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Ethan Manera

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New Zealand Herald Wellington journalist [email protected]

 Wellington City, New Zealand
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Joined June 2016
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A former National MP has joined the board of the Opportunity Party, saying the party she once represented in Parliament and supported for 50 years has “absolutely lost their way”.
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Qiulae Wong has responded to allegations of a toxic party culture, saying she wants to look into what went wrong, but maintains her party now has a “really positive culture”. @nzherald
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Opportunity leader responds to 'toxic' claims, keen to review internal party culture

Opportunity leader responds to 'toxic' claims, keen to review internal party culture

It comes after the Herald revealed allegations by a number of former party insiders.

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Former Opportunity Party insiders, including two former board members, have alleged a “toxic” and divided internal culture in the lead up to this year’s election. Read their claims, and the party’s response at @nzherald
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National's Karuna Muthu stormed out of a debate last night, accusing the organisers of "loaded" left-wing questions, and clashing with an audience member on his way out. He has defended it as a matter of principle. nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/e…
Watch: National Party candidate storms out of debate, clashes with audience

Watch: National Party candidate storms out of debate, clashes with audience

He said the questions were unbalanced and called an audience member 'rude'.

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Update: The Herald has been provided a list of the questions that led to Muthu’s walk out:
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WCC is eyeing sweeping service cuts in order to meet looming rates caps, with proposals to cut funding to Te Papa, look at shutting community libraries, and phase out school swimming subsidies.
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Libraries, Te Papa, playgrounds in firing line as Wellington eyes rates-cap cuts

Libraries, Te Papa, playgrounds in firing line as Wellington eyes rates-cap cuts

The council is proposing $25m in cuts as a first step to meet a looming 4% rates cap.

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The Herald can reveal Chris Bishop will strip four prominent Wellington sites of their special heritage protections, under new changes that will allow buildings up to 42m high in the central city's heritage precinct.
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Update on the NZ couple who worked for Jeffrey Epstein: Docs released under US freedom of information laws show law enforcement have now located the couple, calling them in for questioning amid a fresh criminal investigation hoping to prosecute the sex offender’s associates
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NZ couple Brice and Karen Gordon questioned by New Mexico Department of Justice over Epstein links: nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington…
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The Herald understands there wasn't consensus around the Cabinet table for Head Start to progress, spelling a shock pause that left mayors “fuming”. nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington…
Coalition disagreement understood to be behind halt of local govt reforms

Coalition disagreement understood to be behind halt of local govt reforms

The Herald understands there wasn’t consensus around the Cabinet table for Head Start.

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Leaked video shows top official telling staff not to put info in writing. "Don’t respond with anything that references the minister’s office… all of this is OIA-able. She says she’ll use wording "so as far as anyone is concerned it is just some feedback from me.” Story below
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HE'S RUNNING: Greg O’Connor has confirmed he'll contest the WCC byelection. He says he maintains a good relationship with Labour, but will run independently. On rumours he wasn't offered a list spot, O'Connor revealed it was mutually agreed he seek other opportunities.
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Outgoing Labour MP announces council bid

Outgoing Labour MP announces council bid

The outgoing MP says the reason for leaving Parliament will stay between him and Labour.

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Chris Hipkins promised Labour would recognise Palestine as a state, halt proposed public sector job cuts, and has defended the FBI's presence in New Zealand, as he took his election campaign to Porirua on Saturday.
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Hipkins talks Palestine, public sector cuts and the FBI at public meeting

Hipkins talks Palestine, public sector cuts and the FBI at public meeting

He was joined by Barbara Edmonds who called the neighbourhood a 'hearty, hearty place'.

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Hipkins also said he was looking forward to what's to come from Nicky Hager's mystery book launch this coming week, saying "you can’t fault his thoroughness in terms of his research".
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