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Council elections review: 'Local democracy is too important to just let slide'

Local Govt NZ seeks cross-party support for short, sharp, independent review of local elections, after the fiasco of record-low turnout and unrepresentative results.

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Co-governance work set to be put on hold

Cabinet will meet this month to finalise next steps to fulfil commitments under the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including putting a halt on any work for now. Political editor Jo Moir reports.

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Post-Covid inflation adds a new twist to the famous Phillips Curve

A 'wet weekend's work' by NZ's most brilliant economist is being embraced by the world's central banks to help chart a course out of pandemic.

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'Not achieved': Civil society grades Hipkins on open government work

Talk of great ambition hasn't been matched with commitments in a new plan, civil society groups say - and they're questioning whether it's worth their time.

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Auckland's free EV chargers won't be free much longer

Vector has put its network of Auckland electric vehicle chargers on the market. Selling will shake up the market in our biggest city, not least for EV customers who would have to start paying for power.

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Digital services push for NZ-China trade as Covid effects continue

With NZ's services exports to the superpower down almost 70 percent, a new report says a rebound remains likely but change could still be needed.

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Shaw successfully weakens own climate law

The Climate Change Minister is accused of trying to have his cake and eat it too, by celebrating a legal victory which only occurred through neutering his greatest legislative achievement.

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The Peter Ellis Series: The girl who retracted

The final episode of the Newsroom series Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me exposes the ongoing trauma the case has visited upon its victims.

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Business trepidation about $3 billion light rail levy

The Transport Minister is to advise Cabinet how to tax businesses and property owners' gains to help fund mass transit projects in our biggest cities.

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Trade head: How to tackle the world's 'poly-crisis'

Countries can protect their supply chains without turning to protectionism, WTO director-general says.

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Govt weighs up police access to encrypted data

A cross-agency group will examine the relative risks and benefits of end-to-end encryption and advise ministers on whether to regulate the technology.

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Third current affairs win for Newsroom

A Newsroom story revealing malpractice at the child protection agency is judged the best current affairs story of the year

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Living by a very different Sword

In her first Newsroom column, the former Christchurch mayor warns that political polarisation is undermining our ability to seek win-win solutions for those who most need help.

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NZ's Belt and Road deal with China extended

The Government appears to be taking a half-in, half-out approach to Xi Jinping's flagship soft power initiative, with a bilateral agreement extended five years despite there being no tangible progress on any projects.

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National's policy no-show on rising school truancy

An actual policy or just one idea from National to address chronic truancy would go much further than grand statements blaming parents, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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The Peter Ellis Series: The author and the minister

Part 7 of the Newsroom series Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me is an electrifying look at a merry-go-round of bureaucrats protecting their decisions

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Hybrid tree wrongly sold as 'sterile' highlights potential wildings solution

A hybrid pine variety in huge demand has been labelled sterile and unable to spread without any evidence to support the claim.

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Cautious PM shares little on Xi's view of the world

Jacinda Ardern seemed more cautious than usual recalling the issues she discussed with Xi Jinping in their 50-minute bilateral meeting in Bangkok on Friday. @jo_moir was in the room

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Hate speech reforms drastically watered down

The Government has scrapped plans to ban violent threats against women and rainbow and disabled communities.

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The Pacific benefits of Biden and Xi's thawing tensions

China and the US hammering out their differences face-to-face at the G20 this week can only be a good thing for both New Zealand and the wider Indo-Pacific region, writes @jo_moir

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Rod Oram: Climate summit clogged by indecision

Political leaders at the global climate summit are handed an over-long list of unsolved issues to sort this week - and NZ wins Fossil of the Day award

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Cabinet scrapped masks against health advice

Ministers were told that removing the mask requirement on public transport would increase hospital admissions by a quarter and disproportionately hit Māori and Pasifika.

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‘So many people have got blood on their hands’

Grief and tragedy bound two mothers together after their daughters were murdered by the same man two decades apart. This week their devastation is being heard at a joint inquest.

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The Peter Ellis series: In jail and trying to get out

Part 6 of the Newsroom series Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me looks into the repeated attempts to free Ellis from prison.

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Hopes for 175 new Auckland homes dashed by former bankrupt’s mortgagee sale

Work has been shut down on a multimillion dollar Auckland development that would have housed up to 500 people, and the developer faces bankruptcy – for the second time.

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