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Rob Campbell: Those fighting for the environment are worlds apart but intrinsically linked
OPINION: The distance between the NZ Yacht Squadron HQ and the District Court is not far.

Focus Live: Finance Minister gives first pre-Budget speech
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers first pre-Budget speech to the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce this morning.

Empathy missing in action as MPs take pay rise
OPINION: On what planet would MPs think they deserve a big pay rise while others struggle?

Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'

Govt fails to calm carbon market jitters, flagging forestry review
It is unsure of the impact land use rule changes will have on how many trees are planted.

A definitive list of woke and non-woke foods
David Seymour said kids would no longer be served ‘woke’ foods.

PM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'
The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.

Ponsonby gunman dead, Canterbury fires and airborne crash | Focus Morning Bulletin May 8, 2024
Alleged Ponsonby gunman found dead, two Canterbury houses go up in flames and footage emerges of a terrifying airborne crash in the latest NZ Herald headlines.

King’s Counsel files complaint over tikanga Māori in NZ law courses, Peters agrees
King's Counsel describes incoming requirement as 'symptomatic of a dangerous trend'.

NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ’s top climate modellers
Niwa said it would not be commenting while consultation was underway.

Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.

JT thought maybe a couple hundred protesters would front -wrong
OPINION: Willie Jackson recalls the day the hikoi came to Wellington

NGOs raise concerns about child abuse reporting to Oranga Tamariki
Research suggests requests are commonly met with delayed decisions or silence.

May be the month to kick smoking for good
Hapai Te Hauora is using art to help whānau stop smoking.

Microsoft enters ‘groundbreaking’ Māori data sovereignty deal that could have global implications
Te Tumu Paeroa CIO Ruth Russell described Māori data as a 'taonga'.

Oranga Tamariki scrutiny overdone, says former advisory board chair
Matthew Tukaki says society is to blame for Oranga Tamariki's failures.

NZ launches trade negotiations with UAE
The country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.

'These MPs coming in kind of like we’re subservient to them'
Iwi leader lashes out at Ministers who attend Iwi Chairs Forum.

Minister doesn’t want Māori caught up in ‘green gullibility’ over changes to Crown Minerals Act
Shane Jones and Tama Potaka want to hear Māori views on changes to mining rules.

Building Bridges: Auckland Chamber of Commerce links with Pacific Business Trust’s network
Simon Bridges lays foundation for Pacific business economic development.

Simon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'
The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?

Ngai Tahu defends Māori sites amid Grey District protest
Ngāi Tahu has defended Māori sites of significance in the Grey rohe.

Opinion: ‘Politics has been likened to war without guns’ - why rules in politics still matter
OPINION: It is the rules that stop politics descending into war with guns.

Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them
OPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.

Soaring airfares: Air NZ happy 'to open the books' as political heat grows
Government not ruling out market study of domestic ticket prices.

Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?

Claire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madness
Stanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.

Helen Clark takes aim at Winston Peters over ‘bluster and abuse of language’
Former PM slams Foreign Minister's remarks around Aukus and Bob Carr.

Greens suffer ‘historically bad’ start to year, says political scientist
The party has faced a 'challenging set of circumstances' over the past five months.