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Shock in New Zealand as Green party MP Efeso Collins dies after charity run

Devastated colleagues and friends pay tribute to Collins as a ‘passionate advocate’ and a champion of fairness and equality

The Guardian - AU

Prime Manager Luxon shows corporate style in NZ top job

Prime Minister Chris Luxon's managerial persona - including plans, KPIs and corporate-babble - is setting the tone for his New Zealand government.

AAP

Australia, Canada and NZ warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Israel must heed counsel of international friends to avoid ‘devastating’ effects of an assualt on Gaza’s southernmost city, say three members of Five Eye intelligence alliance

The Guardian - AU

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Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday

Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us

Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting?

The gathering will discuss how Maori rights can be protected by upholding their interpretation of Treaty of Waitangi.

Al Jazeera

New Zealand’s Māori king has called a rare nationwide meeting. Here’s why

Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rights

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Dame Anne Salmond: Will the real Christopher Luxon please stand up?

If the new PM holds fast to the environmental values he articulated as chief of Air NZ, his legacy will be worth celebrating. Unfortunately, that's not what we're seeing so far.

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand’s PM has expressed interest in joining AUKUS pillar two. What would it mean?

There are risks and opportunities involved in New Zealand’s pivot towards sharing military tech under AUKUS pillar two.

Crikey

Afternoon Update: Colorado court disqualifies Trump; Airbnb fined for misleading prices; and Gérard Depardieu accused of rape

Former president declared ineligible to hold office again by court after determining he engaged in insurrection on 6 January 2021

The Guardian - AU

Australia and New Zealand leaders seek closer defense ties

Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese joins Canadian and NZ prime ministers in calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Conversation

Albanese, NZ and Canadian PMs call for Gaza ceasefire

Anthony Albanese, NZ PM Christopher Luxon and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau have jointly issued a strong statement calling for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza, and WA Premier Roger Cook says ‘green’ groups are working to divide Indigenous communities and use them to take big resources projects to court.

Crikey

New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.

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The National (Scotland)

King called a 'scab' by several Maori MPs in New Zealand parliament

THE King appears to have been branded a “scab” by Maori MPs ahead of his first visit to the country as monarch.

The Independent UK

Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in

Thousands of protesters have rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections

The Guardian - AU

Christopher Luxon’s new coalition struggles with self-inflicted crises – but it has time to recover

New Zealand’s incoming government still has three years to show it stands for something other than clumsily undoing Labour policies

The Guardian - AU

‘A massive unravelling’: fears for Māori rights as New Zealand government reviews treaty

Critics say nation ‘under attack’ as coalition plans to review Te Tiriti o Waitangi and other policies that provide for Māori

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International Business Times

New Zealand To Ban Cellphones In Schools

Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.

The Independent UK

New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days

New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office

The Independent UK

New Zealand smoking ban U-turn could be first of many steps to demolish Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

From housing reforms and workers’ rights to the Treaty of Waitangi, the new conservative coalition government is set to chip away at progressive policies enacted by the former prime minister, reports Maroosha Muzaffar

WEKU

New Zealand's new government plans to roll back cigarette ban as it funds tax cuts

Prime Minister Chris Luxon was sworn in on Monday — and strict anti-smoking laws are set to become a casualty of the compromises needed to form a governing coalition.

The Independent UK

New Zealand to repeal flagship generational smoking ban in move slammed by health experts

Public health officials aghast at sudden reversal

International Business Times

Incoming New Zealand Govt To Abandon Anti-smoking Laws

New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".

Evening Standard

New Zealand in U-turn on plans for historic ban on smoking

Health experts have warned that the move will cost thousands of lives

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