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2 days ago · David Farrar's Kiwiblog. Stuff reports:. Former minister and Te Pāti Māori founder Dame Tariana Turia has died after suffering a stroke, aged 80. “The whānau of the Honourable Dr Dame Tariana Turia advise, with deep sadness, the passing of their beloved kuia at Whangaehu Marae in Whanganui in the early hours of Friday 3 January 2025,” a statement on the Te Ranga Tupua Facebook said.
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6 days ago · ASH have released their annual survey of Year 10 students. They found: Only 1.2% smoked daily (down from 16% in 1999) 8.7% vaped daily (down from 10% in 2023) Regular smoking rate is 2.8%, down from 28% in 1999
Kiwiblog’s 2025 predictions | Kiwiblog
Dec 29, 2024 · Here’s my 20 predictions for 2025, which I’ll score at the end of the year. I got a low 10/20 right for 2024, a B+ in NCEA :-) National will outpoll Labour in at least 90% of public polls in 2025 Wayne Brown is re-elected Mayor of Auckland Floating mortgage rates are below 6% by the end of
Hours-based accrual is the way to go | Kiwiblog
5 days ago · Brooke van Velden announced: Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says she has directed her officials to change the proposed direction of Holidays Act reform. “The Government recently conducted targeted consultation on an exposure draft Bill which built on work that had started under the previous Government. The feedback I …
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Top Stories. General Debate 01 January 2025; Will Hipkins take responsibility for the ferries? National Library should not censor; Hours-based accrual is the way to go
Stuff’s 2024 predictions | Kiwiblog
Jan 1, 2024 · Below are Stuff's 10 predictions for 2024, along with my comments on them. They normally do 20: An Opposition leader will resign. After the election, each leader kept their positions - despite the change of Government. As the new order settles in, someone - be that Chris Hipkins, Marama Davidson or James Shaw - will
Three Strikes law slightly improved but still unlikely to be an ...
Nicole McKee announced: The Government is listening to New Zealanders and Cabinet has agreed to recommend modifications to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. I'm glad they took on board that the bill as introduced was so watered down from the old law, that it would not be
The fast-track projects | Kiwiblog
Chris Bishop and Shane Jones announced: The 149 projects released today for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill will help rebuild the economy and fix our housing crisis, improve energy security, and address our infrastructure deficit, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says. ... “While the independent Advisory Group …
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6 days ago · Te Pati Maori promise retrospective legislation January 2, 2025; So how big will this be? January 2, 2025; Stuff refusing to run ads on the Treaty January 2, 2025; A cowardly cop killer January 1, 2025; Will Hipkins take responsibility for the ferries?