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New Zealand broken and in decline – new survey
WEBApr 18, 2024 — Paul Spoonley, the former director of centre of research excellence He Whenua Taurikura, said the findings align with the long-running Edelman Trust Barometer study, which doesn’t include New Zealand. “What they’re recording internationally, which is repeated in this Ipsos survey, is a very rapid decline in trust, particularly in governments and in experts, and a decline in the level of ...
NZ no longer on track for net zero under Govt’s new climate plan
WEBJul 17, 2024 — Failing to hit net zero. According to the document, however, this new approach means New Zealand is no longer on track to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, nor the third emissions budget in 2031 to 2035. That’s a marked change from the final projections released under Labour, which showed the country’s non-methane emissions falling ...
Scrutiny Week's scoreboard - Newsroom
WEBJun 24, 2024 — Photo: Angus Dreaver/ RNZ. New Zealand politicians have survived the first ever Scrutiny Week, an innovation that clears the parliamentary decks and lets them eyeball each other over Budget decisions. Today on The Detail we call in Newsroom’s senior political reporter Marc Daalder to tell us what we learned from …
Crown abandons criminal prosecution of Newsroom
WEBJun 25, 2024 — The last and most serious strand of a failed legal campaign by Crown Law against Newsroom over a video investigation into an Oranga Tamariki ‘reverse uplift’ of children has been abandoned without evidence presented. In the Christchurch District Court on Monday, Judge Tom Gilbert dismissed the police charge against Newsroom of …
Recession to end but Govt surplus delayed a year - Newsroom
WEBSep 12, 2023 — New Zealand’s economy will keep growing after our very brief technical recession, the latest Treasury figures suggest. For the year to June 2023, GDP is expected to have increased 3.1 percent, despite a 0.7 percent contraction in the December 2022 quarter followed by a 0.1 percent decline in March which prompted recession fears.
Covid rules on chopping block in post-winter review
WEBSep 5, 2022 — Analysis: When Cabinet meets next week, isolation periods, critical worker exemptions, mask mandates, vaccination at the border and online declaration forms will all be reviewed as part of a post-winter promise. On Wednesday Dr Andrew Old, the head of the new Public Health Agency that has taken over responsibility for the Covid-19 response, will brief the media on the latest numbers and trends ...
Hydrogen lined up as NZ's next big export – report - Newsroom
WEBMay 22, 2022 — Analysis: A new report commissioned by the Government says New Zealand has an opportunity to export green hydrogen but puts a damper on hopes that the gas could be used to heat Kiwi homes as part of a zero carbon economy. The analysis comes after Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton wrote a letter to senior ministers warning them that going all-in on hydrogen could be an ...
Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power
WEBNov 24, 2023 — Politics. Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power. While National has held onto the powerful portfolios, it’s Act and New Zealand First that have notched up significant policy wins in the new coalition government. by Jo Moir 24/11/202324/11/2023. The shape of the new government has finally been revealed, with a …
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