News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Labour’s Andrew Little about an office for an Independent Inspector-General of Defence being established after a bill passed in parliament, The New Zealand Defence Force's deployment to the Republic of Korea being extended, and National's proposed Pothole Fund.
First, she asked Hon Andrew Little about why an office for an Independent Inspector-General of Defence is needed.
An independent review has found that government ministers did not take adequate action to stop Dawn Raids despite an apology from the Prime Minister for historic Dawn Raids in 2021.
This week, the government also ruled out introducing a wealth or capital gains tax after the election, despite a study from Inland Revenue which found Aotearoa’s wealthiest families paid less than half the amount of tax compared to other New Zealanders.
For their weekly catch-up, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins asked Immigration Minister Andrew Little about both of these topics.
First, she asked Little about what the government's next steps are in addressing the impact of Dawn Raids.
This week, Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about his new appointment as Minister of Immigration following Michael Wood's resignation from Cabinet, and his thoughts and focuses going into the role.
This week, Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about the new defence deal between New Zealand and Fiji, allowing for more New Zealand military collaboration and presence in the country.
This week, Spike speaks to Andrew Little about the new defence collaboration agreement reached with Japan, his visit to the Shangri-La defence summit in Singapore, and the new review into intelligence laws.
Spike speaks to Andrew Little about the Pacific-focused summit held in Papua New Guinea this week, and the new US-PNG security deal inked at the conference.
Spike speaks to Labour MP Andrew Little about the recently announced Abuse in Care redress system for survivors, and last week's visit of Australian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles.
This week on the Thursday Wire's weekly catch-up with Labour's Andrew Little, Spike asks about the Defence Force's ongoing support for regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, and public servants' political neutrality code of conduct.
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