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The government we elect will shape the councils that decide our rates and roads

The pre-election uncertainty hanging over local councils has stalled much of their work, such that some mayors are muttering about a snap election, to be done with it. Jonathan Milne reports.

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BDA acquired 3 acres in 18 years for Peripheral Ring Road project in Bengaluru

PRR is expected to stretch from Tumakuru Road to Hosur Road, connect highways (State and National), NICE Road and pass through Old Madras Road. Almost 18 years after first preliminary notification (September 23, 2005) for land acquisition and 15 years after final notification, the notified land is in limbo. Owners cannot…

The Hindu

70 years of road-based policies created today's problems – does National’s transport plan add up?

The old joke about “just one more lane” being all that’s needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy this week.

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'Easy ride': Rishi Sunak puts strict rules on media for Scotland visit

RISHI Sunak has been accused of trying to give himself an “easy ride” by attempting to avoid answering questions from the Scottish press ...

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National's roads equal to eight weeks a year of Huntly coal-burning

Transport planners say National's plans to build more roads won't ease congestion in the long run and will jeopardise our climate goals, but Labour isn't doing much better.

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PM stuck in limbo-land governing over campaigning

Chris Hipkins wants to be talking about his Government’s housing and infrastructure plans this week but instead he’s trapped in obfuscation mode as Labour leader

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How to help us shine a light on land reform in Scotland

THREE weeks ago The National ran a front page story on plans to turn some 8000 acres on the banks of Loch Tay into a private compound for the mega…

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Peters feeds the five hundred in the north

The country’s most experienced political pair of hands promised a review of the Government’s Covid response, and industrial gifts for Northland

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National readers give verdict on citizenship after Scottish independence

FOLLOWING the release of the latest white paper on independence, The National wanted to ask readers whether they would choose to identify as a…

The National (Scotland)

Act chases National in the heartland

Christopher Luxon’s drive for party votes hits an Act-shaped judder bar

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Cash retention payments to stop Three Waters engineers fleeing uncertainty

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

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Climate records put heat on politicians

As the climate crisis intensifies, what are politicians promising to do? David Williams reports

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Lake Onslow and the politics of power

As the Government ponders future electricity-generation options, National nixes a pumped-hydro plan that could be the country’s one-stop energy shop.

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The National explores independence around the world in new series

UNIONISTS would have you believe that Scotland could never be successfully independent.

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PM under pressure without Opposition's help

On Monday the end of Kiri Allan’s political career brought MPs, staff, and journalists to a standstill, and 'tragic' was used repeatedly to describe her job loss. By Tuesday Allan was a political football in an urgent debate.

The Hindu

Ultimate Table Tennis: High Performance Director the need of the hour, says Sharath Kamal

A. Sharath Kamal, on the cusp of featuring in his fifth Asian Games, has stressed on the need for the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) to appoint a high performance director (HPD) and a full-time overseas national coach. Sharath feels the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September-October will be…

Guitar World

“Everyone else had walls of Marshalls, but Rory just turned up, put a Vox AC30 on two folded-out chairs and let rip”: Rory Gallagher – the gear behind the legend

As we rebuild the exact rigs from the late Irishman’s most famous live periods, using historic gear loaned by his estate, Daniel Gallagher looks back over his uncle’s lifetime onstage

The Guardian - UK

Leonard Tucker obituary

Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End

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Charity under investigation for NDIS fraud: service denies allegations

Fraud team is responding to complaints about Kurri Kurri Community Services

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Where to draw the line on MPs' mental health

Christopher Luxon wants a new threshold for ministers with mental health problems to be able to return to work – clearance from a clinician.

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Labour's car crash of an election campaign

The time taken by Kiri Allan to consider her political future will be brief, the outcome inevitable. She won't be the only Labour MP contemplating her future, argues Jonathan Milne.

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Greens dig deep to get back to grassroots politics

The Green Party is selling a campaign of progressive, evidence-based policies, and has told party faithful it's counting on them to spread the message far and wide.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors; Cuckoo; The Sound of Music – review

Gillian Slovo’s new verbatim play about the 2017 tragedy is overpowering theatre that doubles as activism; a comedy of iPhone-fixated family dysfunction is hilariously relatable; and the hills are alive again

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One word missing in Peters' campaign launch

Winston Peters rides again, embracing high octane social fights and promising GST off foods, a new drug-buying agency and 'common sense'. Tim Murphy reports.

The Guardian - UK

‘Succession was like coming home’: Lucy Prebble on life inside TV’s greatest show

The Enron playwright felt her career was floundering when the call came from Jesse Armstrong’s acclaimed series and changed everything. She talks about why writing is a lonely calling, and the problem with ‘grandparent-pleasing’ theatre

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