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NZ Politics Daily - 8 December 2023

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Bryce Edwards
Dec 07, 2023
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GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT
Peter Dunne (Newsroom): PM can’t just dismantle Labour policies
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): The week in politics - leaks, protests and repeals but still no vision (paywalled)
Matthew Hooton (Herald): This Government’s most important minister isn’t Christopher Luxon or Nicola Willis (paywalled)
Jessica Mutch McKay (1News): Question Time offers clues as to what lies ahead
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): School’s back in session at Parliament
Amelia Wade (Newshub): Winston Peters appears to claim credit for making 'three women PM' in speech, audience member calls it 'gross'
Mike Hosking (Herald): With Parliament finally open, not everyone is thrilled with the new Government’s changes (paywalled)
Arena Williams and Stuart Smith (Stuff): Just days into government and National has already lost its moral compass

LABOUR AND THE LEFT
Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Chris Hipkins opens up on what went wrong at the 2023 election
Anna Whyte (Post): Labour slams Government with over 3000 written questions (paywalled)
Peter Dunne: Meagher hits the mark
Molly Swift (Newshub): New National MP James Meager flooded with messages after powerful maiden speech telling left they 'don't own Māori, the poor, or the workers'

The paywall for paid subscribers starts here. The following categories of news and analysis continue: TREATY OF WAITANGI, TE REO MĀORI; FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT; ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE; POLICE; ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; EDUCATION; TRANSPORT; TOBACCO; HEALTH; COVID; MEDIA; AUDITOR GENERAL FINDINGS

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