Government Mileage Increase For Home Support Workers “A Joke”
They’re caring for New Zealand’s most vulnerable — and paying for it themselves. Even after the increase, many say they’re still going backwards.
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Alliance Party Calls For Aged Care Investment In West Coast Bed Crisis
More than 50 beds gone. An ageing population rising. And nowhere for people to go except already stretched hospitals.
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9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school last year – Greens
If kids can’t trust the water at school, something fundamental has gone wrong.
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Lawyers For Climate Action Welcomes Any Suggestion That Government Is Reconsidering Its LNG Import Facility – Lawyers for Climate Action
The Government says LNG must “stack up” — but won’t show the maths. Meanwhile, cheaper renewable options are sitting right there.
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Luxon’s Government actively neglects Māori news broadcasting – Greens
When a language loses its platform, it loses more than airtime. The end of Māori radio news is a silence that will be felt.
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Empty promises from National-led government as ‘ocean exploitation bill’ voted through – Greenpeace
100,000 voices ignored. Cameras blocked. Bottom trawling protected. This isn’t just a fisheries bill — it’s a political line in the sand.
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Greens Call For Urgent Inquiry Into Food Factory Closures
We’re losing the factories that process our food — and no one’s explaining why. The Greens want answers before New Zealand’s food security quietly slips away.
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NZ First New Mining Policy Is Outdated Vandalism – Coromandel Watchdog
NZ First says mining will enrich the regions. But with just 2% royalties and profits heading offshore, this looks less like development — and more like vandalism.
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ASST Responds To Minister Of Immigration’s Announcement Of New Legislation ‘Cracking Down’ On Asylum System
A crackdown on 14 people is being used to reshape New Zealand’s asylum system. Meanwhile, thousands wait years just to be seen. This is what’s really going on.
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Corporate Profit Shifting in New Zealand Must End
Build The Nation says politicians are targeting the wrong problem. Instead of tinkering with mining royalties, Richard McIntosh argues New Zealand should crack down on offshore profit-shifting and force multinationals to finally pay their fair share.
