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Van Velden praises proposed gang crackdown 'because it was practically ACT Party policy' Newshub 1 hour ago © Video - Newshub; Image - Parliament TV Watch: Government to ban high-risk convicts from owning guns. The ACT Party is praising the Government for cracking down on gang crime by proposing a ban on high-risk convicts from owning firearms. The Opposition ACT Party, the main critic of the Government's firearm reforms in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings, has welcomed the latest legislation. ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden cited her colleague Nicole McKee's Member's Bi...

Waititi interrupted Collins as she put questions to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about He Puapua, a Government report commissioned in 2019 that sets out a roadmap to co-governance between the Crown and Māori by 2040.  Collins has expressed her concern that the Government is trying to implement "separatism by stealth", pointing to plans for a Māori Health Authority and Māori wards in local councils, both of which are recommended in the report.  Paradoxically, the He Puapua report was commissioned as a response to former Prime Minister John Key - Collins' old boss - signing Ne...

'I will continue to ask questions': Collins not backing down in face of Māori Party protests Newshub 2 hrs ago © Newshub Watch: National leader Judith Collins responds to Māori Party protests. National leader Judith Collins is not backing down from questioning Māori co-governance proposals despite the Māori Party accusing her of racism.  "I will continue to ask questions on the constitutional nature that the Prime Minister's clearly got some plans around, until she starts to answer those questions directly," Collins said on Wednesday, following a heated debate in Parliament. "I'm th...

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'A race to the bottom': Ardern fires up at Collins for 'politicising' Treaty partnership debate Newshub 1 day ago © Newshub Watch Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition leader Judith Collins go head-to-head in Parliament. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused Opposition leader Judith Collins of "politicising" debate over Treaty partnership during a fiery stand-off in Parliament.  Collins put questions to Ardern on Tuesday about the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendation last month to establish an independent Māori Transition Authority to overhaul Oranga Tamariki in the wake of di...