Articles by Julia Frankel and Jack Jeffery
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Making amends with Mother Nature
Saturday, 6 July 2024, 10:40amIt was Ruud Kleinpaste who inspired me. Even since my fiasco with the trees in my backyard, in which I inadvertently oversaw...
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Politics
PM says NZ can have a 'good relationship' with new Labour-led UK govt
Friday, 5 July 2024, 12:42pmChristopher Luxon says he will work with the likely new UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the wake of the projected Labour...
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Politics
Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 10:47amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford have announced the introduction of standardised testing...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: The Democrats need a new candidate
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 9:45am“I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said either.” That was it....
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National
Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 2:00pmPublic consultation on the Government’s plan to reinstate live animal exports by sea is set to start in the coming months. Live...
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Politics
Māori wards bill: Parliament Select Committee says law change should go ahead
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 3:11pmA parliamentary select committee has recommended the Māori wards bill go ahead amid strong opposition from its Labour members...
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Politics
Watch: PM Luxon, ministers reveal new measures to tackle youth crime
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 1:27pmThe coalition Government is introducing a new Young Serious Offender declaration, Children’s Minister Karen Chhour announced...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: The Interislander ferry situation could've been so much worse
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 9:53amHow much worse could it have been? I don’t want to speak too soon. A refloating mission is underway. But from what we know...
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Politics
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:54pmForeign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is ‘”utterly unprepared” and needs to beef up its defence spending...
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Politics
'Love you, boss': Chlöe's message, PM reacts to Greens co-leader's cancer diagnosis
Monday, 17 June 2024, 2:18pmMessages of support have poured in for Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson after she announced she has breast cancer. Davidson...
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Politics
David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’, product approval processes
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 12:42pmRegulation Minister David Seymour has announced a review of the way new farming and horticulture products are approved, saying...
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Politics
Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 12:25pmThe coalition Government is reversing the speed limit reductions implemented over the past four years under the previous...
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Politics
PM gives speech at Fieldays
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 12:24pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has spent the morning meeting farmers and others in the sector at Fieldays in Hamilton,...
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Politics
China's Premier Li Qiang to visit NZ this week, PM speaks at post-Cabinet press conference
Monday, 10 June 2024, 4:00pmChinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand this week – the first visit by such a high ranked Chinese government representative...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: What would you do if you won Lotto?
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10:30amHow much wealth is just the right amount of wealth? How rich is too rich? I had a successful businessman friend tell me...
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National
Te Pāti Māori ask police to investigate ‘frivolous’ marae data misuse claims
Friday, 7 June 2024, 3:36pmTe Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have written to the Prime Minister, the Police Commissioner...
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Politics
Govt invests $30m to improve access to X-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 8:56amThe Government is putting $30 million towards free and timely access to radiology services including X-rays, CT scans and...
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Politics
Education: Terms of reference released for review in early childhood regulation
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 1:05pmRegulation Minister David Seymour has released the terms of reference for a review into regulation in the early childhood...
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World
The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?
Monday, 3 June 2024, 4:08pmThroughout its grinding seven-month war with Hamas, Israel has pledged to investigate a series of deadly events in which...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: America’s great divide grows a little bit deeper
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 10:10amThere is no one on this planet who is yet to form an opinion of Donald Trump. No one. No one who doesn’t know him. No one...
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Politics
Budget 2024: Education gets $2.9b new funding for new classrooms, teachers, IT and initiatives
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:04pmThe Government has allocated $2.9 billion to boost the country’s education sector, including bringing on more teachers, building...
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Politics
Winston Peters, Te Pati Māori MPs spar in the house; $14b revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnight; Labour pans 'Budget of broken promises'
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 10:29am• Today’s Budget features tax cuts ranging from $4 - $40 a fortnight for all workers on more than $14,000 • The Working for...
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National
Revealed: The part of NZ which is growing fastest as Census data released
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 11:20amNew Zealand’s population has grown 6.3 per cent and is getting older and more diverse. The latest data shows the oldest section...
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National
'Financially sustainable': Kāinga Ora pushes back on Sir Bill English report
Monday, 27 May 2024, 8:58pmKāinga Ora has pushed back against the findings of the Sir Bill English review, saying the housing agency is financially...