New Zealand PM Ardern caught name-calling rival on hot mic New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught on a hot mic using a vulgarity against a rival politician The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Jacinda Ardern caught on hot mic calling minor opposition party leader an ‘arrogant prick’ New Zealand PM apologised for comment made live on parliament television during question time The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022
Ardern swears, apologises in NZ parliament New Zealand's self-described "relentlessly positive" prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught using an expletive as an insult in parliament. AAP · Dec 13, 2022
At the 2023 election New Zealand will face the starkest choice between left and right in decades It is almost certain that a minor party from either the left or right will decide who forms Aotearoa’s next government – and they will want their voice heard The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2022
New Zealand P.M. Jacinda Ardern Peddles Government Censorship to an International Audience The world’s politicians offer a friendly reception to attacks on free speech. Reason · Oct 3, 2022
NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election Co-leader Rawiri Waititi, whose party is expected to become kingmakers, accuses Act of ‘emboldening racism across the country’ through its rhetoric The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022
New Zealand to help pay for cleaner cars to reduce emissions New Zealand will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
In New Zealand, Māori co-governance is already underway – referendum or not Instead of ripping apart the fabric of society, co-governance arrangements are already in place and largely pass without notice The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022
Putting te Tiriti at the centre of Aotearoa New Zealand’s public policy can strengthen democracy – here's how ACT party leader David Seymour’s demand that a referendum on Māori co-governance be a bottom line in any coalition agreement with the National Party was, if nothing else, well timed. The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022