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At least two businesses invited to apply for fast-track consents have donated to National, says Labour
rnz.co.nz/news/national/514859/at-least-two-businesses-invited-to-apply-for-fast-track-consents-have-donated-to-national-says-labour
The law change will give three ministers — Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and Shane Jones — the ability to green-light roads, dams and mines ... Show more
Chris Bishop accused of ‘gaslighting’ tone in response to concerns over transparency of Fast Track Bill
rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/514654/chris-bishop-accused-of-gaslighting-tone-in-response-to-concerns-over-transparency-of-fast-track-bill
Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Regulation Minister David Seymour will shortly announce a policy to introduce “pet bonds” ... Show more
Fast Track Approval Bill: Government watchdogs seek substantial curbs on ministers' powers
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514929/fast-track-approval-bill-government-watchdogs-seek-substantial-curbs-on-ministers-powers
Government announces lending changes: The government has announced it will reform financial services in a bid to make it easier to get home loans and other ...
odt.co.nz/business/government-announces-lending-changes
Fast-track approvals: Minister's letter states some 'were invited to' apply: A letter from Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop shows some project owners had ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514136/fast-track-approvals-minister-s-letter-states-some-were-invited-to-apply
Watch live: Government announces pet bond policy for renters: The government has announced a two-week pet bond and obligations for tenants to pay for damage ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514298/watch-live-government-announces-pet-bond-policy-for-renters
Secrecy shrouds 'fast track' projects as submissions close: Not even the MPs supposed to be scrutinising the Fast Track Bill are allowed to know which projects ...
rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/514352/secrecy-shrouds-fast-track-projects-as-submissions-close
Government releases list of organisations shoulder-tapped for fast-track consents
rnz.co.nz/news/political/514743/government-releases-list-of-organisations-shoulder-tapped-for-fast-track-consents
Ministers announce advisory group for fast-tracking projects: The government has confirmed the group who will recommend developments for fast-tracking.
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513908/ministers-announce-advisory-group-for-fast-tracking-projects
Minister questions mining company's fast-track 'invite' claim: Chris Bishop has accused Trans-Tasman Resources of "being misleading" by calling a generic letter ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/513818/minister-questions-mining-company-s-fast-track-invite-claim
Bishop morphs from 'everywhere man' to 'Mr Fixit': Boy from the Hutt and senior minister Chris Bishop is a familiar face to many ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/08/bishop-morphs-from-everywhere-man-to-mr-fixit/
Body of man found on Hunstanton beach in west Norfolk: The body of a man has been found on Hunstanton beach in Norfolk.
edp24.co.uk/news/24230796.body-man-found-hunstanton-beach-west-norfolk/
Ex-football chairman dies after fall at Hunstanton cliffs: A man in his 60s died after suffering "multiple traumatic injuries" as a result of a fall at ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24264391.ex-football-chairman-dies-fall-hunstanton-cliffs/
Auckland housing hearings halt until certainty returns: Community groups say they are relieved to not have to spend time and money preparing for hearings on ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/12/auckland-housing-hearings-halt-until-certainty-returns/
Auckland housing hearings halt until certainty returns: Community groups say they are relieved to not have to spend time and money preparing for hearings on ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/12/auckland-housing-hearings-halt-until-certainty-returns/
Norfolk's 'most expensive' homeowner planning dispute ends: After a row lasting more than a decade, part of a Cley homeowner's "dystopian castle" is to ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24233705.norfolks-most-expensive-homeowner-planning-dispute-ends/
Kāinga Ora crackdown: Government's move cruel, Greens say: Evicting more people from state housing is ignorant to the consequences of poverty, the Greens say ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/512050/kainga-ora-crackdown-government-s-move-cruel-greens-say
Community housing developments stall as government funding not guaranteed: There are more than 25,000 applicants waiting for homes, but whether or not they can ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513168/community-housing-developments-stall-as-government-funding-not-guaranteed
We can’t find the environmental group that was extensively consulted on the fast-track consenting bill
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-03-2024/we-cant-find-the-environmental-group-that-was-extensively-consulted-on-the-fast-track-consenting-bill
Taranaki seabed mining firm throws itself on ministers' mercy: The surprise move to withdraw from the consent process indicates the seabed mining firm has ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/28/taranaki-seabed-mining-firm-throws-itself-on-ministers-mercy/
‘Fast Track Bill’ could breach free trade deals, environmentalists claim: By Farah Hancock of RNZ Proposed ‘Fast Track’ legislation to accelerate major projects ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/fast-track-bill-could-breach-free-trade-deals-environmentalists-claim/LTC3BFSZZZFPVMHUJGN3NOCLHE/
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has announced a series of first steps to end the large-scale use of emergency housing.
