WAATEA NEWS COLUMN Election 2026: Of course this Government is anti-Māori & anti-Treaty
From the Treaty Principles Bill to co-governance rollbacks, critics argue the Government’s record is anti-Māori and anti-Treaty ahead of Election 2026.
Morgan Godfery
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Political Caption Competition
How Luxon thought Waitangi Day went
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RMTU may take a test case if MBIE doesn’t
The government must seek a definitive answer on whether Chinese engineers working on KiwiRail’s locomotives are covered under New Zealand employment law says Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) General Secretary Wayne Butson.
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Asbestos ban for Workers’ Memorial Day
Rail and maritime transport workers call for asbestos ban
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KiwiRail can’t outsource responsibility
The government must guarantee New Zealanders that Chinese engineers working on KiwiRail’s locomotives are at least receiving the minimum wage says Rail and Maritime Transport Union spokesperson Todd Valster.
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KiwiRail fails the sustainability test
KiwiRail is failing to fulfil its environmental obligations says Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson.
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RMTU: Government closes door on local businesses
New Zealanders will not get a say on the government’s decision to ratify an international agreement which removes the right to protect local jobs
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“You just have to keep on fighting” – an interview with Metiria Turei
“At the end of the day no government ever paid attention to the people I’ve cared about”.
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Politics beyond the veil
This is the lousy state of Māori politics. The highest value and the only end is sitting “at the table of government”.
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The mechanics of Cunliffe’s conference remarks
Americans call these deictic expressions. The effect is that DC is speaking on behalf of the audience, not to it. The technique is used to build a relationship with the audience. But it also goes further: DC is speaking as if everything he says is issued by “us”, the people. The heavy use of inclusive language opens the speech to the audience and lets them impose their own interpretations on it.
