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Protecting our democracy by reforming Parliament - Newsroom
4 days ago · Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand currently exists in an unstable world. Democracies are under challenge across the globe, and we are not immune. As the inhabitants of one of the world’s oldest democracies, New Zealanders are accustomed to electing their Members of Parliament every three years and we value the importance of free and fair elections.
It's time for the Greens to grow up – Swarbrick - Newsroom
3 days ago · The Green Party has increasingly faced the probably unfair (at least inaccurate) criticism that it’s abandoned its raison d’être. During the 2024 adjournment debate, where Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick refused to stick with the convention of making niche political jokes and bad puns, Act leader David Seymour accused Swarbrick of talking about everything but the environment.
Raw Politics: Act finally gets its shot at the Treaty - Newsroom
Nov 8, 2024 · Each time the tide comes in, it comes further up the beach. Well, that appears to be the Act Party’s strategy launching its Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament with not a single vote in support of it passing likely from any of Parliament’s other five political parties.
‘We know what we need to do, now let’s make it happen’
Dec 5, 2024 · Examples include quick design by using pre-existing solutions, and components prefrabricated off site. For the rapid build of the $43m bridge, known as Taparahi, on SH 25A to re-connect Thames and the eastern Coromandel, Lieshout says the use of previous bridge designs was vital.
TVNZ directors turn down Govt’s 41% fee increases – for now
Nov 9, 2024 · “So to focus its energy and resources on directors’ fees seems enormously out of touch. It’s good news that for now, the directors have declined to take that increase up, and we urge them to focus on securing a proper strategic direction for TVNZ, instead of endless, ever-decreasing cuts.”
Raw Politics: When ministers know best - Newsroom
Sep 27, 2024 · Finally, the panelists recommend something to read, listen to or watch on the weekend ahead: Marc: Eloise Gibson’s story on RNZ on the gas industry claiming it successfully lobbied to kill the Climate Change Commission’s recommended ban on new residential gas connections: Sam: Thomas Manch’s great story on The Post about NZ officials “war-gaming” the US election outcome
Explainer: Four things to look out for at COP29 climate summit
Nov 11, 2024 · What should you look for in a deal? First, the structure of the fund. Developed countries want a multi-layered fund (Watts compared it to an onion) with a core of public finance for the developing world in the hundreds of billions, another layer of private investment which could really hit the trillions and maybe a third global layer trying to capture all finance flows, domestic and international.
Govt sidesteps world talks to save species - Newsroom
Nov 1, 2024 · Wetland, marine, coastal, forest and other terrestrial ecosystems absorb approximately half of human produced greenhouse gases. Wetlands store twice as much carbon as forests, they just need to stay wet in the face of a warming planet, while marine ecosystems can sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere …