Julia Gabel

Auckland

Reporter at New Zealand Herald

Journalist with @nzherald [email protected]

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Climate change: Porirua locals & Ngāti Toa hold first citizens’ assembly to plan for future

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Home / New Zealand / PoliticsPorirua community members and local mana whenua have held their first citizens’ assembly to brainstorm how they can prepare for climate change and repair damage in their local environment. A group of locals aged 8 to 80 came up with a range of recommendations.
ED upgrades, more carparks, $20b price tag: The Government’s new health infrastructure plan

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Home / New Zealand / PoliticsThe Government has released a major new 10-year plan for reviving the country’s health infrastructure. Health Minister Simeon Brown said $20 billion in funding would be needed to bring New Zealand’s ageing health infrastructure up to scratch, but this would not necessarily be funded by the Crown only. The state of the country’s health infrastructure has long been a pressing issue.
ED upgrades, more carparks : Inside the Govt’s new health infrastructure plan

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Julia Gabel

The Government has released a major new 10-year plan for reviving the country’s health infrastructure. Health Minister Simeon Brown said $20 billion in funding would be needed to bring New Zealand’s ageing health infrastructure up to scratch, but this would not necessarily be funded by the Crown only. The state of the country’s health infrastructure has long been a pressing issue.
Waikato-Tainui makes biggest investment since Treaty settlement 30 years ago

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Home / New Zealand / PoliticsWaikato-Tainui has partnered with global investment firm Brookfield to develop a logistics hub at an inland port. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon celebrates “momentous” day. Tukoroirangi (Tuku) Morgan of Waikato-Tainui says the investment is a “legacy development” for future generations. One of the country’s wealthiest iwi is making its largest investment in the three decades since it settled with the Crown over land grievances.
Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon rules out including policy in future coalition agreements

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Home / New Zealand / PoliticsPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out including a Treaty Principles Bill policy in future coalition agreements as David Seymour considers resurrecting the controversial policy – or something similar – before the next election. The bill failed at its second reading on Thursday with all political parties except Act voting against it.
Treaty Principles Bill timeline: The controversial policy’s rocky road to rejection

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

“What we would like to do now, aside as tangata whenua, tangta Tiriti, is focus on ... what it is we need to do to not only protect Te Tiriti but to entrench, to make sure the rest of the nation enjoy learning [about] the absolute taonga [treasure] we have in Te Tiriti.”The party’s other co-leader Rawiri Waititi said more needed to be done to increase education around Te Titiri before a national conversation or any referendum on such an issue was held.
Treaty Principles Bill: Second reading of controversial policy scheduled for this afternoon

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

It’s the day many in Parliament have been waiting for – “cremation day” for the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, as senior Māori Minister Tama Potaka puts it. Parliament will hold the second and most likely last reading of the legislation as the enormous majority of MPs are expected to vote against it. The reading will begin around 3pm. It will be live-streamed at the top of this article.
Treaty Principles Bill: Act’s David Seymour set to face bill’s demise without PM Christopher Luxon or deputy PM Winston Peters

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Peters, the NZ First Leader, is unlikely to make it due to overseas travel plans. Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Act have confirmed their leaders will attend. Act’s bill has been a source of major tension during its time on Parliament’s books as critics consider it to be anti-Māori and fear it will degrade the Treaty of Waitangi and weaken Māori rights.
Green MP Tamatha Paul fires back at Labour

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Green MP Tamatha Paul is not backing down after her comments criticising the police sparked outrage, including from potential future coalition partner Labour. She has now fired back at the party – saying her expectations of Labour’s law and order policies was “already low”.
Minister celebrates defeat of Treaty Principles Bill, another urges Māori to accept 'trade offs' of economic development

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julia Gabel

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Māori-Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka, NZ First Leader Winston Peters, his deputy Shane Jones and Act Leader David Seymour after being welcomed on to Waitangi Treaty Grounds in 2024. Photo / Michael CunninghamSenior minister Tama Potaka is celebrating the impending defeat of Act’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill after a Parliamentary committee advised against the policy and National and NZ First are set to vote the bill down.

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Articles

Climate change: Porirua locals & Ngāti Toa hold first citizens’ assembly to plan for future

ED upgrades, more carparks, $20b price tag: The Government’s new health infrastructure plan

ED upgrades, more carparks : Inside the Govt’s new health infrastructure plan

Waikato-Tainui makes biggest investment since Treaty settlement 30 years ago

Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon rules out including policy in future coalition agreements

Treaty Principles Bill timeline: The controversial policy’s rocky road to rejection

Treaty Principles Bill: Second reading of controversial policy scheduled for this afternoon

Treaty Principles Bill: Act’s David Seymour set to face bill’s demise without PM Christopher Luxon or deputy PM Winston Peters

Green MP Tamatha Paul fires back at Labour

Minister celebrates defeat of Treaty Principles Bill, another urges Māori to accept 'trade offs' of economic development

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