard...
