Articles by Adam Pearse, NZ Herald
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Politics
‘I just don’t care’: Luxon on his and National’s poll dip
Friday, 11 October 2024, 5:16pmNational’s support has dropped, according to a new poll, and Labour’s has increased as the gap between the two parties closes. Meanwhile, Prime...
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Mt Albert knife-edge: Nat's Melissa Lee supports recount after Labour's 20-vote win
Friday, 3 November 2023, 5:06pmNational’s Mt Albert candidate Melissa Lee, who trails Labour’s Helen White by just 20 votes, says she supports a recount...
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Change of heart: Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis says he will remain in politics
Friday, 3 November 2023, 3:42pmLabour’s deputy leader Kelvin Davis has had a change of heart and says he continue his career in politics as a list MP, despite...
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Act candidate resigns after comparing vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:45pmAn Act candidate has resigned after her historical comments comparing Covid-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps...
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China, Iran and Russia conducting foreign interference in NZ - new security intelligence report
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:31amA unique report prepared by New Zealand’s spies names China, Iran and Russia as some of the few states conducting foreign...
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'Incredibly challenging': Fresh plea for release of Kiwi pilot held hostage for six months
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 11:31amPrime Minister Chris Hipkins is issuing a plea to West Papua Liberation Army fighters to release Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens,...
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Threat of China’s Pacific pursuit driving NZ’s new defence strategy
Friday, 4 August 2023, 10:05amChina’s intention to grow its presence in the Pacific at the expense of traditional Australasian partners is a main driver...
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Defiant PM downplays poor poll results, says it's 'game on' for election
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 11:08amPrime Minister Chris Hipkins says it’s ‘game on’ for October’s election despite Labour continuing to drop in the polls. Last...
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New ram raid offence in PM’s crime crackdown
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 12:31pmThe Government will introduce a new offence specifically targeting ram raids alongside changes to allow 12 and 13-year-olds...
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Unused Covid tests worth almost $160m could be wasted
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 8:31amAlmost $160 million worth of rapid antigen tests (Rats) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic is set to be wasted if Te Whatu...
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Hollywood heavyweight donates to Greens as party surges ahead of Labour
Friday, 23 June 2023, 7:11amThe Green Party is outstripping the Labour Party in big donations this year with less than four months until the general...
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PM says resigned minister Michael Wood had 'blind spot' over shares
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 12:47pmPrime Minister Chris Hipkins said former minister Michael Wood seemed to have “a bit of a blind spot” on failing to declare...
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Stuart Nash saga: Conflict of interest unearthed during probe into sacked minister
Friday, 16 June 2023, 9:35amAn investigation into sacked minister Stuart Nash’s communications with his donors has identified another conflict of interest. However,...
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Fieldays: Act Party differing from National’s ‘flip-flopping’ in hunt for rural vote
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 12:31pmThe Act Party is unveiling a largely unsurprising suite of primary industries policies at Fieldays today, but one of the...
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'I haven't met anyone who's wet or whiny': Hipkins reacts to Luxon comments at Fieldays
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 11:30amPrime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out implementing a fertiliser tax after strong condemnation of the proposal from the...
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Former Māori Party leader supporting National candidate in Māori electorate
Friday, 2 June 2023, 1:37pmTuria maintains she still supports Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, tipped as the frontrunner in the seat,...
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‘Outrageous’: $9m of Govt’s cyclone business support in Hawke’s Bay not spent
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 12:22pmAlmost $9 million of the Government’s financial support for businesses affected by Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay, one...
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National’s Christopher Luxon 'not opposed per se' to bilingual signs
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:49pmNational leader Christopher Luxon is “not opposed per se” to bilingual road signs but says priority should be given to fixing...
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Promising Labour MP chosen as candidate in Auckland’s Epsom electorate
Friday, 19 May 2023, 11:56amLabour list MP Camilla Belich will contest Auckland’s Epsom electorate in the 2023 general election after being unable to...
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Budget 2023: $6b resilience plan to future-proof cyclone-hit infrastructure
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:35pmNew Zealand’s roading and rail, as well as telecommunications and electricity transmission infrastructure damaged by severe...
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Budget 2023: Primary care eyed as solution to hospital pressure as winter approaches
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:31pmThe Government is attempting to tackle dire waiting times in hospital emergency departments, as well as lengthy waitlists...
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Fleeing drivers target of law change while police pursuit review due
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 10:40amA law change targeting fleeing drivers after a spike in incidents last year will be introduced in the House today. Justice...
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Embattled National MP facing challenge in safe blue seat
Friday, 14 April 2023, 1:38pmEmbattled MP Barbara Kuriger is facing a challenge in becoming the National Party candidate for the Taranaki-King Country...
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Jacinda Ardern returns to Parliament ahead of final speech
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:29amFormer Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is returning to Parliament today ahead of her valedictory speech tomorrow. Her Labour...
