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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    Indonesian diaspora divided over new Global Citizenship visa scheme as new details emerge
     3 December 2025
    Indonesia's new visa scheme is being touted as a solution to dual citizenship. But some in the Indonesian community say the visa has "no real benefit" and amounts to a government revenue grab.
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    Israel wants buffer zone between occupied Golan Heights and Damascus in peace with Syria
    3 Dec: Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding Syria establish a "demilitarised zone" between the border with the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and capital Damascus, as part of any possible peace deal with the new Syrian government.... more
    Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them
    2 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them... more
    The Education Minister's welcoming the news community educators are accepting their latest pay offer
    2 Dec: The Education Minister's welcoming the news community educators are accepting their latest pay offer... more
    Belief we need to beef up our mechanisms to address the costly "phoenix" problem
    2 Dec: Belief we need to beef up our mechanisms to address the costly "phoenix" problem... more
    Changing dynamics in our prisons - as Corrections works with more older Maori offenders
    2 Dec: Changing dynamics in our prisons - as Corrections works with more older Maori offenders... more
    The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers
    1 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers... more
    There's concern rates capping could lead to under funding of critical infrastructure
    1 Dec: There's concern rates capping could lead to under funding of critical infrastructure... more
    Powers to move homeless people on from city centres, could be confirmed by Christmas
    1 Dec: Powers to move homeless people on from city centres, could be confirmed by Christmas... more
    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu formally asks to be pardoned from corruption charges
    1 Dec: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked for a pardon from President Isaac Herzog relating to corruption charges against him.... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     16 Dec: Students are being encouraged to "persist" as they compete for summer jobs +++++++++++++++++++++
     15 Dec: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme +++++++++++++++++++
     05 Dec: A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry +++++++++++++++++
     05 Dec: The PPTA says leaving out their recommendation from the latest Government offer, wasn't the only thing that swayed members ++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A push to rework the student loan repayment scheme so New Zealanders overseas, feel they can come home +++++++++++++
     05 Dec: Satisfaction from the Education Minister, as secondary school teachers give the Government's latest offer the thumbs up +++++++++++++
     08 Dec: The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support ++++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      29 Dec: 2025 in review: politics, health and climate change dominated pacific news headlines this year (RadioNZ)
      28 Dec: Even christmas break couldn’t pause politics as luxon and hipkins trade social media barbs (Stuff.co.nz)
      26 Dec: Tech life (BBCWorld)
      23 Dec: Who will pass the summer barbie test in nz politics? (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Dec: Social media is being slammed by deceptive ai videos. here’s how to spot them (PC World)
      20 Dec: Did microsoft do anything right in 2025? wins, fails, and wtf moments (PC World)
      19 Dec: Tech life (BBCWorld)
      18 Dec: Are foreign countries interfering in uk politics? (BBCWorld)
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