Articles by Adam Pearse
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Politics
Watch: Politicians honour former PM Jim Bolger in the House
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 2:22pmPoliticians are honouring Jim Bolger in a series of speeches as the House recognises the former Prime Minister’s service...
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Politics
'I will f* knock you out': TPM email to members alleges Eru Kapa-Kingi threatened Parliament staff
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 1:47pmDocuments released by Te Pāti Māori accuse high-profile activist and son of one its MPs of making “threats of physical violence”...
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Politics
MP allegedly warned of $133k overspend, action urged so staff paid - Te Pāti Māori email to members
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 9:29amOfficials raised concerns that Te Pāti Māori Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was in danger of overspending her office’s budget by up...
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Politics
Te Pāti Māori emails members with serious allegations against MP and high-profile son
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 7:12amTe Pāti Māori has emailed its members a series of documents making serious allegations against one of their own MPs and her...
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Politics
Speaker to investigate unauthorised haka after Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 3:07pmSpeaker of the House Gerry Brownlee says he will investigate whether an unauthorised haka, deemed to be in contempt of the...
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Politics
Actress who publicised Winston Peters’ address online to be removed from One NZ ads
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 1:56pmOne NZ says it will remove the woman who publicised Winston Peters’ address online from its ads following a window at his...
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Politics
'Need to sort themselves out': Te Pāti Māori looks 'a long way' from Govt - Hipkins
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 3:39pmLabour leader Chris Hipkins believes Te Pāti Māori appears to be a “long way away” from being ready for a role in Government...
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Politics
'Paralysed': Cabinet agrees to shake-up of medical device procurement
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 2:03pmPharmac and Health New Zealand will now share the country’s medical device procurement responsibilities, a process one minister...
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Politics
Seymour 'proud' of NZ's independence on Palestine; Greens call Govt 'cowardly'
Saturday, 27 September 2025, 10:59amForeign Minister Winston Peters has told the United Nations New Zealand is “not ready” to recognise Palestinian statehood. Peters...
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Politics
Green Party chief of staff resigns, citing 'health, wellbeing and whānau'
Monday, 22 September 2025, 3:56pmThe Green Party’s chief of staff, Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield, has resigned in the latest shake-up for the party in what has...
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Politics
Labour leader demands ‘whole Government’ resign over GDP decline
Friday, 19 September 2025, 4:36pmLabour leader Chris Hipkins is calling for a Government-wide resignation in light of yesterday’s GDP data release. However,...
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Politics
NZ First caucus elects deputy leader to Winston Peters
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 12:30pmNew Zealand First MP Shane Jones is now the party’s official deputy leader, having been widely considered the party’s de...
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Politics
Govt scrambles to change law allowing convicted abusers to adopt internationally
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 1:12pmThe Government is progressing an urgent law change to adoption laws that have, in some cases, allowed convicted abusers to...
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Politics
Watch: NZ First to campaign on making KiwiSaver compulsory, new migrant values statement
Sunday, 7 September 2025, 2:19pmWinston Peters says New Zealand First will campaign in 2026 on making KiwiSaver compulsory, an announcement made in his speech...
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Politics
‘My good friends’: Ex-Labour Minister Stuart Nash makes pitch to become NZ First MP
Saturday, 6 September 2025, 3:31pmFormer Labour Cabinet minister Stuart Nash has made his pitch to become a New Zealand First MP as Winston Peters says Nash...
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Politics
Attorney-General speaks with Minister Brooke van Velden after ERA comments
Monday, 1 September 2025, 12:54pmAttorney-General Judith Collins has stepped in and spoken with Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden over her claims...
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Politics
Revealed: Leaked data show major hospitals failing emergency department wait-time targets
Monday, 1 September 2025, 7:50amLeaked health data reveal that many of the country’s major hospitals are failing the Government’s emergency department wait-time...
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Politics
'Harmful': Holocaust Centre condemns Tamihere saying Govt ‘worse than Nazi Germany’
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 4:01pmThe Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is condemning Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere’s claim that the Government is “worse...
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National
Alcohol law proposals: Moves to make it easier for bars to open during big sporting events
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 12:23pmThe Government is proposing several changes to the laws governing the sale and supply of alcohol, including making it easier...
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National
Minister confirms NZ’s concerns over US tariffs fall on deaf ears
Friday, 22 August 2025, 3:04pmThe United States is not budging on its tariff rate for New Zealand even after New Zealand’s trade minister and top trade...
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Politics
Labour byelection candidate ‘mistaken’ to promise gang patch ban repeal – deputy leader
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 3:13pmLabour MP Peeni Henare, the party’s candidate in the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection, was “mistaken” to claim Labour would repeal...
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Politics
Watch live: New planes, helicopters with hellfire missiles, on investmentnt list
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 1:09pmThe Government’s breakdown-prone 757 fleet will be replaced with two extra-long range Airbus planes as part of a $2.7 billion...
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National
Spy agency warns Kiwis need to step up to combat terror amid possibility of new attack
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 7:05amAnother terrorist attack in New Zealand remains a realistic possibility and the country’s intelligence service is concerned...
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Politics
'Urgent advice': Govt considers backdown to address homelessness spike
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 1:34pmHousing Minister Chris Bishop says he is open, albeit reluctantly, to changing the Government’s emergency housing policy...
