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A National Government would scrap Three-Waters because it believes in localism, not centralisation, that was one of the messages National Party leader Chris Luxon gave the hundreds of Southlanders who turned out in Invercargill today/yesterday to hear him speak. “We will repeal Three Waters and work

Southland’s voice in Parliament just got a little stronger today, as Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds moves up the party ranks. “National leader Christopher Luxon announced the party’s refreshed caucus line-up ahead of election 2023 today, with Simmonds gaining a new ranking in the 20th spot. “Elected

Chris Hipkins is set to become the next Prime Minister of New Zealand after being the sole nominee for the Labour Party leadership. He has been a high-profile minister in the current Labour government, holding significant portfolios such as Education, Health, Covid-19 Response, and Police. The Labou

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, in an emotional speech where she held back tears, this afternoon. Her resignation will take effect on the appointment of a new Prime Minister, and a caucus vote to elect a new Party Leader will occur in

Winston Peters discusses the Governments Five Waters with Sean Plunket. The media fails to notice the select committee bombshell that will hand iwi control over coastal and geothermal water. Only iwi have the right to issue these edicts, which are binding on the Water Services Entity in their region

The results of the eleventh Taxpayers’ Union Curia Poll is more bad news for the Labour government. Act & National could govern alone. The polling period was Thursday 1 – Friday 9 September 2022. Here are the headline results: National bounces back from 34% in August to 37% in September and Labour d

Emergency Department wait times are soaring in Southland, with more than one in five people waiting at least six hours for treatment, MP for Southland Joseph Mooney says. “There has also been a marked decline in the proportion of people who go to the Emergency Department being seen within six hours.

As a local independent news media outlet whatsoninvers.nz chose not to sign up the the Govt media slush fund. Due to the strings attached. The Platform looks closer at the Public Interest Journalism Fund and exactly what mainstream media have agreed to. Read more:  How Government funding is used to