Whangārei District Council risks jail over defying fluoridation order
Whangārei District Council is risking imprisonment for its politicians as it continues to defy a Government fluoridation order, lawyers have warned. The council moved to continue its fight against ...
China, the Cook Islands – and New Zealand’s struggle for influence in the Pacific
By signing a deal with Beijing, the Cook Islands is asserting its independence – in a stark challenge to New Zealand’s ...
New Zealand government alarmed by Cook Islands deal with China
The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...
Te Pāti Māori MP 'deliberately misled' House - made to apologise
Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris deliberately misled the House last year for denying he called other MPs "liars", Parliament's ...
New Zealand Betting Monopoly Plan Seen Boosting Cash for Sport
New Zealand’s plan to extend the monopoly of its betting agency to online wagering will create a bigger pool of cash for ...
Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris ‘deliberately misled’ House, required to apologise - committee
The Privileges Committee has found Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris deliberately misled the House and asked him to apologise for denying he had called other Members of Parliament “liars”. A report just ...
The Cook Island's deals with China - money and forging a sense of nationhood
Unease is continuing over the planned comprehensive strategic partnership agreement to be signed between the Cook Island's ...
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China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire ...
New Zealand considering to relax ban on foreigners buying houses
New Zealand’s government is considering whether to relax a ban on foreigners buying residential property, says Finance ...
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Trump’s war on aid casts shadow over Pacific
As the new US president tries to shutter his country's own aid agency, the ramifications for the Pacific remain worryingly ...
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Bank lending isn't ‘woke’, say critics of NZ First bill
If banks are reluctant to lend to some industries, it has nothing to do with moralising or “woke” motives, critics of a New ...
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Cook Islands crisis presents challenge for Peters
Analysis: Complex constitutional and geopolitical issues have come to the fore in a diplomatic disagreement between New Zealand and the Cook Islands ...