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From military combat to Parliament – meet Labour's 'working class' MP

Labour’s Dan Rosewarne hoped to get the nod for the safe Labour seat of Christchurch East. Now he’ll likely be scrapping it out on the list but puts up a good case for being one of few “working class” MPs left in the Labour Party.

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Tarras airport looms large on greenies’ radar

The proposed Christchurch City Council-backed international facility comes in for sustained opposition.

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Jacinda Ardern bids farewell to New Zealand parliament in tearful address

All New Zealanders should feel politics can be a home for them, former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, in a final address to parliament after leading the nation through the COVID-19 pandemic and a terror attack in Christchurch.

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Ardern takes conservation, extremism post-PM gigs

Prince William has tapped his friend Jacinda Ardern for a seat on the board of his conservation initiative, the Earthshot Prize.

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Jacinda Ardern to tackle online extremism in new role as special envoy for Christchurch Call

Former New Zealand prime minister will push initiative she created in wake of 2019 terrorist attack

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Islamic community lauds 'mother of compassion' Ardern

Jacinda Ardern's departure from New Zealand politics has led to tributes for her considered leadership in the wake of the 2019 Christchurch Mosques attacks.

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Underpaid council staff leave in droves

Christchurch City Council staff are voting with their feet by leaving in the hundreds

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Adelaide man arrested for allegedly sharing Christchurch massacre footage online

An Adelaide man will face court later this year after he allegedly shared extremist material online relating to the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack, in which 51 people were murdered.

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Brumbies bashed by Crusaders in first Super loss

The Brumbies have fallen to their first defeat of the Super Rugby Pacific season, losing 35-17 to the Crusaders in Christchurch.

AAP

Book of the Week: Terfs, and other haters

This week's anti-trans rally is straight out of the right-wing playbook

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‘Clear failure’ to stop SailGP race

SailGP is an “operational matter”, the Conservation Minister says, but dolphin advocates disagree

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The Week in Detail: From silicosis to SailGP

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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SailGP hits the water in Christchurch

Fast-paced and full of action - SailGP is finally making its debut in New Zealand.

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Four years after Christchurch massacre, families want to teach world about love

Three mothers who lost sons in the terrorist attacks say working to prevent others suffering the same violence has both helped and frustrated them

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For victims and their families, there are still lingering questions about the Christchurch terrorist attack

It has been a long four years for the families who lost loved ones in the Christchurch terrorist attack, but in that time many have found no closure, and now an inquest into the shootings and response has been delayed.

The Conversation

The road to March 15: 'networked white rage' and the Christchurch terror attacks

The massacres of March 15 2019 at two Christchurch mosques confirmed the far right remains a constant threat to public order and safety in New Zealand, and that this threat was largely overlooked by security and intelligence agencies.

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Army captain turned MP comforted by Parliament's rules

Former military captain turned Labour MP Dan Rosewarne is hoping to secure the party’s nomination for the Christchurch East seat on Sunday. He’s one of five candidates vying for the safe Labour seat held by outgoing MP Poto Williams since 2013.

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Christchurch sleepwalks towards partial asset sales

A warning about the curse of corporate investors emerges for Christchurch, which is weighing up partially privatising public assets

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The Guardian - AU

Christchurch shooting inquest delayed after bereaved families raise concerns evidence could be missed

Lawyers for survivors and families of victims had urged postponement due to sheer volume of disclosure and delays in receiving, accessing and reviewing it

The Conversation

'Build back better' sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promised to invest billions in disaster-hit communities to “build back better”. But building community and infrastructure resilience will take more than just cash.

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The case for an NZ Reconstruction Authority

With a recent run of natural disasters, could a standalone reconstruction agency help NZ recovery and response efforts?

The Guardian - UK

Uncharted territory: how the Fall’s fractious New Zealand tour nearly sank Flying Nun records

When the Kiwi indie label got a chance to record a live album by the Manchester band, the tensions fraying the group almost destroyed the record company – as documented in a new book

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Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster

The Government is taking its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cue from Queensland rather than Christchurch, in an attempt to avoid repeating past mistakes, writes @jo_moir

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Let's hope we respond to these sudden shocks by ditching short-termism

After the recent devastation we risk trying to reclaim what we had rather than aim for a better, more beneficial future. We’ve made that mistake before with the Christchurch earthquakes, writes Rod Oram

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Govt to consider deferring $259m census due to Cyclone Gabrielle

On the day census packs were to begin being hand-delivered to households, Stats NZ withdrew all North Island staff from the field. David Williams reports.

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