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Voting age declared inconsistent with the Bill of Rights
If the Government gets its way, you’ll have to be 18 to vote nationally, but only 16 to vote locally.
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Courts grant partial guardianship of baby to Health NZ
Hopefully strong feelings on each side won’t result in a tragedy.
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Twitter removes Christchurch attack footage from platform
There are reports the team the NZ Government had been planning to work with on the Christchurch Call have since been laid off.
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Couple ordered to China amid totalitarian lockdowns and protests
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal said it “does not consider that such hardship would amount to exceptional circumstances of a humanitarian nature.”
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New Zealand’s first ever sabotage conviction
Graham Philip was sentenced to just over three years.
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Emissions Tax update
It’s causing quite a stink.
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RMA replacements receive restrained response
No obvious reason to think the new version will be materially better.
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Fair Pay Agreements bill becomes law
A big step forward for workers’ rights or a case of the few controlling the many?
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