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Five key takeaways from new Climate Change Commission reports
Apr 8, 2024 · Newsroom has gathered the key takeaways from the three reports below. 1. Climate change is getting worse faster than expected and we should consider strengthening our 2050 targets. In its review of the 2050 target, the commission examined whether there has been significant change in any of nine areas since the goal was set in 2019.
Investigations - Newsroom
Special investigation: Offices of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General have been implicated in what a Royal Commission calls a ‘cover-up’. Who else was involved? Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox. Written, video and podcast investigations from our award-winning Newsroom Investigates team.
Business and finance news from New Zealand - Newsroom
NZ now 14,000 EVs short after subsidy scrapped. Catch up on the latest news, analysis and informed opinion on NZ business and economy from Newsroom.
Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power
Nov 24, 2023 · Politics. Policy wins for Act, NZ First but Nats hold the reins of power. While National has held onto the powerful portfolios, it’s Act and New Zealand First that have notched up significant policy wins in the new coalition government. by Jo Moir 24/11/202324/11/2023. The shape of the new government has finally been revealed, with a three ...
Govt's new climate funding plan for Pacific - Newsroom
Mar 12, 2023 · The Pacific’s annual climate financing needs had been estimated at roughly US$1 billion per year, or up to nine percent of the region’s GDP, with current levels of funding falling well short at just US$220 million a year. READ MORE: * No climate justice without migration justice * Hopes NZ will back Pacific drive for shipping ...
Bloomfield: Level 1 freedoms a thing of the past
Sep 29, 2021 · In an exclusive interview with Newsroom, Ashley Bloomfield discusses the trajectory of the Delta outbreak, reveals how this summer will look different from last year’s and says the “unique” Level 1 freedoms New Zealand has enjoyed over the past year are a …
Buying the vaccine: Was New Zealand too slow?
Dec 14, 2021 · But a review of hundreds of pages of Government documents – some released independently by Cabinet and other never-before-seen papers obtained under the Officials Information Act – alongside discussions with multiple people close to the Vaccine Strategy Task Force allows for a more in-depth exploration of the question of whether New Zealand was too slow to order vaccines.
Cabinet scrapped masks against health advice - Newsroom
Nov 14, 2022 · Cabinet scrapped masks against health advice. Ministers were told that removing the mask requirement on public transport would increase hospital admissions by a quarter and disproportionately hit Māori and Pasifika, Marc Daalder reports. by Marc Daalder 14/11/202229/01/2024. Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha …
Auckland Archives - Newsroom
Oct 22, 2024 · Opinion: The Minister for Auckland role has to have defined mandates and targets and be accountable for helping to get the city progressing, writes Mark Thomas