Broadcaster Michael Laws has accused Te Pāti Māori of moral cowardice and political negligence following the alleged murder of three-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua Pepene.
On The Platform, Laws challenged the party’s co-leaders – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi – for their silence: “Colonialism didn’t murder this child. A 45-year-old Māori man did.”
Auckland motorists have seen petrol prices plunge to $2.12 a litre, as a price war erupts around U-GO – a no-frills, self-service petrol brand rolled out across the city.
With average prices for 91 octane hovering near $2.51, the steep discount has triggered competitive cuts from rivals like Mobil.
But experts say the low prices are unlikely to last, and the competition may not be what it seems.
A group of former MPs led by Dame Marilyn Waring is forming an unofficial “people’s select committee” to scrutinise the coalition government’s recent changes to pay equity law.
The move comes after public protests and claims that the reforms were rushed through under urgency without proper consultation.
Two new ‘non-financial’ benefit sanctions have come into effect: “Money Management” and “Community Work Experience.”
Under Money Management, half of a person’s benefit is loaded onto a payment card that can only be used for essentials like groceries and transport.
ACT leader David Seymour, who championed the changes, said, “If you want the freedom to spend cash as if it’s your own, then you should earn it yourself.
Resources minister Shane Jones has doubled down on the government’s pro-mining strategy.
Vowing to lift regulatory barriers, including those on conservation land, ahead of the 2026 election, the plan aims to double mineral exports to $3 billion.
“We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler,” he told The Guardian.
Greyhound Racing New Zealand is challenging the government’s decision to ban the sport, filing a High Court judicial review that accuses officials of ignoring due process and selectively presenting welfare data to Cabinet.
The semicolon is vanishing from British writing; it once connected complex thoughts with elegance and clarity. Now it hovers on the brink of extinction.
A new survey by Babbel reveals its usage has dropped sharply; confusion appears to be the driving force.
