Articles by Jason Walls
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Politics
Willis' candid advice to Wellington Mayor ahead of Airport Share sale meeting
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 9:07pmThe Finance Minister’s been urged to use her “political capital” to get Wellington Council on a better financial footing...
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Politics
The $3b child poverty price tag: Why the Minister’s not writing that check
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:51pmTop officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to reach the child poverty reduction...
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Politics
Exclusive poll: Kiwis back Harris over Trump
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:14pmUS Presidential nominee Kamala Harris appears to have found favour with most Kiwis, according to a new poll. Numbers from...
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Politics
Luxon and Albanese meet in Canberra; Aukus and 501s on agenda
Friday, 16 August 2024, 12:40pmAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s a “delight” to have his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in...
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OCR cuts before Christmas; his love of Ray Gunn – Luxon goes off-script at Lowy Institute
Friday, 16 August 2024, 8:08amPrime Minister Chris Luxon appeared to have waded into somewhat uncharted territory following his major foreign affairs speech...
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Kāinga Ora sold $80 million of state housing in five years
Monday, 12 August 2024, 9:30amKāinga Ora sold 167 state houses between 2019 and the beginning of 2024 – bringing in more than $80 million in sales. Properties...
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Jason Walls: The quiet before the storm for the political Left
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 12:00pmSandwiched neatly between a story about pigs flying and a column about hell freezing over was a piece in the newspaper about...
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Politics
Revealed: The Government ghost offices costing taxpayers $300k
Monday, 27 May 2024, 10:48amThe Government looks likely to pay close to $300,000 for the rent and utilities of offices which will be sitting vacant until...
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Jason Walls: Opposition plays man, not the ball in section 7AA debate
Friday, 24 May 2024, 1:33pmIt should have been a slam dunk for the opposition. In the debate around removing some treaty obligations from the Oranga...
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Jason Walls: The week the Greens and Te Pati Māori lost the moral high ground
Friday, 10 May 2024, 10:25am“People are watching, and they do deserve better of us.” That was the line used by former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, after...
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Jason Walls: AUKUS – is a boon for Kiwi military intelligence worth poking the Chinese dragon?
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 2:51pmFormer Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr was not mincing his words this week, when describing the highly contentious...
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Jason Walls: ‘Point of order, Mr Speaker!’ Snoozefest Question Time has lost its spark
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:52amNew Zealand’s great democratic pantheon is starting to feel more like a high school debate session than a great temple of...
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Politics
PM’s pay pickle: MPs’ pay rises loom amid public sector cuts
Monday, 8 April 2024, 7:30amThe independent body tasked with setting MPs’ pay is just weeks away from deciding if politicians will get a pay raise for...
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Jason Walls: The Prime Minister, his Ministers and every MP in Parliament are vastly underpaid
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:20pmIt’s 3:55pm on a Monday afternoon. The Prime Minister’s just finished leading the most important weekly meeting in the country...
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Jason Walls: Willis disappoints fiscal nerds, but the worst is yet to come
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:35amNicola Willis disappointed economic nerds across the country on Wednesday. The Finance Minister broke with a well-established...
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Jason Walls: Winston Peters - ‘drunk uncle’ or political genius?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 2:43pmWinston went full Winston this week. In a seeming return to campaign mode, the New Zealand First leader has pulled out all...
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Jason Walls: Major Labour missteps highlight tumultuous times in post-Robertson era
Monday, 18 March 2024, 3:04pmIt was not the week Chris Hipkins was hoping for. He and his MPs made their annual pilgrimage to Wairarapa on Thursday...
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Jason Walls: Luxon waves 100-day checkered flag as Willis waves economic red flag
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:38amToday is the Government’s 104th day in office – better known as the day the real work begins. Chris Luxon’s had 100 days...
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Jason Walls: Why Labour Party excuses are less effective for National
Friday, 1 March 2024, 2:05pmNine long years. That was the rallying cry of Labour MPs and ministers during the last term of Government. It seemed...
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Jason Walls: The pointless, PR-driven nonsense of a 100-day plan is just bad governance
Friday, 23 February 2024, 2:56pmNews flash: New Zealand is not the USA. A staple of a new, or re-elected, president for decades has been to establish a...
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Jason Walls: Who are Labour’s up-and-coming heavy hitters?
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 11:13amThe wilderness of opposition can be a gift, or it can be a curse. For former ministers, the drop from the lofty heights...
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Jason Walls: Luxon firms up Act’s support by backing away from Treaty Principles Bill
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 4:18pmThe dead duck got deader this week. After weeks of tepid, non-committal answers on his party's post-first reading support...
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Jason Walls: Kill Bill – Shane Jones crushes Seymour’s Treaty dreams, but the battle’s not over yet
Friday, 26 January 2024, 2:28pmThere’s already trouble in paradise it seems. The Act Party secured half a win during the coalition negotiations when it...
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Jason Walls: The top five political moments of 2023
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 8:56amA week is a long time in politics, at least according to the oldest cliche in the book. And it’s a cliche for a reason. In...