Law change opens the door to overseas investment in NZ build-to-rent: Such housing is common overseas and the Housing and Associate Finance Minister wants to ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/511113/law-change-opens-the-door-to-overseas-investment-in-nz-build-to-rent
Hurricanes investigate Poua over 'redneck' haka: The Hurricanes are investigating the women's team haka that criticised the coalition government labelling it ...
rnz.co.nz/news/sport/510888/hurricanes-investigate-poua-over-redneck-haka
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has granted Auckland Council a one-year extension to notify changes on new intensification rules.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop sets 'long-term' price target of three to five times household incomes
rnz.co.nz/news/political/510320/housing-minister-chris-bishop-sets-long-term-price-target-of-three-to-five-times-household-incomes
Rego cost rises 'can't be a broken promise' - Minister Chris Bishop: Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has defended not campaigning on the increase to vehicle ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/510910/rego-cost-rises-can-t-be-a-broken-promise-minister-chris-bishop
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announce the Government's Fast-Track ... Show more bitly.ws/3faP5
New minister sets 'long term' house price target: The new housing minister has set a target of having homes costing just three to five times household ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/new-minister-sets-long-term-house-price-target
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown calls on Housing Minister Chris Bishop to stop ‘dopey mandate’ on housing intensification hearings
nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-calls-on-housing-minister-chris-bishop-to-stop-dopey-mandate-on-intensification-hearings/MHLCMHEVZ5HYLPT6WHONSWRV4M/
Chris Bishop takes control of planning appeals, floats GST sharing as solution to housing crisis
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/chris-bishop-takes-control-of-planning-appeals-floats-gst-sharing-as-solution-to-housing-crisis/DU4DQ4YF75HSPJHVQKGBWOWRXQ/
Housing Minister Chris Bishop announces resignation of Kāinga Ora board chairman Vui Mark Gosche
nzherald.co.nz/nz/housing-minister-chris-bishop-announces-resignation-of-kainga-ora-board-chairman-vui-mark-gosche/LWTZWS6UB5FDVKPRF7SQ35WYM4/
You can hear the clink of glass as you walk down the chalky lane.
They're hitting the bottle, literally, up in the hills between Stanhoe and the Creakes ... Show more www.edp24.co.uk/news/24212587.burnham-valley-vineyard-2023-vintage-easter-wine-tasting/
Overseas investment for build-to-rent homes being mulled, leaked Cabinet paper shows
rnz.co.nz/news/political/509226/overseas-investment-for-build-to-rent-homes-being-mulled-leaked-cabinet-paper-shows
Environmental groups hate the government’s new fast-track consenting proposal: 'I hope I’m getting across how worried I am,' one expert told The ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/16-02-2024/environmental-groups-hate-the-governments-new-fast-track-consenting-proposal
Fasten your seatbelts and get set for thrills and spills by the seaside!
This year's Hunstanton Soapbox Derby will in September🥳
Full story: www.edp24.co.uk/news/24194468.2024-hunstanton-soapbox-derby-held/
For self-professed cricket tragic Christopher Luxon, getting throwdowns from a Black Cap can’t be far from the bucket list ... Show more tinyurl.com/bdby37hf
Environmental groups condemn Government’s proposal to introduce ‘fast track’ consents bill, labels it a war on nature
nzherald.co.nz/nz/environmental-groups-condemn-governments-proposal-to-introduce-fast-track-consents-bill-labels-it-a-war-on-nature/AVCTL7WQYRGZ5FAAGOBNFQEBNA/
Wellington District Plan panel’s views on affordability ‘wrong’, says housing minister
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-02-2024/wellington-district-plan-panels-views-on-affordability-wrong-says-housing-minister
Hunstanton Soapbox Derby 2024 event date announced: The Hunstanton Soapbox Derby is returning to Norfolk in 2024 and the date has been announced.
