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OPINION: Letters on Winnie the Pooh, Sir Murray Halberg, vernacular, and Three Waters.
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Letters: National's Superannuation "attack"
OPINION: Letters on the Reserve Bank, Sky TV, Kirikiriroa, Russia, and a WWI memorial.
Gang crackdown extended, Three Waters warnings & rare protests in China | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 November, 2022
Police crackdown on gangs extended, Three Waters entrenchment warnings were made & rare protests sweep China in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Three Waters entrenchment: Labour warned a year ago that clause could be 'constitutionally damaging'
Cabinet decided to kick the matter back to Parliament’s Business Committee.
‘Dangerous precedent’: Lawyers’ concern over entrenched Three Waters provision
Amendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.
$2b raid: How emergency Covid funds were redirected to bolster Budget '22
Former Treasury adviser says it was an “accounting trick”.
NZ’s groundwater still ‘widely vulnerable’ to faecal contamination - stocktake
New analysis links intensive farming to areas with concerning nitrate and E. coli trends.
Focus: PM admits 'confusion' over Three Waters bill
PM Jacinda Ardern admits there is 'confusion' over the Three Water bill and has asked for the scope to be clarified. Video / Mark Mitchell
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
Our approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?
Chris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sight
COMMENT: We need new tools to better use what we have already.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
Bill backlog: Wellingtonians stung with three water invoices at once
One resident was shocked when a bill worth more than $850 arrived in her letterbox.
Mike Hosking: Three Waters is a stinker of a policy
OPINION: The policy is a dog, and if Labour had half a brain they would bin it.
Te Awa Tupua: Whanganui at the confluence of global trends
OPINION: The sacred river can ensure intergenerational prosperity for the region.
World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
Much of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa.
Explainer: MPs propose fixes to Government’s controversial water reforms
What's in the Government's changes to water reforms?
Residents report ‘earthy’ smell and taste in Wellington’s water
Residents across the city are reporting the strange odour.
Shane Reti: Public won't like it if Three Waters legislation is rushed through
MP Shane Reti has concerns over the haste of the Three Waters legislation.
Letters: Cost of living, German recovery, Three Waters, and John Roughan
OPINION: Letters on fireworks, unruly kids, potholes, Black Ferns, and Donald Trump.
‘Outrageous’: Taxpayers foot $2.1m bill for controversial Three Waters Auckland HQ
The lease is for 3100sq m at a cost of about $2.1m a year, says a market source.
Three Waters alternative will keep infrastructure in councils’ hands - Mayor
In the proposed alternative councils will maintain their management and control.
Mayors unite against 3 waters, Iran actions condemned & Melbourne cup fever | Focus Morning Bulletin: 1 November, 2022
New Mayors uniting against the government's three waters reforms, assisted death numbers revealed & Melbourne cup fever begins in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
PM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructure
The meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.
Government seeks to offer Three Waters certainty
Local Government Minister has pledged to offer the Three Waters sector some certainty.
'Doomed': Wayne Brown calls for council halt on Three Waters reforms
Brown campaigned against Three Waters.
'Surely this is madness': Uproar at hui over water bottling consent
There was uproar at a community hui on a water bottling consent granted in Whanganui.
Govt 'open to changes' on Three Waters reform - Ardern
Opposition parties say local election results are a 'rejection' of Three Waters reforms.
'Significant changes': US Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term
The US Supreme Court's new term starts this week. What is on its agenda?
Phil Goff exit interview: Mayor on Efeso Collins, Baby Boomer male councillors and Three Waters
Auckland mayor on 40 years in politics, and challenges and joys of running the super city.
Pāpāwai Marae group push to restore stream biodiversity
Marae and conservation groups are restoring biodiversity in the Pāpāwai-Mangarara Stream.
Private Three Waters consultants paid $16m but DIA defends spending
The price tag is being questioned by the Opposition.
Local Focus: Rob Telfer on Candidate Camera
Rob Telfer is running for the council to give rural communities and businesses a voice.
Opinion: Christchurch ratepayers will pay much more for water and water services
Gerry Brownlee says the water component in rates bills will more than double.