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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern caught on hot mic calling rival ‘arrogant prick’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on a hot mic Tuesday calling a rival politician “an arrogant prick” in a rare misstep for a leader known for her skill at debating and calm, measured responses.

Evening Standard

New Zealand PM Ardern caught name-calling rival on hot mic

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught on a hot mic using a vulgarity against a rival politician

The Independent UK

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New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

The country is believed to be the first to implement an annually rising legal smoking age

The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern caught on hot mic calling minor opposition party leader an ‘arrogant prick’

New Zealand PM apologised for comment made live on parliament television during question time

The Guardian - AU

The High Court and the Ombudsman have found fault with NZ’s MIQ system – should the government apologise?

Although it has yet to begin work, the first finding of the forthcoming royal commission into New Zealand’s COVID-19 response has probably just been written by Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier.

The Conversation

Ardern swears, apologises in NZ parliament

New Zealand's self-described "relentlessly positive" prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught using an expletive as an insult in parliament.

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Jacinda Ardern will need more than a ‘paring back’ of policies to win

New Zealand’s prime minister knows she is in trouble, but taking back control of the narrative will require more than a few U-turns

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand Defence Force to retire P-3 Orion planes 5 months early

New Zealand Defence Force on Tuesday said it would retire its five P-3K2 Orion aircraft five months earlier than planned due to staff shortages, leaving it short of planes to undertake search and surveillance operations in the short term.

Reuters

Six New Zealand parliamentarians to retire at 2023 election

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that six members of parliament will retire ahead of the 2023 election including Associate Foreign Minister Aupito William Sio.

Reuters

Father-and-son crew Andrew and Harry Miller eye Sydney to Hobart glory

Experienced Sydney to Hobart sailor Andrew Miller was already keen to partner his son, Harry, in his first attempt at the race. Now, after changes to include two-handed crews in the race for the Tattersall Cup overall handicap prize, the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club duo are eyeing a special debut…

Newcastle Herald

Failed entrepreneur Evan Price is now taking on Aliexpress and Amazon

A disgraced Kiwi businessman whose targets included mum-and-dad investors, a Hollywood producer, a TV news anchor, a city mayor and even the Minister of Finance, is now trying for third time lucky – and asks that he be given a chance to turn over a new leaf.

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ's proposed pumped storage hydropower project will cost billions – here's how to make it worthwhile

Greater electrification of the economy is an essential part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate policy, as set out in the emissions reduction plan.

The Conversation

Bold, fast partnering can solve infrastructure needs

Action on NZ's backlog of infrastructure needs will require open minds on private and public financing, and active partnerships able to deliver at pace

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Grace and Kelly share crown on netball's big night

In a first, the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award has been shared by domestic rivals and Silver Ferns team-mates Grace Nweke and Kelly Jury as New Zealand netball dishes out its annual awards.

Daily Mirror

Top tips for Auckland: How to live like a local in New Zealand's biggest city

New Zealand city has something for everyone with bustling night life and great spots to eat - so let Emirates cabin crew member Drew Beveridge take you through the best bits

AAP

New Zealand gets moving on immigration

New Zealand is promising fast-tracked residency to nurses, doctors and midwives as it attempts to lure workers.

Bangkok Post

Wind-powered land speed record smashed

A New Zealand-based sailing team said on Monday it had smashed the wind-powered land speed world record, clocking 222.4 kilometres (138.19 miles) per hour in Australia.

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The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern vows to ‘focus on economy’ after months of poor polling

The New Zealand government is set to pare back its policy agenda, as the prime minister pledges to make the economy her priority

The Conversation

A new study shows NZ’s young minorities feel racism differently – wealth or being able to ‘pass’ as white makes a difference

Racism in Aotearoa New Zealand has been increasingly under the spotlight in recent years. The 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks amplified conversations about racial equality that continued in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.

AAP

Ardern shrugs off by-election defeat

Jacinda Ardern says her government will "pare back" its agenda in 2023 - an election year in New Zealand - as it focuses on economic issues.

Newsroom.co.nz

Cruising for a bruising: $$$s v nature in Milford Sound

As international cruise ships once again ply our waters, there’s renewed debate about whether they belong in one of New Zealand’s - and the world’s - most precious places.

Newsroom.co.nz

MPs lash officials over 'misleading' trade analysis

Officials have been told to deliver more candid and transparent advice on international deals, after a parliamentary committee criticised the quality of analysis it received.

Newsroom.co.nz

Xmas: the best non-fiction of 2022

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias selects the year's 10 best books of non-fiction

Newsroom.co.nz

Police roll out changes for rural staff

One percent of the police’s total workforce cover 50 percent of New Zealand’s geography. Emma Hatton reports on the challenges of rural policing and what’s being done about it.

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