Articles by Thomas Coughlan
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Politics
‘Outrageous’ local MP fumes as Government goes back to the drawing board on Dunedin Hospital build
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:34pmInfrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Health Minister Shane Reti have pushed pause on the current plan for a new Dunedin...
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National
One road to rule them all: Single motorway to swallow 10% of infrastructure spending for decades
Monday, 9 September 2024, 9:10pmA single road network in Northland will consume one dollar in every 10 spent by the Government on infrastructure over the...
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Politics
Simeon Brown announces crackdown on drunk and drug driving
Sunday, 18 August 2024, 2:12pmTransport Minister Simeon Brown has announced a crackdown on drunk and drugged drivers, setting the police a target of performing...
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News
Louise Upston to announce disability changes after scathing review
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 9:39amDisability Issues Minister Louise Upston will announce changes to Whaikaha the Ministry of Disabled People this morning after...
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Politics
GCSB admits need for improvement over foreign hacking threats against MPs
Monday, 15 July 2024, 2:30pmA report into the way the GCSB handled a cyber attack on New Zealand MPs and a prominent academic has found that processes...
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Politics
Govt scraps home grants, boosts social housing - no new funding for Kāinga Ora
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 1:57pmHousing Minister Chris Bishop has confirmed the Government will scrap the first home grant scheme, a subsidy of up to $10,000...
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Politics
Nicola Willis admits some agencies won't hit savings target, hints MFAT may get lighter cuts
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 3:30pmFinance Minister Nicola Willis has acknowledged that some agencies will not hit the savings targets set for them by ministers,...
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Politics
Jacinda Ardern slams politics of fear and takes veiled swipe at Winston Peters
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 3:59pmFormer Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hit out at the cynical use of the politics of fear in a speech overnight and made what...
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Politics
Watch: 'Grown-up Government'- Luxon on coalition agreement compromise
Monday, 11 March 2024, 3:32pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says the move on interest deductibility announced over the weekend may have been a compromise...
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Politics
Officials warn up to 13,000 children will be pushed in poverty as a result of benefit changes
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:53pmOfficials have warned the Government the number of children living in poverty will likely increase by 7000 in four years...
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Politics
Government and councils agree to kill $7.4b Wellington transport plan
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:17pmThe new Government and Wellington’s city and regional councils have agreed to put the city’s beleaguered Let’s Get Wellington...
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Politics
Government sitting on potentially scathing review of EV policy
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 3:37pmThe new Government is sitting on a potentially damning review of its decision to get rid of subsidies for electric vehicles...
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Politics
Trade Minister on flying visit to India
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 2:45pmTrade Minister Todd McClay has said he will get on a plane to India before Christmas to visit his counterpart. The pledge...
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Politics
Luxon unveils 100-day plan, faces heat over Peters at first post-Cabinet presser
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 3:51pmChristopher Luxon has unveiled his Government’s 100-day plan, as he faces pressure from Labour leader Chris Hipkins to rein...
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Politics
Election 2023: Slower speeds avoid 34 crashes on one road, and made journeys 3.6 minutes longer
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 4:18pmAn independent report of the policy that has seen speed limits lowered on particularly dangerous stretches of roads has found...
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Politics
Watch: MP says Labour 'has not given up' on wealth tax- it is 'part of our discussion'
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 3:51pmLabour MP and Wellington Central candidate Ibrahim Omer told a candidate’s debate on Sunday that Labour “had not given up”...
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Politics
Chris Hipkins on China, Brexit and what Mark Mitchell got up to in Iraq
Monday, 25 September 2023, 5:25pmLabour leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was frank that New Zealand’s traditional security arrangements” put New Zealand...
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Politics
Election 2023: Labour MP Shanan Halbert rocked by bullying allegations
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 7:54pmLabour MP Shanan Halbert has been accused of bullying by several former staff, who labelled him “manipulative”, “scheming”,...
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Politics
Watch: 'Pre-Covid levels'- Govt announces $4b in savings, cutbacks on consultants
Monday, 28 August 2023, 3:49pmPrime Minister Chris Hipkins and Finance Minister Grant Robertson have announced a sweeping package of public service savings,...
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Politics
Chris Hipkins rules out working with Winston Peters and 'coalition of fear'
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 12:33pmPrime Minister and Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled-out working with NZ First and Winston Peters after the election,...
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Politics
Former National leader bows out of politics with farewell speech
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 5:10pmFormer National leader Todd Muller will bow out of Parliament this evening, delivering his valedictory speech. It will draw...
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Politics
Michael Wood to apologise to Parliament, but not found in contempt
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 2:00pmFormer Minister Michael Wood should apologise to Parliament after failing to disclose his significant shareholdings, Parliament’s...
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Politics
David Parker will not say whether he thinks Labour's GST policy will work
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 3:37pmLabour’s former revenue spokesman and former Revenue Minister David Parker will not say whether he thinks Labour’s GST policy...
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Politics
Labour would need to double key welfare promise to account for inflation
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 9:05pmLabour has copped criticism for delaying a key Working for Families promise to 2026 - which, if it wins the election, would...
