Articles by Adam Pearse
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Politics
Review into absconding bootcamp youths more than a month late
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:53pmOranga Tamariki’s review into two military-style bootcamp participants absconding is yet to see the light of day, despite...
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Politics
PM slates failure to inform ministers of 11yo misidentified by police, handcuffed and drugged
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 11:44amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says it is “unacceptable” ministers weren’t informed for two weeks about an 11-year-old...
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Politics
PM Luxon defends NZDF job cuts plan as India visit ends
Friday, 21 March 2025, 7:19amHerald political reporter Adam Pearse is in India covering the Prime Minister’s visit. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon...
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Politics
Luxon dodges call to address ‘illegal anti-India activities’ in NZ
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 7:45amHerald political reporter Adam Pearse is in India covering the Prime Minister’s visit. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Politics
Free trade negotiations to restart with India as Luxon begins visit
Monday, 17 March 2025, 7:04amHerald political reporter Adam Pearse is in India covering the Prime Minister’s visit. New Zealand and India will re-launch...
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Politics
Labour reshuffle: Jan Tinetti loses education as Chris Hipkins reveals new economic team
Friday, 7 March 2025, 11:11amLabour’s Jan Tinetti has lost education and several MPs have picked up new economic portfolios in leader Chris Hipkins’ caucus...
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Politics
Labour leader to reveal caucus reshuffle, Auckland portfolio set to change hands
Friday, 7 March 2025, 10:40amLabour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni is expected to lead her party’s mission to win back Auckland in one of several changes...
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Politics
Justice Minister announces new citizen’s arrest powers amid rise in retail theft
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 7:08amRetailers and the public will have more power to detain shoplifters under new citizen’s arrest laws. Justice Minister Paul...
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Politics
Treaty Principles Bill: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau warns of local government impact
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 4:00pmWellington Mayor Tory Whanau believes the pressure and uncertainty caused by the Treaty Principles Bill will negatively impact...
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Politics
‘It is his decision’ - PM on Bayly’s resignation after staff touching incident
Monday, 24 February 2025, 3:25pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to media following the resignation of Andrew Bayly as a minister after he inappropriately...
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Politics
Labour condemns Govt 'covering up' bootcamp re-offending as speculation swirls
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 1:27pmLabour is accusing the Government of trying to cover up the extent of re-offending being committed by participants in its...
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Politics
Health Minister Simeon Brown responds to health chief's sudden departure
Friday, 14 February 2025, 10:49amDirector-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati is stepping down, becoming the third senior health official to resign in the...
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Politics
Poll shows Labour/Greens/Te Pāti Māori with enough support to form Govt
Monday, 10 February 2025, 3:55pmA new poll shows support for the coalition Government’s three parties has fallen behind that of Labour, the Green Party and...
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National
Watch: ‘Get off!’ Security stops Seymour driving Land Rover up Parliament steps
Monday, 10 February 2025, 2:20pmAct leader David Seymour is likely to be in Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee’s bad books after he drove up Parliament’s...
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Politics
Watch: Govt to relax immigration settings to attract wealthy foreign investors
Sunday, 9 February 2025, 2:19pmThe Government is relaxing immigration settings to encourage wealthy foreigners to invest in New Zealand businesses. Speaking...
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National
‘I just gave them $10m’: Shane Jones threatens to stop funding for Waitangi National Trust
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 11:28amNew Zealand First minister Shane Jones says future government funding for the Waitangi National Trust shouldn’t be given...
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Politics
Te Pāti Māori to demand a new Te Tiriti Commission overruling Parliament
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 2:50pmTe Pāti Māori will demand a parliamentary commissioner to overrule legislation violating Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Rawiri Waititi...
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Politics
Labour aiming to ease voters’ doubts and ‘dial up the volume’ on Govt criticism
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 12:23pmLabour leader Chris Hipkins says his party needs to have better answers to the questions voters will have ahead of the next...
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Politics
PM Christopher Luxon reveals reshuffle, Reti loses health
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 9:18amDr Shane Reti has lost the health portfolio to minister Simeon Brown in one of a series of changes Prime Minister Christopher...
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Politics
Police Minister claims alignment on 500 extra officers target despite concerns from police
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 1:37pmPolice Minister Mark Mitchell is claiming he and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers are aligned on the Government’s target...
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Politics
PM adamant bootcamp pilot not a failure, hints at changes after youths absconded, one died in crash
Monday, 9 December 2024, 8:32pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon maintains his Government’s boot camp pilot is not a failure as he breaks his silence on...
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Politics
Two bootcamp teens are missing as Oranga Tamariki officials front on participant’s death
Friday, 6 December 2024, 10:44amTwo of the nine teens in the Government’s bootcamp pilot are missing in the days after another participant died in a car...
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Politics
Bootcamp participant dies after accident, another on the run after absconding
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 9:00pmOne of the 10 teenagers in the Government’s military-style bootcamp trial has died in an accident while another is currently...
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Politics
Our next Police Commissioner reveals his top priorities
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2:57pmPolice Minister Mark Mitchell has confirmed Richard Chambers will be the new Police Commissioner, citing his experience and...
