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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 8h

New Zealand First has broken away from its coalition partners to raise alarm about the proposed Gene Technology Bill.

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NZ First joins Opposition parties raising alarm over National’s GE bill

The National Party campaigned on liberalising New Zealand’s gene editing laws, but NZ First worries it could go too far,

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 13h

Each call to the Road Cone Tipline leads to fewer than one cone being removed

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After 5 months of the heralded ‘tipline’, just 204 road cones are confirmed gone

In Whanganui, information from the Government’s own Road Cone Tipline had actually led to more cones being put out than taken away. In Wellington, 110 complaints resulted in just two cones being remov...

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 1d

Across the country, 25 regions voted to remove their Māori wards, while 17 regions voted to keep them.

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‘I don’t know if Māori will be elected’: Concerns raised over Māori ward result

Across the country, 25 regions voted to remove their Māori wards, while 17 regions voted to keep them. One councillor says there is a real fear about how councils will ensure they have a democratic ma...

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 1d

Government almost halves methane reduction target, farmers celebrate

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Government almost halves methane reduction target, farmers celebrate

Ministers describe their new goal as “science-based”, while Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the plan appears to be “cooked up by lobbyists” working for farming companies.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 3d

whoops

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Watch: House thrown into confusion as MPs knock off early, blocking bill from becoming law

There weren’t enough MPs at Parliament on Thursday afternoon to vote on a bill to allow Sunday morning advertising.

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 4d

Big scoop by Nicky Hager newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. A series of Official Information Act requests on this su...

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 4d

Hopefully we’ll know more by November

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 4d

The loss of Te Kāea last year was a big blow. Now the future of both Te Karere and The Hui is uncertain, as Te Māngai Pāho looks to amalgamate Māori news and current affairs.

What does that mean for debate and plurality of voices in our democracy?

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Future in doubt for flagship Māori news shows Te Karere and The Hui

Stuff understands funding for both Te Karere and The Hui is on the line, following funding reductions for Te Māngai Pāho.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 6d

Craccum is fucked by the looks of it

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 10d

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Israel has assured it that the New Zealanders taken by the Israeli navy are “safe”, but consular staff still haven’t been able to speak to the three Kiwis in custody.

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Officials yet to hear from captured Kiwis in Israel as PM urges others not to go

Humanitarian groups say Israel breached international law by blocking a Gaza-bound flotilla, but Christopher Luxon isn’t criticising Israel.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 10d

The Government has served up $5 million for a roof to cover the main court of Auckland’s Stanley St tennis arena.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 11d

I think those topic pages are auto-updated based on words in the article. For instance, the article also appears on these topic pages:
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- Ships www.stuff.co.nz/topics/ship
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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 11d

Pressure is building on Te Pāti Māori, with Toitū Te Tiriti - the activist movement behind last year’s huge Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti - now speaking out against the party.

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Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti leader calls out Te Pāti Māori ‘dictatorship model’

Eru Kapa-Kingi, a leader of Toitū Te Tiriti and former Te Pāti Māori vice president, says the party’s leadership system is problematic.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 11d

I went to speak to Samuel Leason's father, Adi, in Ōtaki. Others from the flotilla have told that "Israeli commandos" have taken 18-year-old Samuel, but neither the New Zealand nor Israeli governments have confirmed this.

Nevertheless, Adi is very proud of his son.

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How Kiwi teen ended up in Israeli detention as part of Gaza flotilla protest

Samuel Leason had at first tried to get to Gaza by land, marching across the Sinai desert, his dad says.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 11d

A group of more than 11,000 health workers are the first to commit to a massive coordinated strike being planned by public sector unions.

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More than 11,000 health workers locked in for mega strike

And more public sector workers are likely to join the massive strikes planned for later this month.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 11d

How will we end the power price pinch? On this issue, Simon Bridges and the Greens agree

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Power companies make record profits while we pay more. What’s going to fix it?

The cost of power is costing jobs and driving inflation. This is how the powerbrokers want to lower prices.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 12d

Forty-one days before the Prime Minister sent Labour a letter pleading for a “credible, bipartisan approach” to solving the gas shortage, Labour had sent one to his energy minister asking for the same.

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Labour asked for energy bipartisanship 41 days before Luxon’s letter

Turns out the Energy Minister received a letter from Labour on August 20 asking to work together on a long-term solution to New Zealand’s dwindling supply of natural gas.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 13d

It's hard to keep up with Trump's tariffs...

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Films, now forests? Trump launches another surprise tariff on key NZ industry

As Trade Minister Todd McClay responded to threats of a “100% tariff” on films, US President Donald Trump launched another tariff for a key Kiwi industry.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 14d

Fewer than one in five countries don’t recognise Palestine.

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NZ is in a small club of countries that don’t recognise Palestine. What links them?

New Zealand is one of just 33 nations who don’t recognise Palestine. What does that say about our country?

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 17d

Why are police spending so much time chasing cannabis?

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Police celebrate ‘win’ on cannabis, but Kiwis aren’t all on board

The Drug Foundation says police are playing “whack-a-mole” and “devoting enormous amounts of resources” to finding weed growers.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 18d

The incoming Reserve Bank governor will be the first woman to hold the office. She will travel across the world to take up the position - but she’s been watching New Zealand for some time.

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What the next Reserve Bank Governor wants - and what it means for your money

The incoming governor will travel across the world to take up the position - but she’s been watching New Zealand for some time.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 19d

Big money, big problems.

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‘It’s a death trap’: Why $2.1b is being spent on this road

Transport Minister Chris Bishop says this “death trap” road near Wellington kills and injures, on average, 14 people each year.

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 19d

Winston Peters is (sort of) right about migrants moving to Australia

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Winston Peters is (sort of) right about migrants moving to Australia

Is New Zealand being used as a “stepping stone” for migrants wanting to move to Australia? Here are the facts.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 20d

Residents of Gaza City, the target of a major Israeli offensive, offer mixed opinions after a slate of Western nations recognised the State of Palestine.

For Tawfiq Habib the move - condemned by Israel - means little. "I don't care about recognition while the killings are still going on here"

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 20d

Te Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, the paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, has died, aged 84.

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Paramount chief, Te Ariki Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, dies

Te Heuheu was one of the longest serving and most respected leaders of te ao Māori. He died, aged 84.

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