For our regular catch up, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about The Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passing its first reading Parliament, which would allow local governments to vote on Māori wards that were implimented without voting the public and a review into Kāinga Ora that would allow the Government to purchase property from government agency.
For our weekly catch-up, New and Editorial Director spoke to Te Pati Māori's Takutai Kemp about the government increasing benefit sanctions as well as the government announcing new support for Ukraine and the Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Australia, and Canada issuing a joint statement urging Israel against a military operation in Rafah.