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"I have seen uplifts before. I know how traumatic they are to watch solely as a witness and I cannot imagine what it would be like to be a family member in the moment in time that a child is removed," Ardern said.  "Whilst I haven't always seen individual clips, I have generally seen uplifts, and I think the joint goal of all of us is to try and reduce and remove the need to uplift children altogether, but at the same time make sure that our children are safe." Ardern said she had only just received the report and wanted to "give it the time that it deserves" by looking over the findings t...

The changes are in response to the Health and Disability System Review, led by Helen Clark's former chief of staff Heather Simpson, which found the public health system, was complex and not equitable for Kiwis.  The interim Health and Disability System Review report in 2019 found Māori have "not been served well by the system", and the "system overall has not delivered Māori health and wellbeing outcomes that are fair".   Despite evidence that Māori have not been served equitably in health, Collins fears the Māori Health Authority will take New Zealand back to the era of ...

In 2019 the Government agreed to impose a levy on banks to pay for it, depending on the risk they pose. The Government would then top-up the rest.  The Government originally proposed a $50,000 limit for deposit protection, but Robertson says after feedback from the banking sector it has been increased to $100,000 to protect more New Zealanders. "When enacted, these measures mean individuals will have up to $100,000 of their deposits in any eligible institution guaranteed in the event of the failure of an institution," Robertson said on Thursday. "The aim is to have deposit insurance up and r...

The restructure is in response to the Health and Disability System Review, which found that Māori have "not been served well by the system", and the system "has not delivered Māori health and wellbeing outcomes that are fair".   Collins is clearly not a fan of the Government's plan, promising to scrap the entire restructure if National is elected to power in 2023.  Being "really clear", Collins said on Twitter National would "reverse the restructuring of public health announced by Labour today" because the replacement of DHBs "by a Wellington bureaucracy will not work".  Col...

The Minister of Housing is required to explain herself to Parliament.