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RNZ · Wed, 3 Jun

Māori Climate Platform funding axed in Budget

Iwi and Māori community leaders have consistently raised concerns about the lack of financial support for marae, despite the expectation they would support communities during crises.

Expect marae to be the last line of defence when the cyclone hits, then pull the funding — classic government logic, let the community carry the weight they won't.

RNZ · Wed, 3 Jun

Law change will see councils lose expert advice, Hastings mayor Wendy Schollum says

The government is changing the law to ensure only elected councillors can vote on council committees.

Nothing says 'local democracy' like stripping out the people who actually know what they're talking about and leaving the room to the bloke who won on 800 votes and a strong opinion about roundabouts.

Newsroom · Wed, 3 Jun · Marc Daalder

Foreign affairs officials endorsed WHO health rules before Peters rejected them

Govt lawyers told Peters NZ would still make its own decisions under updated WHO rules, but he insisted the changes put sovereignty at stake.

Officials told him in plain English that sovereignty was safe, he rejected that too — Winston doesn't need facts, he needs a villain, and Geneva was available.

The Spinoff · Toby Manhire

NZ First is a sanctuary. But which parties have its current and future MPs fled from?

Evacuees from at least five former homes have found safe haven in Winston Peters’ big gazebo.

When your political home is a man in his eighties running on spite and nostalgia, you have to wonder what the previous address looked like.

The Spinoff · Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

16 characterisations rejected by Nicola Willis

You might have noticed the finance minister is fond of responding to a question or statement thus: “I reject that characterisation.”

The Finance Minister has found a way to answer every question without answering any — I reject the characterisation that this is governing.

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"There’s an appetite on the left in Aotearoa for Labour to go hard, be radical, smash through & effect major change fast. I agree there’s a lot needs doing. But be careful what you wish for: it’s not very participatory. And the pain continues as NZ’s govt still uses the Douglas playbook. #nzpol"

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