Articles by Julia Gabel
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Politics
'Hugely disrespectful': MP says minister’s error over school teachers’ pay ‘harmful’
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:32pmLabour’s education spokeswoman Willow-Jean Prime says incorrect claims by a Government minister over secondary school teachers’...
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Govt releases alarmingly poor literacy data for Kiwi kids as ‘Writing Action Plan’ launched
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 12:34pmLess than a quarter of Year 8 students have a writing ability that meets the government benchmark, with just 24% at the expected...
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New poll: Luxon’s popularity drops to lowest in two years, Labour sees rise
Monday, 11 August 2025, 6:29pmNZ First Minister Shane Jones has popped up in the preferred Prime Minister ranks for the first time in more than a decade,...
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PM and Education Minister front media during school visit
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 2:55pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford will hold a press conference at an Auckland school...
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Govt to pass marine and coastal area bill despite court ruling in its favour
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 2:53pmThe Government is pushing forward with controversial legislation that affects Māori customary rights to the foreshore and...
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Education Minister Erica Stanford defends ‘hasty’ six-week consultation period for NCEA upheaval
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 11:17amEducation Minister Erica Stanford is defending the six-week consultation period for plans to scrap the country’s main secondary...
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Date of national day to acknowledge abuse in care survivors announced with $1m fund for local events
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 1:35pmA national day to acknowledge the abuse, harm and pain hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders experienced in state and faith-based...
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Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference marking year since tax changes
Monday, 28 July 2025, 2:55pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to use his post-Cabinet press conference this afternoon to mark one year since...
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Just 153 families receiving maximum FamilyBoost childcare tax credit
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 7:26amThe Government says more than 60,000 families have received a FamilyBoost rebate, but Opposition questions have revealed...
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Stanford announces two new Akl school locations, $120m for classrooms at 24 campuses
Friday, 18 July 2025, 12:15pmMore than $120 million will be spent building more classrooms across Auckland as the Government creates a new school property...
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Extra $7m for Lake Alice torture redress pool after more people eligible than expected
Friday, 18 July 2025, 11:20amThe Government is increasing the Lake Alice torture redress funding pool by $7 million after a higher-than-expected number...
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PM sets Tāmaki Makaurau byelection date for September 6
Monday, 14 July 2025, 4:04pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce the date of the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection at this afternoon’s post-Cabinet...
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FamilyBoost: Government tweaking flagship tax policy, changes to impact ‘tens of thousands’
Monday, 7 July 2025, 11:09amThe Government is increasing the early childcare refund that families will receive under FamilyBoost and also widening the...
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Construction on Dunedin Hospital resumes after delays, cost blowouts and protests
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 3:42pmConstruction on a new hospital in Dunedin is resuming after the project was paused last year amid a series of challenges...
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'Enough is enough': Government beefing up trespass laws, doubling fines
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 2:23pmThe Government is proposing increasing the period an individual can be trespassed from a business and doubling the fines...
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Watch: Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai “Tarsh” Kemp moved to burial ground
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 11:16amHundreds of people are expected to gather in Taihape today to farewell Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp who died...
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Tama Potaka seeks review of Māori roll ad featuring Tāme Iti
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 8:59pmWhānau Ora and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka is asking Te Puni Kōkiri officials to urgently review a new advert...
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Government says Ngāpuhi negotiations cannot be open-ended: 'It can't be as long as forever'
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 2:03pmThe Government maintains it wants to settle with Ngāpuhi by 2040, amid warnings a New Zealand First bill forcing the iwi...
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NZ First drafting bill to require only one Ngāpuhi settlement
Monday, 23 June 2025, 4:03pmNZ First Minister Shane Jones is drafting legislation to require a single settlement with Ngāpuhi rather than multiple agreements...
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Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute Crown's sovereignty
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 3:12pmTreaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says the Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute whether...
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Gender equality: New Zealand drops in global ranking for the first time in four years - here’s why
Friday, 13 June 2025, 3:13pmFor the first time in four years, New Zealand has slipped in a global ranking that tracks a country’s progress towards achieving...
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Watch: Parliament votes for harshest-ever sanctions for Te Pāti Māori co-leaders
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 2:24pmParliament has voted to dish out the toughest parliamentary sanctions ever to the Te Pāti Māori co-leaders after a fiery...
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Budget fallout: Labour, National take political hit in latest poll
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 6:25pmNational and Labour have both taken a hit in the latest political poll. The 1九一星空无限-Verian poll released tonight went out days...
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WorkSafe shake-up starts with hotline for ‘overzealous’ road cone use
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 7:03amGovernment launches a new road cone hotline today for the public to report excessive, overzealous road cone use. Workplace...
