Budget 2026 Māori Funding Cuts: Labour Slams National
Nearly $100 million stripped from Te Puni Kōkiri, no new help for housing, jobs or hauora. Labour says this is Tama Potaka’s Budget legacy.
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Waatea Budget 2026 Coverage: Māori Voices, Politics and Economy
Four hours of Budget Day analysis through a Māori lens, with political leaders, economists and commentators asking who wins, who loses and what it means for whānau.
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Luxon’s Conservation Bill Opens Public Land Sell-Off
The Government calls it modernisation. The Greens call it a bulldozer through public conservation land, and once it is gone, it is gone.
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Biodiversity Plan Slammed As Greenwashing By WWF NZ
More than 4,000 native species are at risk, yet WWF-New Zealand says the Government’s biodiversity plan is all spin and no funding.
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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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9,000 Turned Away — And Potaka Stands By It
As emergency housing access tightens, thousands more are being turned away — raising serious questions about who government policy is really serving.
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Long-Overdue Review Of Dog Control Act Must Deliver Real Change – SPCA
SPCA welcomes Dog Control Act review but warns real reform is needed to reduce dog attacks and improve animal welfare in NZ.
