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Text of Auckland Councillors' Open Letter to Phil Goff
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 5:00 pm | The Scoop Team
Nine Auckland councillors have sent an open letter to mayor Phil Goff on his handling of a report on a stadium proposal and his leadership style. More >>
PM's Presser 11/6/18: A Little Correction
Monday, 11 June 2018, 5:04 pm | The Scoop Team
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today said her coalition parties were in 'universal agreement' the current justice system was not working and 'US style' mass incarceration was not the answer. This came after Justice Minister Andrew Little announced he would ... More >>
National holds Northcote in by-election
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 9:03 pm | The Scoop Team
National has held the seat of Northcote in a by-election marked by a low turnout. More >>
Scoop multimedia: M bovis eradication announcement
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 11:21 am | The Scoop Team
On Monday afternoon the Government announced plans to attempt to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand [ MPI alert ]. A technical briefing was followed by the official announcement, after which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ... More >>
Budget 2018 - Scoop Full Coverage
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 12:01 pm | Scoop Full Coverage
Announcements, press releases, reaction, and analysis on the 2018 New Zealand Budget will be delivered on Thursday 17 May. More >>
One News/Colmar Brunton Poll - April 16
Monday, 16 April 2018, 6:23 pm | The Scoop Team
National - 44 percent, up one percentage point. Labour – 43 percent, down five points Greens - six percent, up one NZ First -five percent, up two. Maori Party - one percent, unchanged. More >>
Notes from the PM’s Press Conference - Widodo, oil and Obama
Monday, 19 March 2018, 4:36 pm | The Scoop Team
In her bilateral with the President, Jacinda Ardern said she would be emphasising the important of the relationship with Indonesia, but NZ wanted to expand trade. The PM said she would be raising NZ’s human rights concerns. More >>
PM's Post-Cabinet Press Conference 12/3/18: Steel Diplomacy
Monday, 12 March 2018, 6:11 pm | The Scoop Team
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened her press conference with a summary of the government's Pacific mission , from which she had recently returned. She also indicated plans for the week including bilateral discussion with Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Nguyn ... More >>
PM's Press Conference 26/2/18: BORA Bomb
Monday, 26 February 2018, 5:40 pm | The Scoop Team
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was joined by Justice Minsiter Andrew Little and Attorney-General David Parker to discuss plans for a stronger New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (BORA). Cabinet has decided in principle to allow senior to courts to declare legislation ... More >>
Scoop Coverage: Cyclone Gita Hits the Pacific And NZ
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:47 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Press releases and news updates on February 2018's cyclone Gita More >>
Speaker Audits A Personal Vote
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:14 pm | The Scoop Team
Speaker Trevor Mallard has taken the unusual step of making a spot check audit on a personal vote in the House. More >>
1 NEWS Colmar Brunton political poll - February 10 to 14
Monday, 19 February 2018, 6:18 pm | The Scoop Team
Labour 48 percent up nine points since the last poll in this series in December. More >>
PM's Press Conference: Storm Brewing
Monday, 19 February 2018, 4:36 pm | The Scoop Team
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened this week's post-cabinet press conference by noting preparations for former tropical cyclone Gita, expected to hit central New Zealand this week. She also discussed the government's plan for the week, including ... More >>
Radio New Zealand and Scoop Publishing Content Partnership
Monday, 19 February 2018, 11:30 am | Scoop Publishing
Scoop Publishing and Radio New Zealand today announced a content sharing partnership. Under this partnership Radio New Zealand - a publicly funded media organisation will share some of the news content they produce each week for republication on Scoop.co.nz. ... More >>
PM's Press Conference 12/2/18: Matters Of State
Monday, 12 February 2018, 5:57 pm | The Scoop Team
At Monday's post-cabinet press conference Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was joined by State Services Minister Chris Hipkins to announce more State Services Commission oversight of CEO pay for crown entities. The move follows entities such as the New ... More >>
Four Bills Drawn From The Ballot
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 2:58 pm | The Scoop Team
• Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill Simeon Brown - The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Psychoactive Substances Act 2015 to increase the penalty for selling or supplying psychoactive substances ... More >>
Intelligence Committee and Employment Law Reform
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 11:16 am | The Scoop Team
MPs today will set the rules the Intelligence and Security Committee work under and its membership. More >>
Newshub-Reid Research Poll - January 18 to 28
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 8:44 pm | The Scoop Team
Newshub-Reid Research used online polling and computer-assisted telephone interviewing. Some 750 people were interviewed by phone and 250 online between Thursday, January 18 and Sunday, January 28. The sample error is maximum of +/-3.1 percent at a 95% ... More >>
Green MP's Cannabis Bill Defeated
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 8:25 pm | The Scoop Team
A Bill proposing decriminalising cannabis for medicinal use has been defeated at its first reading. More >>
Second Cannabis Bill Faces Uncertain Future
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 11:33 am | The Scoop Team
Parliament will debate its second cannabis law reform bill in a week tonight with the Greens proposing a more permissive regime. More >>