edp24.co.uk/news/24121192.hunstanton-soapbox-derby-2024-event-date-announced/
Captain Paul Watson Foundation beach clean at Old Hunstanton: More than 50 people turned out to give Old Hunstanton Beach a spring clean with the Captain Paul ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24141861.captain-paul-watson-foundation-beach-clean-old-hunstanton/
An unexploded bomb has closed Hunstanton Beach in Norfolk: A unexploded bomb has been found on the beach in Hunstanton in Norfolk.
edp24.co.uk/news/24139562.unexploded-bomb-closed-hunstanton-beach-norfolk/
Ministers tell ORC to stop work on plan: The Otago Regional Council could be on a collision course with the government, which has warned it against ploughing ...
odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/ministers-tell-orc-stop-work-plan
Government takes 'first steps' to speed up consent process: The government is proposing changes to fast-track resource consents in a new bill set to go before ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/508248/government-takes-first-steps-to-speed-up-consent-process
With one last hurrah, goneburger is goneburger: When James Shaw tweeted "James Shaw goneburger" it was the zenith of one political reporter's ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018924492/with-one-last-hurrah-goneburger-is-goneburger
Minister demands Kāinga Ora fill empty social houses: Chris Bishop has written to the board to say he expects homes not to be left vacant longer than absolutely ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/507007/minister-demands-kainga-ora-fill-empty-social-houses
Minister demands action from Kāinga Ora over thousands of empty state homes: Housing Minister Chris Bishop is cracking the whip over the thousands of state ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/minister-demands-action-from-kainga-ora-over-thousands-of-empty-state-homes/YWZ6RMPMGFC2TH7OQDGPYPIK3U/
Prime Minister Chris Luxon delivers first speech of the year to National MPs in Christchurch
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-mps-arrive-in-christchurch-for-first-caucus-of-2024/RCJSRI2MHVC4FCNUPB5OG3LLMA/
Cost-cutting looms for Hutt City RiverLink to ensure its survival: The Infrastructure Minister insists the RiverLink project for Lower Hutt will go ahead in its ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/507728/cost-cutting-looms-for-hutt-city-riverlink-to-ensure-its-survival
Government's Kāinga Ora rhetoric may be 'trying to manufacture a crisis' - Chris Hipkins
rnz.co.nz/news/political/505099/government-s-kainga-ora-rhetoric-may-be-trying-to-manufacture-a-crisis-chris-hipkins
Let's Get Wellington Moving project 'a bit of a disaster' - minister: A lot of time and money had been spent on the project with little progress ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/504987/let-s-get-wellington-moving-project-a-bit-of-a-disaster-minister
Watch: Govt announces review of Kāinga Ora, Christopher Luxon responds to criticism over publicly-funded te reo lessons
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-taxpayers-union-among-pms-critics-over-publicly-funded-te-reo-lessons/MRBXZ7B7PFATZBNDUWZGSLX3AQ/
NZ First's new provincial fund won't be a 'slush fund' this time - Chris Bishop: Chris Bishop is promising the new Regional Infrastructure Fund will not be a ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/503572/nz-first-s-new-provincial-fund-won-t-be-a-slush-fund-this-time-chris-bishop
Wild weather: Teacher flung against tree, kids shelter in shipping container in Wellington
rnz.co.nz/news/national/504589/wild-weather-teacher-flung-against-tree-kids-shelter-in-shipping-container-in-wellington
Who are the legal eagles in Cabinet? - Sasha Borissenko : OPINION “If I lose, I’m going to retire from politics, practise law, and wear bright leather pants ...
