[ad_1] Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty is correct when she says the Greens should stay away from a Labor government this term. Catherine did a media round this morning arguing that the Greens would be “better independent” rather than reaching an agreement with Labor that “mutes their ability to speak.” …
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[ad_1] One of these Ellerslie apartments was used as emergency accommodation and the owner charged $ 300 per night. The government is now trying to control emergency housing costs. Photo / Isaac Davison A new charge for emergency housing is “taking money from the poor” who have nowhere to go, …
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[ad_1] James Shaw and Marama Davidson in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell OPINION: The Greens are forced to be realistic about what they could achieve in Jacinda Ardern’s 2020 government after holding a second round of talks with Labor yesterday. The Greens entered the election campaign earlier and with more …
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[ad_1] “There is a negotiation during which it is being discussed,” Shaw said. The Greens call it negotiation, but the Prime Minister describes it as conversation. “That’s a semantic distinction,” argued Shaw. Ardern described the meeting as “very constructive” when Newshub caught up with her at Wellington airport. The Prime …
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[ad_1] Staff and patrons at an Auckland pub are being tested for Covid-19 following a visit from a person who later tested positive for the virus. The Malt pub in Greenhithe is at the center of the situation, which has raised fears of a possible community spread of Covid-19. The …
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[ad_1] One landlord says he has received hateful messages after establishing an online training program for tenants, described by critics as “a new circle of tenure hell.” The Choice Tenant program launched Saturday and is designed to help ensure that renters understand what it takes to care for a home …
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[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff In January, John Abbott made his way to an emergency clinic, only to suffer cardiac arrest in the waiting room. Paramedics had to shake his heart up to 50 times. Nine months after his heart shook up to 50 times, John Abbott still doesn’t like …
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[ad_1] The Trade Me online marketplace is keeping a close eye on their listings to ensure that stolen Trelise Cooper items are not being resold on their website. On Tuesday, New Zealand fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper said nearly 2,000 samples of her new Spring ’21 and Summer ’21 collections …
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[ad_1] A Covid-19 outbreak at a Christchurch quarantine hotel is the second attack on pre-departure testing and isolation. There are now 18 positive cases at the Sudima Hotel at Christchurch Airport, with health officials expecting more on Thursday. The hotel is being used as a managed quarantine and isolation facility …
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[ad_1] Three current cases of Covid-19 have been linked to a ship arriving in New Zealand, while another 18 are connected to overseas crews. A contractor working in the ports of Auckland and Taranaki tested positive on Friday. Two of his work contacts have now also been diagnosed. Meanwhile, 18 …
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