Ayesha Verrall grew immensely as a politician in her first term in Parliament. Now she looks to expand from health to another hot button portfolio
Marc Daalder
Marc Daalder is a senior political reporter based in Wellington who covers climate change, health, energy and violent extremism. Twitter/Bluesky: @marcdaalder
Posted inClimate Change
Reviving oil and gas exploration will make NZ a ‘pariah’ state
Where climate change appears in the new Government’s coalition agreements, it is usually in the context of scrapping or deprioritising climate policies
Posted inPolitics
Not much for Kiwi wallets in first 100 days
Christopher Luxon’s new 100-day plan of action has a lot of aspiration but not quite as much substance
Posted inClimate Change
Majority say NZ will see severe climate impacts in next decade
With the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle fresh in mind, half of Kiwi expect to be displaced from their homes in the next 25 years
Posted inPolitics
Now sworn in, new Govt turns attention to tax package
Tax cuts and repealing Labour’s laws are the Government’s focus for the next few weeks
Posted inPolitics
Seymour and Peters bet on certainty over influence in new govt
Act and NZ First went all-in on policy over portolios, the coalition agreements show
Posted inElection 2023
Which policies survived the negotiations – and which didn’t
The key flashpoints are now sorted and a coalition menu of policies is clear.
Posted inClimate Change
Govt must act in line with 1.5C, court told
The legal bid represents a shot across the bow for an incoming government looking to roll back action on climate
Posted inClimate Change
Global climate action still not enough – new report
Our chances of keeping warming below 1.5C are rapidly slipping away
Posted inCovid-19
‘This isn’t a life’: The crushing burden of Long Covid
The first authoritative NZ research reveals the heartbreaking impact of the illness on patients’ lives
Posted inForeign Affairs
Sepuloni says forum ‘successful’ despite Nauru walkout
A walkout by one nation marred an otherwise undramatic summit, but the barriers to reconciliation are not insurmountable
Posted inForeign Affairs
National’s diplomatic fossil fuel problem
If National is seen as taking NZ two steps back for every step forward, it will face increasing pressure at diplomatic summits
