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NZ Politics Daily - 13 December 2023

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Bryce Edwards
Dec 12, 2023
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IMMIGRATION
David Hargreaves (Interest): How able - and indeed willing - will the new Government be to get a grip on our unfolding immigration crisis
RNZ: Immigration solutions unclear, consultation needed - Prof Spoonley
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Minister seeks advice on extra levers as immigration smashes records (paywalled)
Damien Venuto (Herald): The Front Page: Kiwis moving to Australia: Why National-led Government will struggle to stem flow
Tim Dower (Newstalk ZB ): Bit of an about-turn on immigration from the PM
Greg Ninness (Interest): Population gain from migration running at more than double the previous record
Liam Dann (Herald): New Zealand annual net migration gain nears 130,000, smashing records
RNZ: Record influx of migrants although pace slowing
Newshub: New Zealand's net migration hits record high again

TREATY, RACE-BASED POLITICS, TE REO MĀORI
Richard Shaw (1News): Opinion: Treating people equally can be bad for their health
Damien Venuto (Herald): Front Page: National-led Government faces years of protests over Māori issues
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Who in Parliament has the mandate to represent Māori?
Lindsay Mitchell: Does the Māori Party really speak for all Māori?
Newstalk ZB: 'It's a non-starter': ACT's David Seymour rejects the idea all Northland Crown land will return to iwi (paywalled)
Jessica Tyson (Whakaata Māori): Actions by new government will make NZ fall behind as ‘world leader in indigenous rights’ - scholar
RNZ: Government likened to 'dinosaurs behaving as though it's 1948' over te reo Māori use
William Terite (Newshub): Te Papa considering future of Treaty of Waitangi display after protesters deface it
Craig McCulloch (RNZ): National and Labour defend Te Papa's right to display English version of Treaty of Waitangi
RNZ: Man accused of damaging Te Papa Treaty of Waitangi panel held in custody
Stuff: Te Papa protester charged with damaging art installation held in custody
Greg Presland (The Standard): About the Te Papa protest
Megan Wilson (Newstalk ZB): 'We continue to celebrate te reo': Willis defends policy for Māori-speaking public servants
Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Post): Banning bonuses for te reo speakers will meet strong resistance (paywallled)

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