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May 20, 2025 | Featured News
What Judith Collins said
The motion put to the House: That Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke be suspended from the House for 7 days for acting in a […]
March 17, 2026
May 15, 2025 | Featured News
“It’s on” as Te Pāti Māori MPs cop suspensions
“We’ve never had penalties like this in this Parliament before, but that’s because we’ve never seen this sort of behaviour […]
April 8, 2025 | News
Jones: Defence Boost Fuels 2026 Vision
NZ First co-leader Shane Jones says the Defence Force’s $12 billion funding boost could fuel a new campaign idea ahead of the 2026 election.
April 8, 2025 | News
$12 Billion Boost for NZ Defence
The NZ Defence Force is set for its biggest boost in over 20 years, with a $12 billion funding package over the next four years.
March 5, 2025 | News
Samoa wants Manawanui wreck to stay
Minister for Defence Judith Collins says the Samoan Government wants the Manawanui wreck to remain off the coast despite ongoing concerns about residual oil slicks and pollution.
December 5, 2024 | News
Marsden Fund changes spark researcher backlash
Co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Nicola Gaston, says the reallocation of Marsden research funding is a slight to researchers.
October 16, 2024 | News
Collins silent on environmental impact says Henare
Former Minister for Defence Peeni Henare says Judith Collins is M.I.A. as conflicting reports emerge regarding the extent of the environmental impact caused by the HMNZS Manawanui wreckage on Samoa.
October 7, 2024 | News
Manawanui lost in Pacific waters
New Zealand’s Defence Force lost a $100 million Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, after it struck a reef and sank in strong currents off Upolu, Samoa while conducting a hydrographic survey in the Pacific.
March 26, 2024 | News
Tough talk to China ambassador after parliament hack
The Government Communications Security Bureau and Minister Judith Collins have confirmed China was linked to 2021 hack of IT systems within parliament.
October 18, 2022 | News
Family court fix too slow
A family law expert says it's time to reverse the previous Government's changes to the family court.
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