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Best of the Year: Ministers forged ahead with reinstating offshore drilling despite warnings from officials that it probably violates the European or British trade agreements, reports Marc Daalder. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/gov…

Works out to about $26.40 per employee.

Few iwi leaders turned up to a hui in Hawkes Bay to discuss a new deliberative body for Māori which would resist Government policies and speak with a unified voice. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/10/rou…

Two key events in February will set the direction of New Zealand’s clean, green reputation for the rest of the year – and perhaps even many years to come. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/nzs…

In February alone, New Zealand will set a new Paris emissions target and repeal a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, Marc Daalder reports. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/nzs…

During the #Covid19 pandemic, New Zealand students lost fewer days of school than kids in almost any other country – including Sweden – the Royal Commission found.

Three years on, we now know from the Royal Commission that there was no discussion about ending elimination before Jacinda Ardern effectively announced it.

Best of 2024: By lowballing the COP29 finance goal, developed countries have undercut global efforts to halt the climate crisis, Marc Daalder writes from Baku. newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/25/cop…

A new WWF New Zealand / Horizon Research poll, exclusively released to Newsroom, shows even the Government’s own supporters were ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ by its track record on ocean protection and called for more marine sanctuaries. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/20/pol…

Reshuffle analysis: While Luxon and Willis are still talking about slashed government spending and last year’s tax cuts, neither seems to have shifted the dial on the economic mood of the nation. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/19/lux…

Electric vehicle sales cratered in 2024 to barely a third of the 2023 sales level and less than half of the number sold in 2022 – and aren’t expected to return to their previous highs for another two years. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/16/two…

Here are some of the Jan. 6 defendants who received a full and unconditional pardon from Trump tonight:

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