nzherald.co.nz/business/who-are-the-legal-eagles-in-cabinet-sasha-borissenko/BKCEARGOB5EFDPN4BCRXTO4VBY/
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National MPs heading to Wellington as coalition talks in final stages: The National party deputy leader told RNZ she was not in the running for the deputy prime ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/502981/national-mps-heading-to-wellington-as-coalition-talks-in-final-stages
South Creake hit by flooding after river bursts its banks: South Creake in north west Norfolk has been hit by widespread floods after the River Burn burst its ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24031513.south-creake-hit-flooding-river-bursts-banks/
Coalition talks: Chris Bishop crashes scooter, spills coffee on way to National Party meeting
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/coalition-talks-chris-bishop-crashes-scooter-spills-coffee-on-way-to-national-party-meeting/QLZX35UCY5F6LP5QGQVCEEWGMU/
Chris Bishop spoken to by Christopher Luxon on 'strongly worded' email comparing Hamas attack to Holocaust
rnz.co.nz/news/national/501414/chris-bishop-spoken-to-by-christopher-luxon-on-strongly-worded-email-comparing-hamas-attack-to-holocaust
Coalition talks: Chris Bishop runs out of clean shirts, borrows Luxon’s: As the final days of coalition talks dragged on for longer than the number of clean ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/coalition-talks-chris-bishop-runs-out-of-clean-shirts-borrows-luxons/KR2OGL7O55DWPJWSCVRHQYO6AU/
Election 2023: National did not commit a strategic blunder on NZ First - Chris Bishop
rnz.co.nz/news/political/499971/election-2023-national-did-not-commit-a-strategic-blunder-on-nz-first-chris-bishop
Election results 2023: National Party to discuss strategy on forming government: The National Party will discuss strategy around forming a government this ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/500207/election-results-2023-national-party-to-discuss-strategy-on-forming-government
Bishop may just knock over the Minister in Hutt South: In Hutt South, Chris Bishop won double National's nationwide vote in 2020 – so although Labour's ...
newsroom.co.nz/pro/page/bishop-may-just-take-hutt-south
Could NZ really be forced into a second election?: It could absolutely happen – but a lot would have to go wrong first.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-10-2023/could-nz-really-be-forced-into-a-second-election
Boos and strong language mark forum on housing: Political candidates have heard the plight of renters at a forum in Wellington, with all promising to continue ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/499003/boos-and-strong-language-mark-forum-on-housing
National warns of no deal with NZ First, second election: The National Party has ramped up its efforts to try to stop NZ First holding the balance of power by ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/national-warns-no-deal-nz-first-second-election
Leary rubbishes Bishop's 'roll Hipkins' claims: Taieri MP Ingrid Leary has rubbished claims by National's Chris Bishop that Labour MPs are ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/leary-rubbishes-bishops-roll-hipkins-claims
Election 2023: National declines to match Labour’s housing promise as campaign enters crucial week
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-national-declines-to-match-labour-housing-promise-as-campaign-enters-crucial-week/3N5CL4X7DVENHJYUKLCD3PTGYM/
Beehive Diaries: Who is the best debater, and what’s Chippy been eating?: Chris Luxon thinks Chis Hipkins is a great debater - is he?
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/beehive-diaries-who-is-the-best-debater-and-whats-chippy-been-eating/V325FYZ6RVETDLGLLOOFEUSN7Q/
Kāinga Ora: Unruly tenants don't deserve privilege of state house - Chris Bishop: National is defending its hard line on evicting some Kāinga Ora tenants ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/497820/kainga-ora-unruly-tenants-don-t-deserve-privilege-of-state-house-chris-bishop
A close analysis of Sam Uffindell in the National Party campaign video: Why is he in such a dark room? Why is he only onscreen for 0.25 seconds?
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-09-2023/a-close-analysis-of-sam-uffindel-in-the-national-party-campaign-video
Election 2023: Live updates on 5 September - Campaign trail heats up: National Party leader Christopher Luxon is speaking to media as he campaigns in central ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/497285/election-2023-live-updates-on-5-september-campaign-trail-heats-up
Election 2023 live: National’s Christopher Luxon announces new policy, Labour reveals economic plan
nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-2023-chris-hipkins-celebrates-his-birthday-with-wainuiomata-walkabout/VTKTRYBXMFGNFD654LCVEYJE5A/
National frontbencher backs big party donor in $138m case against housing agency: Chris Bishop denies any conflict of interest, saying the question of whether ...
newsroom.co.nz/page/national-frontbencher-backs-big-party-donor-in-138m-case-against-housing-agency
KiwiSaver bond payment policy could drive up rental costs - Greens: Chlöe Swarbrick says she cannot understand how tenants needing to "raid their retirement ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/493908/kiwisaver-bond-payment-policy-could-drive-up-rental-costs-greens
National leader Christoper Luxon and Housing spokesperson Chris Bishop announce a policy to let young people under 30 draw on their KiwiSaver accounts to help ... Show more
National Party conference: 'This is nothing less than a fight for the future' - Bishop
rnz.co.nz/news/political/492576/national-party-conference-this-is-nothing-less-than-a-fight-for-the-future-bishop
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