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Council continues four-year Māori ward fight in face of govt changes
A council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against government plans to reinstate binding referendums.
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'We had a democratic process' for Māori ward, mayor says
Gisborne councillors have voiced frustration the central government will make them redo their work.
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Seymour, hospices call for changes to assisted dying law
Both ACT's leader and advocates say parts of the End of Life Choice Act need fixing.
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Mayor hits out at government's Māori ward changes
Moko Tepania says the government's plan is 'disheartening' when they are already on the back foot with issues facing the region.
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Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis
A drought has hit levels at hydroelectric dams, leading to rationing in the South American country.
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Sturgeon's husband charged with embezzlement in party funds probe
The husband of the former Scottish leader has been re-arrested in connection with an inquiry into Scottish National Party funds.
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Pacific news in brief for April 19
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea's public sector workfroce beholden to loan sharks.
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‘Corrosive obsession with a person’s race’: David Seymour on Māori Wards
ACT Party leader David Seymour would vote against Māori wards if his home council were to hold a referendum on them.
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Mata Reports: Episode 5 - Trick or Treaty
News 12 Apr 2024The fate of the Treaty of Waitangi is teetering on the brink of a popular vote, as the new coalition government pledges to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, potentially triggering a referendum.
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US state brings back near-total abortion ban from 1864
The 160-year-old law makes abortion punishable by up to five years in prison, except where a mother's life is at risk.
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'We will not be silenced': Gisborne council backs Māori wards
Gisborne District Council has shown its support for retaining Māori wards as the government looks to bring back binding referendums.
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Centre that 'put Whangārei on the map' faces financial shortfall
Whangārei's acclaimed, but controversial, Hundertwasser Art Centre could run out of money by October 2025 - which means ratepayers may have to stump up to keep it open. Audio
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Māori ward referendum 'an expense we don't need' – Masterton mayor
Masterton's mayor says holding a referendum for an already established Māori ward is an expense "we don't need" for an issue that has already been debated.
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Cook Islands needs referendum to decide UN membership - minister
Cook Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs Tingika Elikana says a referendum would allow its people to decide whether to join the United Nations and separate from New Zealand.
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Labour on referenda on local govt Māori wards
Opponents say the government is completely out of line with plans to force councils to hold referenda on their Māori wards.
The coalition has announced that councils which brought in Māori wards… Audio
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Māori ward referendums: 'The idea it's about fairness is absurd'
Māori ward councillors say the government's plan to reintroduce referendums for councils to bring in their role is absurd and cruel.
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Govt's Māori wards reversal labelled 'complete overreach'
Reversing councils' ability to decide on Māori wards is "complete overreach by central government", LGNZ says.
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Niue constitutional amendments: Four bills passed on first reading
The proposals under the amendment bills include increasing the number of members of Cabinet from four to six and expanding the term of the Assembly from three to four years.
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Coalition delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils
Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says.
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Vanuatu MPs to get big pay rise
Vanuatu's deputy leader of the opposition and other office holders in the opposition are getting huge pay rises.
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French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia, but with amendments
Analysis - The French Senate on Tuesday endorsed a Constitutional review project bearing significant modifications to the local electoral rules for New Caledonia, but with amendments.
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Squaring a vicious circle: political party laws in Vanuatu
After Vanuatu experienced three different prime ministers in the second half of 2023, reformers hope that the 2024 laws will usher in a new era of political stability, writes Jon Fraenkel
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Pacific news in brief for March 27
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a death in Kiribati from rotavirus and Vanuatu referendum.
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Bougainville looking at other routes to independence
Bougainville looking at other routes to independence. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for March 22
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Cook Islands doctors to soon undergo training on how to prescribe medical marijuana.