Articles by Issac%20Davison
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National
Government won't rule out regulating property managers, as new report reveals tenants' woes
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 5:58PMIt is time for property managers to be properly regulated in New Zealand, say the authors of a report released today. The...
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Vote2017
Ardern moved to tears at suicide awareness rally
Sunday, 10 September 2017, 3:02PMA suicide prevention rally at Parliament moved Labour leader Jacinda Ardern to tears today. The YesWeCare rally has been...
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National
Queenstown VIPs believed to be here for Five Eyes meeting
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 4:09PMThe highly secretive meeting being held in Queenstown this weekend is a gathering of intelligence and security agencies related...
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National
RMA reforms pass into law with support from Maori Party
Friday, 7 April 2017, 2:15PMThe National Party's overhaul of the Resource Management Act has passed its final hurdle, eight years after it was first...
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Politics
Bill English's PR campaign in overdrive
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 4:22PMThe softening of Bill English's image is going into overdrive in election year. But the Prime Minister is still far from...
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National
Tolley furious about privacy breach
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 3:16PMSocial Development Minister Anne Tolley says she is "furious" about a privacy breach at her ministry and has hinted jobs...
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National
Bumbling Kiwi jihadi on US terror list
Friday, 31 March 2017, 9:23AMUPDATED 6.30pm New Zealander Mark Taylor has been on a US terrorism list, with the US State Department saying he has been...
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Politics
Uber seeks further changes to taxi laws, saying reforms don't go far enough
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 6:16PMRide-sharing giant Uber is seeking further changes to New Zealand laws for taxi services, saying that reforms before Parliament...
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Politics
NZ 'approaching environmental limits' - OECD
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 10:42AMUPDATED 12.24pm Prime Minister Bill English says he is concerned about the findings in a new OECD report which highlights...
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Politics
English turns superannuation into political football
Monday, 6 March 2017, 5:55AMUPDATED 7.43am Prime Minister Bill English may have turned superannuation into a political football in election year after...
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Politics
Extra leave proposed for victims of domestic violence
Monday, 6 March 2017, 5:44AMParliament will this week debate whether domestic violence victims should get extra paid leave, as the Women's Refuge presents...
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National
Prisoner at risk of self-harm tied down for 37 nights in a row
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 10:54AMUPDATED 2.37PM A prisoner at risk of self-harm was tied down for 16 hours a day over 37 consecutive nights, an investigation...
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Crime
No need for hate crime offence in New Zealand, govt says
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 12:59PMUPDATED 5.34PM Government ministers say they don't see the need for a specific hate crime offence in New Zealand because...
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National
Housing shortage growing by 40 houses a day
Monday, 13 February 2017, 12:19PMThe housing shortage in New Zealand has reached 60,000 and is growing by 40 houses a day, according to documents released...
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Politics
Govt to change policy on medicinal cannabis
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 4:36PMThe Government appears set to remove a hurdle to getting access to medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. Health Minister Jonathan...
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Politics
English reveals general election date
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 1:59PMUPDATED 3.05pm Prime Minister Bill English has revealed the date of the general election this afternoon. New Zealand will...
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National
New Zealand reclaims title as world's least corrupt country
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 6:54PMNew Zealand has reclaimed its ranking as the least corrupt country in the world in an international survey. Transparency...
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Politics
Key not ruling out historical child abuse inquiry
Monday, 5 December 2016, 11:08AMPrime Minister John Key says an independent inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care would not "right...
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Politics
John Key: 'No chance' of Govt legalising euthanasia
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 12:26PMThere is zero chance of Government introducing legislation to legalise euthanasia even if an inquiry strongly recommends...
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National
Corrections changes mind on prisoner dying of cancer
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 6:50PMThe Corrections Department has agreed to take another look at whether a woman who is dying in prison should be released early. Vicki...
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National
Soldiers' bodies could be brought home as Govt reviews repatriation policy
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 6:27PMThe Government has confirmed that it is reconsidering its refusal to repatriate the bodies of soldiers killed on foreign...
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Politics
Twyford given leading role in Labour's election campaign
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 2:09PMLabour MP Phil Twyford has been given a leading role in the party's election campaign next year. Twyford has been made Labour's...
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Politics
Iwi agree not to fish in Kermadec region if Treaty rights are preserved
Friday, 9 September 2016, 6:58PMIwi are seeking a compromise over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary in which they will agree not to fish in the region if their...
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Politics
NZ and Indonesia putting export dispute behind them
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 5:36AMNew Zealand and Indonesia have taken an important step forward, Prime Minister John Key says, after the two countries agreed...