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Auckland mayor Wayne Brown rejects he put council in disrepute with 'terrorist' comment aimed at RNZ employee
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (284+ words) Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is rejecting a finding he put the council in disrepute by saying an RNZ employee looked like a "Muslim terrorist". An independent commissioner found the comments Brown made breached Auckland council's code of conduct earlier this…...
'Such a relief': Mayor backs National's bed tax replacement
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (579+ words) Rotorua's mayor says it's a "welcome surprise" councils will take charge of how they spend new International Visitor Levy funding if National is re-elected. National's alternative to a bed tax announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Tourism Minister Louise Upston,…...
Councillor claims access to council files blocked
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1217+ words) National Party MP Stuart Smith (left) has created a Local Government Amendment Bill to ensure elected members have access to council information, and Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell (centre) backs the bill. Tauranga City councillor Glen Crowther shares his previous struggles…...
Luxon cuts tourism promotion funding to give Brown his Bed Tax
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1075+ words) A major funding shift will see local councils pocket tens of millions of dollars previously destined for nature and tourism promotion. Instead of introducing a proposed “Bed Tax,” the Government is diverting money from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism…...
Immunity from suit applies to VP Sara
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (408+ words) In one case, the Supreme Court elucidated the concept of presidential immunity in this wise: The filing of criminal charges against the vice president while she is being tried by the impeachment court for the very same alleged offenses of…...
‘RELAX LANG?’ Lacson pushes back at Cayetano’s jab over slow Taguig evidence release
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (633+ words) Senators Ping Lacson and APC Edjen Oliquino·31 August 2026 The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) are set to meet to… Jeffrey G. Damicog·31 August 2026 The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has…...
45 Cases Deep: Ping Lacson Hits Alan Cayetano’s ‘Striptease’ Jab Over Taguig Probe
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (356+ words) Senator Panfilo Lacson has fired back at Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano for dismissing his infrastructure exposés as a “striptease,” saying complex corruption cases cannot be built through shortcuts or sloppy investigation. Lacson said his probe into alleged flood…...
Lacson, Cayetano clash over handling of flood control allegations
1+ week, 34+ min ago (264+ words) A dispute over how alleged irregularities in government infrastructure projects should be investigated has deepened between Sens. Panfilo Lacson and Alan Peter Cayetano, with the two trading criticisms over evidence and the pace of the inquiry. Lacson maintained that investigators…...
Cayetano accuses Lacson of???demolition job??? over Taguig infra claims
1+ week, 3+ day ago (268+ words) MANILA, Philippines ─ Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday accused Sen. Panfilo Lacson of conducting a "demolition job, witch hunt and trial by publicity" against him over the latter’s investigation into allegations involving ghost and anomalous infrastructure projects in…...
Putin says Russia preparing large-scale Ukraine strikes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (8+ words) Breakingthenews.net...