Articles by Micheal Neilson
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Politics
Watch: 21-year-old MP challenges Govt in maiden speech
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 8:51PM“Aotearoa, Te Whare Paremata, are you ready?” asked Te Pāti Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in a rousing maiden speech...
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Politics
Winston Peters' combative Question Time as acting PM
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 2:08PMActing PM Winston Peters has called Greens co-leader Marama Davidson a “bigoted, leftie shill” during Question Time today. It...
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Politics
Winston Peters acting Prime Minister two weeks into new Govt
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 10:53AMWinston Peters is once again acting Prime Minister - this time just two weeks’ into the new Government - as Christopher Luxon...
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Politics
Fair Pay Agreements gone, 90-day trials back as Nats, Act stamp mark on new era
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 8:00AMNational and Act are stamping their mark on a new era in employment relations with commitments in the next two weeks to reverse...
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Politics
Watch live: Luxon says Govt hasn't committed to Treaty referendum
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 2:04PMChristopher Luxon has said his new Government has not committed to a referendum on the Treaty principles bill, in his first...
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Politics
'Pathetic'- Hipkins clashes with new PM Luxon in first Parliamentary debate
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 2:07PMNearly two months after polling day, Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon are finally back in the Parliamentary ring as the...
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Politics
Governor-General sets out new Government's agenda
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 11:00AMLabour leader Chris Hipkins and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will speak in the opening debate in Parliament from 3pm...
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Politics
Labour calls for visas for family of Kiwis stuck in Gaza
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 3:28PMLabour is calling on the Government to assist with helping close family members of New Zealanders stuck in Gaza escape as...
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Politics
Stirring haka as Te Pāti Māori swear allegiance to Te Tiriti before King Charles
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 12:02PMTe Pāti Māori is taking its activism to Parliament today as its MPs give their oaths of allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi...
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Politics
'Massive fiscal hole'- Finance Minister slams previous Govt
Monday, 4 December 2023, 4:02PMPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a Working for Families change, increasing the Family Tax Credit by $8 a week. The...
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Politics
'Dangerously close to endorsing conspiracy theories' - Hipkins hits out at new Govt policies
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 11:24AMLeader Chris Hipkins says the new Government is dancing “dangerously close to endorsing conspiracy theories” in its attacks...
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Politics
Verrall accuses Nats of putting tobacco lobbyists ahead of Kiwis' health
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 3:07PMLabour’s health spokeswoman Dr Ayesha Verrall has let rip at the Government over plans to scrap world-leading smoking regulations,...
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Politics
'Act like a PM' - Hipkins hits out at Luxon and 'coalition of chaos'
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:38AMFormer prime minister Chris Hipkins is giving his first press conference as leader of the Opposition, as the Labour Party...
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Politics
Reti says ED security will be beefed up before Christmas
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 9:00PMNew Health Minister Dr Shane Reti is promising beefed-up security at the country’s 20 core emergency departments in time...
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Politics
Seymour: Pharmac culture 'needs to change'
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 3:29PMDavid Seymour, who has assumed responsibility for the public drug-buying agency Pharmac, says the culture there “needs to...
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Politics
'Everyone can get ahead': New Govt's first Cabinet meeting today
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 7:09AMThe new coalition Government will have its first Cabinet meeting today after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and ministers...
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Politics
Watch: Winston Peters defines 'woke virtue signalling' in first presser as deputy PM
Monday, 27 November 2023, 6:00PMFreshly-minted Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has engaged in a testy first press conference in the role in which he...
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Politics
'Final stages': Luxon says parties aligned on goals, Willis not in deputy PM frame
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 1:28PMIncoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he and other party leaders are in the “final stages of our coalition conversations”. “We’ve...
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Politics
MPs returning to Wellington as National, NZ First, Act close in on deal
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 9:14AMMPs from the governing parties are returning to Wellington in their droves, raising expectations the deals will be signed...
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Politics
Luxon 'expects to stay in Auckland for the weekend' as talks ramp up
Friday, 17 November 2023, 7:07AMChristopher Luxon isn’t sure whether National and NZ First can work out their policy differences today, as negotiations continue...
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National
Winston Peters and David Seymour emerge from second meeting
Friday, 10 November 2023, 10:53AMAct leader David Seymour and NZ First leader Winston Peters have gone into a meeting together this morning to discuss the...
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Politics
Live: 'We can't all get what we want' - Winston Peters wants urgent coalition negotiations; Luxon keen to 'get cracking' on new Govt
Friday, 3 November 2023, 1:51PMPrime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon says he can now focus on forming a strong and stable government – and he will be doing...
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Politics
Special votes live: The key electorate seats to look out for
Friday, 3 November 2023, 7:00AMOne of National’s highest-ranking MPs - and one tipped to become the next Speaker - is at risk of not getting back into Parliament...
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Politics
'No military solution': NZ calls for humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 1:20PMNew Zealand is calling for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to create safe areas for civilians and allow humanitarian...