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‘God as my witness’ – Jones says public land will still be up for development

Changes to the Conservation Amendment Bill preserve a mandate to prioritise development over nature, as Shane Jones vows to open up public land

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Labour asks for comfort, Potaka asks for trust in preserving public land

The conservation minister says some conservation land may be swapped, but any deals would have to have a net benefit. But Shane Jones has other ideas.

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Scrappy election campaign looms over short-lived Budget unity

Opinion: While coalition scrapping over Super may make headlines, the delivery of the Budget also puts the onus on Labour to unveil its own policies

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Mining industry to govt: Want critical minerals? Fund geology courses

Ahead of the Budget, the mining lobby says export targets depend on the skill of our future geologists – and you get what you pay for

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Wokes, women and one w**ker … the votes Shane Jones doesn’t seem to want

The Fisheries Minister reckons he’s not scared to alienate the country’s 600,000-plus recreational fishers, and plenty of other demographics. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Four key questions to be answered this Budget

How the fuel crisis is hitting the Government's books and what, if anything, Nicola Willis has hidden up her sleeves

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Govt finally acknowledges the end of gas is nigh

Analysis: Plummeting gas reserves mean the Government can no longer ignore the reality that domestic gas in NZ is dead, not just resting, writes Marc Daalder.

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Sparks fly as energy dominates first major political debate

The first major debate of the 2026 campaign had intra-coalition bickering, a near-leak of Budget policy and maybe a budding political romance

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Kiwi mate, you butter chicken apologise

Shane Jones, New Zealand’s oceans and fisheries minister, has sparked controversy after saying a proposed FTA with India could bring migrants and a “tsunami of butter chicken,” drawing criticism from the Indian community and lawmakers who called the remark racist.

The Economic Times

'Butter chicken' slur adds heat on riven NZ government

New Zealand's free trade agreement with India has split the coalition government and will be a major source of tension ahead of the November 7 election.

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New Zealand minister slammed for ‘butter chicken tsunami’ slur

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The Independent UK

New Zealand minister criticised for ‘outright racist’ remark against Indians

Wellington minister claims trade deal worth $1.8bn will bring a ‘butter chicken tsunami’ into New Zealand

The Independent UK

‘I get cut through by hyperbole’: NZ minister Shane Jones refuses to tone down ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remark

New Zealand minister Shane Jones defended his "butter chicken tsunami" immigration remarks, citing "hyperbole" for public debate impact. Despite criticism from Indian community leaders and opposition MPs labelling his comments "racist," Jones insists immigration is a key election issue.

The Times of India

Sam Neill says New Zealand goldmine supporters have threatened him with violence

Actor, who has publicly objected to plans to fast-track project near his farm, says he has received personal abuse

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‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard

Neill says ‘one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world’ will be permanently changed if Bendigo-Ophir wins fast-track approval

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Govt could allow capital raises by gentailers to build new power plants

Ministers are set to announce a package of energy reforms tomorrow morning, based loosely on recommendations from a long-awaited report by international consultancy Frontier Economics. It’s understood the Government has stopped well short of the radical shake-up sought by NZ First and its associate energy minister, Shane Jones. At present…

The Conversation

Memo to Shane Jones: what if NZ needs more regional government, not less?

If the headlines are anything to go by, New Zealand’s regional councils are on life support.

The Guardian - AU

Fast-track to where? The new law opening up New Zealand to a mining boom

Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035

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New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says

Shane Jones is unapologetic about his plan to double mineral exports to $3bn over the next decade despite criticism over potential environmental impacts

The Guardian - AU

Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned

The Guardian - AU

Row erupts in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debates

International Business Times

New Zealand Rethinks Opposition To Deep-sea Mining

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

AAP

Climate scientists mock NZ's one per cent cut pledge

New Zealand has released its Paris Agreement emissions target for 2035, aiming to cut greenhouse gases by 51 to 55 per cent.

The Guardian - AU

‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved

Critics and opposition parties vow to oppose major projects they fear could damage the environment

The Conversation

Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?

Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in the United States to describe judges perceived to be going beyond their constitutional role.

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