Follow Scoop Parliament, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scoop17 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:54:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMPkLmrULABpVjH6qdYdAk “Labour is trying to solve problems that businesses are already solving by themselves, except Labour’s way means more red tape and lectures from government officials,” says ACT’s Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court. “The Government has today ...]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:25:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMPkLmrULABpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW-59OAtb2FXKCY3L745TL_ “Labour’s bumbling approach to crime is continuing to have real consequences for Kiwis. With Epsom and West Auckland resembling Johannesburg this morning during a police helicopter chase after an attempted gunpoint carjacking in Epsom,” says ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:38:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW-59OAtb2FXKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXj6o_DwSnxQOzdsCmHakzH The Government is taking action to reduce waste and lower emissions from the building and construction sector in significant Building Act amendments announced today. “This Government is proud to put the environment at the heart of how New Zealand builds. ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:24:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXj6o_DwSnxQOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXj6o_DwSnxQHn9ye8UNv30 The Green Party is calling on all political parties to commit to stronger representation for disabled people at every level of politics. It follows the launch today of We Want More , a campaign to increase the representation of disabled communities. “Having ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXj6o_DwSnxQHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXx1Uay7G_pIaCY3L745TL_ Hon Andrew Little Minister of Health Pharmac’s plan to fund the cystic fibrosis medicine Trikafta is another example of the Government’s boost to the medicines budget helping New Zealanders, says Health Minister Andrew Little. “Pharmac, not ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 07:42:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXx1Uay7G_pIaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXx1Uay7G_pISlmFkX7M1Jw Speech by Rt. Hon Winston Peters Leader, NZ First  Delivered at a public meeting at Cheval Room, Hawkes Bay Racecourse, Hastings at 1 pm on December 4, 2022. There have been great labour governments in the past and Labour governments that ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 07:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXx1Uay7G_pISlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsClmFkX7M1Jw Labour was today shamed into an embarrassing U-turn after the Government and the Greens were caught out trying to make the unpopular Three Waters legislation harder to overturn, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “It’s ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:51:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsOT5HJgy6HUf “Finance Minister Grant Robertson is running out of options as he runs out of other people’s money. The Reserve Bank’s November Monetary Policy Statement forecasted conditions much worse than its own August Statement. When Treasury issues the Half ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsCejEQ2Mq9rY New Zealanders worried about the TVNZ and RNZ merger won’t be reassured by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson’s wild display on Q&A today, National’s Broadcasting and Media spokesperson Melissa Lee says. “Minister Jackson’s interview was a ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:43:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWMejW9syGNsCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9ezdsCmHakzH · 397 new or upgraded bus stops to improve kiwi’s access to public transport · 242kms of cycleways to encourage uptake of cycling · 119 schools improvements to keep children safe · 29 more walkable neighbourhoods · 11 new bus prioritisation ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:40:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9ezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9Xn9ye8UNv30 Mihi Ko taku rourou iti a haere, maringi kai whenua Ko taku rourou iti a haere, maringi kai moana kia mau ki te kawau māro, whanake ake! kō Maniapoto e! Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Greetings and Thanks As we gather here ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:27:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9Xn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9aCY3L745TL_ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, alongside Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little, has delivered the Crown Apology to Maniapoto for its historic breaches of Te Tiriti of Waitangi. The ceremony was held at Te Kūiti Pā, hosted by Ngāti ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:24:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXebjwwChjT9aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVr72FZKYi9MOT5HJgy6HUf The Government will legislate to require big online digital companies such as Google and Meta to pay a fair price to New Zealand media companies for the local news content they host and share on their platforms, Minister of Broadcasting Willie Jackson announced ...]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:20:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVr72FZKYi9MOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWV6hOd7u56OuT5HJgy6HUf “The Government has been thwarted in its sneaky attempt to entrench Three Waters provisions, this is a win for democracy but the Government’s intentions remain concerning,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This entire process has been deliberately ...]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:11:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWV6hOd7u56OuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWV6hOd7u56OpVjH6qdYdAk The Government will fix the Water Services Entities Bill this week by removing the entrenchment clause that was voted on during committee stages, Leader of the House Chris Hipkins announced today. “It was a mistake to put the entrenchment clause ...]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:08:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWV6hOd7u56OpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXGyX2tOW23UeT5HJgy6HUf "ACT’s GST Sharing policy would empower Hamilton City Council to develop more infrastructure and deliver more housing for the communities they’re representing," says Dr James McDowall, ACT's candidate for the Hamilton West By-Election. "ACT’s ...]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:48:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXGyX2tOW23UeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXAKwYvBLISVsb1naedg1wr Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) Marama Davidson has announced a significant funding boost today for kaupapa Māori approaches that support whānau into housing.]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXAKwYvBLISVsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXAKwYvBLISVnn9ye8UNv30 Tauranga will be the first region to use a new Government tool to raise funding for much-needed infrastructure. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be used to raise finance from private markets, which is the repaid via the levy on those who benefit ...]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:02:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXAKwYvBLISVnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXjhX4Pk84mk8b1naedg1wr Two committees of the New Zealand Law Society are now investigating the Three Waters entrenchment debacle, National Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Law Points, the NZ Law Society weekly newsletter, today reported that the Public & Administrative ...]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:12:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXjhX4Pk84mk8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXjhX4Pk84mk3n9ye8UNv30 Around 30,000 rural homes and communities will soon have access to faster, improved connectivity with an expansion of the Rural Capacity Upgrade programme.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:08:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXjhX4Pk84mk3n9ye8UNv30