Follow Scoop Parliament, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scoop17 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:57:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUnoaovS8cQ0ilmFkX7M1Jw “ Winston Peters has said Labour hid its He Puapua plan from him, but new documents show he’s either forgotten he helped approve it, or can’t tell the truth,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Peters told the Herald in November last ...]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:37:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUnoaovS8cQ0ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVMpdk3sFFvcuT5HJgy6HUf “Immigration Minister Michael Wood’s grandstanding about how he wishes he could intervene in the Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull case is nothing more than performative politics. The law says he could have intervened if he wanted to,” says ACT’s ...]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:42:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVMpdk3sFFvcuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWo-xTMTptp03n9ye8UNv30 The Green Party has announced Benjamin Doyle (they/he/ia) (Ngāpuhi / Pākehā) as their candidate for Hamilton West in this years’ general election. Benjamin has spent nine years in education as a high school teacher, in both Tāmaki Makaurau ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:57:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWo-xTMTptp03n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUfoxzuBkE1wMb1naedg1wr A new Government-backed project will help ocean-related businesses in the Nelson Tasman region to accelerate their growth and boost jobs. “The Nelson Tasman region is home to more than 400 blue economy businesses, accounting for more than 30 percent ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:35:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUfoxzuBkE1wMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXbaZcCV0WNVilmFkX7M1Jw New data released today by StatsNZ shows Labour isn’t making progress on child poverty, National’s Child Poverty Reduction spokesperson Louise Upston says. “In 2017 Labour promised to lift 100,000 children out of poverty by 2020, measured as ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:16:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXbaZcCV0WNVilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUOuVSFD-obwJs0ohxaO6Yr After three years of COVID-19 disruptions schools are finally settling down and National want to throw that all in the air with major disruption to learning and underinvestment.]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUOuVSFD-obwJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUiNYqeUUD6kZs0ohxaO6Yr The Green Party has marked the National Party’s new education policy and given it a fail, especially for its failure to address the underlying drivers of school performance. “Our education system should give our tamariki the best possible start ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 02:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUiNYqeUUD6kZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUiNYqeUUD6kXn9ye8UNv30 People aged over 50 with innovative business ideas will now be able to receive support to advance their ideas to the next stage of development, Minister for Seniors Ginny Andersen said today. “Seniors have some great entrepreneurial ideas, and this programme ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 02:16:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUiNYqeUUD6kXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXMz0su1HpWliejEQ2Mq9rY “Jacinda Ardern’s legacy will be more children growing up in welfare-dependent households with no significant reduction in child poverty,” says ACT’s Social Development spokesperson Karen Chhour. “ACT has always said that passing a law ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXMz0su1HpWliejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXHT_Ieng63uOT5HJgy6HUf A National Government will ensure every child gets a world-class education so when they leave school, they can lead the life they want, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Education has the power to change lives. It allows children to gain ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:09:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXHT_Ieng63uOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVY1XV-z97zU5s0ohxaO6Yr Kia ora koutou, thank you all for coming and let me acknowledge: Nicola Willis, my good friend and our fabulous Deputy Leader. Chris Bishop, the boy who represents everything great about the Hutt. Erica Stanford, our passionate Education spokesperson. ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:06:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVY1XV-z97zU5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWcS3jYiPxO2iejEQ2Mq9rY Measures taken by the Government during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic shock have avoided more children falling into poverty according to official statistics released today.]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWcS3jYiPxO2iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX5LgsCoJuJ4OT5HJgy6HUf The Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately provide more support to families doing it toughest. Statistics released today by Stats NZ show the situation has not improved and that progress to lift children out of poverty is far too slow. ...]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:13:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX5LgsCoJuJ4OT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXQZQJSJmSV_ClmFkX7M1Jw The Government is continuing to invest in projects in the Central Otago District as part of an ongoing strategy to diversify its economy beyond tourism, Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan announced today.]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:21:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXQZQJSJmSV_ClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWyTSzzMZyfd8b1naedg1wr 22 March 2023 Tonight’s rushed announcement by the Transport Minister about EV charging lacks crucial details such as how much it will cost and who will pay for it, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “There is a significant ...]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:46:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWyTSzzMZyfd8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUeWc9qxn8QpylmFkX7M1Jw Auckland Central Green MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, has written to all Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland based Members of Parliament requesting their urgent attention to Auckland Council’s unprecedented slash-and-burn proposals. “Tāmaki Makaurau is staring ...]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUeWc9qxn8QpylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXCaajAfJIu7-T5HJgy6HUf Hon Michael Wood Minister of Transport Transport Minister Michael Wood has today launched the first national EV (electric vehicle) charging strategy, Charging Our Future, which includes plans to provide EV charging stations in almost every town ...]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXCaajAfJIu7-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV1AEAP6JF0GilmFkX7M1Jw The Government via the Cyclone Taskforce is working with local government and insurance companies to build a picture of high-risk areas following Cyclone Gabrielle and January floods.]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:10:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV1AEAP6JF0GilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXQyEYPHkO5lyejEQ2Mq9rY “ACT has raised over $120,000 for Ukraine, with $40,000 raised at our fundraiser last night,” says ACT Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden. “Our three fundraisers have been hugely successful, it is heartening to see people giving generously for ...]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:24:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXQyEYPHkO5lyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVh-OsCZs1Y45s0ohxaO6Yr While Minister Carmel Sepuloni is bragging about people moving off benefits, she completely failed to mention it’s only because benefit numbers have been at record highs, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston ...]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:12:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVh-OsCZs1Y45s0ohxaO6Yr