Articles in ‘Social Issues’

The Government has committed to replacing New Zealand's decades-old law governing enduring powers of attorney and supported decision-making. The reforms aim to better protect the rights, wishes and autonomy of people who are unable to make some or all decisions for themselves. Report by eLocal: Based on reporting by Marc Daalder for Newsroom HERE · The Government has announced plans to repeal and replace the Protection of Personal and Property…

Aucklanders’ views are being sought on dedicated Māori seats for Auckland Council. Following preliminary engagement with iwi and urban Māori in 2022, Auckland Council is now seeking feedback from other Auckland citizens on whether they support - or do not support - the introduction of dedicated Māori seats on Auckland Council. Public consultation runs until Sunday 24 September 2023. · It is proposed that Auckland Council introduce up to three…

It is obvious that the Labour aim is to retain the power of government, but to do that they have to convince a majority of the voters in NZ that they have the policies that will benefit NZ and the NZ taxpayers/voters. With this aim in mind it is interesting to see the initial strategies being employed by Labour as they start their run up to the election in October 2023. · There should be no doubt that the main aim of the budget recently…