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Perception problems hang over PM after inevitable Nash sacking

Chris Hipkins spent a huge amount of political capital when he gave Stuart Nash a fourth chance in his Cabinet. Now Nash has gone, but big questions about perception and influence remain.

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Minister weighs Auckland housing density delay

Environment Minister David Parker is considering an Auckland Council request to delay planning changes for more intense housing in the city - and his ministry is seeking more information on the post-flooding proposal.

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Mississippi lawmakers stop effort to take over Jackson water

Mississippi lawmakers are forfeiting an effort to create a state-dominated board to oversee the troubled water system in the state’s capital city

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Parker's office says slash an issue for Nash

On the day Cyclone Gabrielle was smashing into Tairāwhiti, Environment Minister David Parker was already passing the buck. Aaron Smale reports.

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Hipkins picks his team, turns his focus to policy purge

The easy part is over for Chris Hipkins in naming his new team, now the tough policy decisions lie ahead, writes political editor Jo Moir

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New Zealand's tax system is under the spotlight (again). What needs to change to make it fair?

Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, has said we should look at ways to make the tax system fairer. Finance associate minister David Parker made a similar point almost a year ago, though there was little real action after his comments.

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Ocean Minister's progress after two years in job

A separate ministerial portfolio for the management of oceans and fisheries has now been in place for two years - what has it accomplished?

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The Hunter suburbs where demand for solar has gone through the roof

Hunter households installed rooftop solar and batteries at record rates in the past 18 months in an effort to offset spiralling power prices.

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David Pocock criticises official’s ‘inappropriate’ conduct after she confronted scientific group over carbon credit evidence

Shayleen Thompson of the Clean Energy Regulator had ‘robust’ exchange with Wentworth Group director

The Guardian - AU

Space diversity: Europe's space agency gets 1st parastronaut

The European Space Agency has made history by selecting an amputee who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident to be among its newest batch of astronauts

The Independent UK

Nature sidelined in new environment bill

Even if the Natural and Built Environment Bill repackages Resource Management Act red tape as green tape, will it deliver positive outcomes for the environment?

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Young farmers the angriest of all, says Todd Muller

The hopelessness and anger in the rural sector right now is palpable in a way he's never seen before, National's agriculture spokesperson tells political editor Jo Moir.

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Steel mill expects 20-plus year consent, thanks to loophole in climate law

The big coal-burning Glenbrook mill has applied to keep operating until 2056, while Government delays enacting resource management changes.

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More plains-wanderers released in Riverina despite critically endangered birds dead, missing from last trial

Fifteen critically endangered plains-wanderers have been released in south-west New South Wales, despite some birds from the last flock released being killed or going missing.

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The race to reinvent the space station

Nasa is funding American companies to build commercial replacements for the trailblazing International Space Station

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Tax backflip and house flips, neither pays for nurses and firefighters

No-one noticed they were cutting KiwiSaver balances by $103b: what might have looked inert within the Thorndon Bubble reacted explosively on contact with outside air.

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Yesterdaze: To double back or double down?

Teams Red and Blue both showed it's not too late to do a U-turn on Ian Foster. A short history of the embarrassing manoeuvre from James Elliott.

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NZ government in super tax backtrack

A policy to streamline tax treatment of New Zealand super providers has been killed after 24 hours when the government realised it would cost Kiwis millions.

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Tax exemption for employer-funded public transport

The move to incentivise employers to pay for workers' public transport commutes helps to counterbalance existing exemptions for car parks and utes.

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Targeted living cost payments no bullseye, say advocates

Voices from community groups are questioning the target audience of cost of living payments rolling out from this week

The Independent UK

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth

The Guardian - AU

Demand for rooftop solar batteries surges as eastern Australian energy prices soar

Solar Victoria fielded 50% higher than usual number of inquiries into power storage amid cold snap across eastern states

The Conversation

Even if next week’s budget avoids the issue, it’s time New Zealand seriously considered a wealth tax

Tax is back in the news. Often this means a looming budget or election, as is indeed the case now, with the government’s 2022 budget delivered next week.

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Let's not make the tax system even more complicated

Keeping taxes low and easy to comply with should be the primary focus, writes Peter Dunne

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Te Tiriti and democracy: The principle of equal representation

In the fifth of her series on the Treaty of Waitangi and democracy, Dame Anne Salmond examines the implications of Attorney General David Parker's findings on the proposed Rotorua represent

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