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NZ First attacks Green MP for use of 'Aotearoa'
The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has taken aim at Ricardo Menendez March in parliament again - this time because the Green MP referred to the country as "Aotearoa." Menéndez March's migrant… Audio
Greens call for action after Shane Jones 'Mexican' comments
A Green Party MP has accused some government ministers of being, quote "outwardly racist and xenophobic", and he's called on the Prime Minister and Parliament's Speaker to take action. Green Party… Audio
The House For Sun 29 Sept 2024
The Parliament Bill will enable security and assist MP parents, but most crucially it aims to keep governmental fingers from shrinking the parliamentary purse. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 23 September 2024
On today's episode, a former New Zealand police negotiator says international negotiations are long and complex, top officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to… Audio
Green Party on cost to reach child poverty targets
Top officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to reach the child poverty reduction target set by the last Labour Government. Green party spokeperson on poverty… Audio
Green Party MPs write to Immigration NZ supporting overstayers
The family of an Auckland couple ordered to leave New Zealand for overstaying their visas are in turmoil this morning.
Loasi Latu and her husband have lived in New Zealand for decades, but have… Audio
Green's Ricardo Mendendez March's talks policy priorities
Time now for our regular catch up with the Greens... and today we're joined by the Green candidate for Mount Albert - Ricardo Menendez March. Audio
Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape. Audio
Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape.
AudioMPs agree: ‘Nice guys finish first’
The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM). Audio
MPs agree: ‘Nice guys finish first’
The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM).
AudioMinister warns immigration won't return to pre-pandemic levels
New Zealand won't be throwing open its doors to the large numbers of new migrants seen in recent years, once it's ready to open the border.
Covid-19 has brought net migration to a screeching halt… Audio
Green MP under pressure as second MIQ emergency bid revealed
Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is having to explain himself again, after it emerged he tried twice for an emergency spot in MIQ.
The new MP travelled to Mexico over summer, to care for his sick… Audio
Greens' Ricardo Menendez March in MIQ after Mexico visit
Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is facing tough questions after revelations he left the country in December against the government's official advice.
The list MP - who is now back in New Zealand in a… Audio
Election 2020: New Parliament to be filled with fresh faces
The 53rd Government is going to be filled with dozens of fresh faces, following Labour's landslide election victory.
The special votes are still yet to come in, but parliament will be painted red… Audio
Poverty advocates criticise infrastructure spend
An anti-poverty campaigner says the government's big infrastructure spend-up prioritises roading projects over the wellbeing of low-income families.
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the… Audio
Calls for change around beneficiaries' relationship rules
Beneficiary advocates want urgent changes to the rules around relationships in the welfare system.
Child Poverty Action Group, Auckland Action Against Poverty and Action Station have written an open… Audio
State housing waitlist jumps by 5000 in a year
The number of people waiting for state housing has increased by nearly five-thousand people over the past year. The Housing Register is now at 10-thousand 712 people, up from just over 6-thousand in… Audio
