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    The Energy Minister's now claiming the money gathered to pay for building a new LNG import facility - is neither a levy nor a tax on consumers
     10 February 2026
    The Energy Minister's now claiming the money gathered to pay for building a new LNG import facility - is neither a levy nor a tax on consumers
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    It's hoped a pay dispute between Air New Zealand cabin crew and their employer is resolved soon
    10 Feb: It's hoped a pay dispute between Air New Zealand cabin crew and their employer is resolved soon... more
    How much longer can Keir Starmer survive?
    10 Feb: The prime minister was more reliant on his chief of staff than most. Now he’s alone, facing calls to resign.... more
    Scottish Labour leader calls for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit
    10 Feb: Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign after damaging revelations about the man he picked to represent the UK in Washington.... more
    The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad
    10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad... more
    Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off
    9 Feb: Pauline Hanson’s party is certainly climbing in the polls. But it is still a very long way from genuine leadership contention.... more
    Japan’s rock star leader now has the political backing to push a bold agenda. Will she deliver?
    9 Feb: Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.... more
    Christchurch's Mayor says feedback on the new metro sports centre has been largely positive, despite some early challenges
    9 Feb: Christchurch's Mayor says feedback on the new metro sports centre has been largely positive, despite some early challenges... more
    Thailand PM Anutin Charnvirakul confident of forming government after election
    9 Feb: South-East Asia's second-largest economy went to the polls on Sunday in a tight race between conservatives aligned with the military and the monarchy, and progressive elements represented by the reform-driven People's Party.... more
    The Prime Minister remains hopeful, for a fall in unemployment this year
    9 Feb: The Prime Minister remains hopeful, for a fall in unemployment this year... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     06 Feb: Indonesia's government directs education funds to meals program as teachers struggle on low wages +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad ++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui ++++++++++++++
     24 Jan: Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends +++++++++++++
     02 Feb: There'll be a wait until we learn the outcome of today's court case between expelled Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her former party ++++++++++++
     11 Feb: Area school teachers are heading back into pay talks - due to a disagreement between unions ++++++++++++
     27 Jan: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align +++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      19 Feb: Trump and epstein: us politics takes centre stage once again at winter olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Feb: Chris hipkins accuses winston peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: Hipkins accuses peters of 'pure racism' in parliament (RadioNZ)
      18 Feb: 'just push us into the sea': the frustration of an area failed by politics (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Party leaders call for politics to be taken out of planning for weather events (RadioNZ)
      15 Feb: Mediawatch: solids, liquids and gas - infrastructure ills back in the frame (RadioNZ)
      13 Feb: Does australian politics still have a problem with women? (BBCWorld)
      13 Feb: A line in the snow: why the ukrainian athlete was banned and others were not (Sydney Morning Herald)
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