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Te Pāti Māori is set to reveal an update on the fate of two MPs who have been critical of the party leadership.
The affiliation of the MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi – whose son Eru has also been scathing of party president John Tamihere – to the party has been in question as the stoush has escalated.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi confirmed last Tuesday the party was considering explusion.
Te Pāti Māori MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.RNZ
Tamihere last week urged them to quit after the National Council voted to suspend Kapa-Kingi over office overspending accusations.
That followed a vote of no confidence in Tamihere from Ferris’ Te Tai Tonga electorate branch, which also called for his immediate resignation.
Tamihere accused them of plotting a coup against the co-leaders and said their behaviour was based on “greed, avarice and entitlement”.
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi.RNZ / Mark Papalii
The MPs have not been speaking to media but in a statement Kapa-Kingi said she was not going anywhere, and Tamihere did not speak for Te Tai Tokerau.
The council has been examining the party constitution to come to a decision on how it would handle the MPs, who met with the co-leaders last week.
More to come…
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Vital Healthcare’s management is going in-house, with a $220 million capital raising to fund the change and position the property trust for near-term development projects.
“Internalisation marks an important milestone for Vital, positioning the business to deliver stronger and more sustainable returns for Unit Holders,” Vital chair Graham Stuart said.
“By bringing management in-house under a strengthened governance framework, Vital will be well-positioned to unlock future growth, enhance transparency and accountability, and fully align management and investor interests.
“This transaction creates a scalable platform as Vital continues to grow its leadership in healthcare real estate.”
The capital will be raised by way of a $190m underwritten placement of units and a $30m unit purchase plan at a fixed price of $1.95 a unit.
The price per unit represented a 9.5 percent discount to the dividend-adjusted unit closing price of $2.156 on 7 November 2025.
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The Department of Internal Affairs has given notice to gambling website 20Bet to stop advertising in New Zealand.
The offshore gambling website is registered in Cyprus but has been targeting New Zealanders with paid ads on YouTube promoting online pokies and sports betting.
Promoting overseas gambling is prohibited under the Gambling Act, and sports and racing betting is banned outright unless controlled by TAB.
“The Department is aware of recent advertising by 20Bet on YouTube,” DIA’s director of gambling Vicki Scott told RNZ.
“We have instructed 20Bet to cease these activities. We will continue to monitor the situation and take further action if necessary.”
Copy on 20Bet’s website targets New Zealanders directly and claims that “taking risks is something that Kiwis like doing.”
RNZ has approached 20Bet for comment.
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Treasury said there needed to be better asset management, that some assets were under-performing or poorly maintained.
“A formal capital recycling programme may be useful where government reallocates or reinvests capital from existing assets or infrastructure projects into new opportunities or projects to meet policy objectives,” the report said.
Luxon said New Zealand did need need a “more mature conversation” about asset sales.
“Owning everything we own forever is not the right thing to do, I suspect.”
He said governments have huge money tied up in assets and governments needed to refresh or recycle their holdings.
“To be able to sell an asst in order to buy or create a new asset is a good thing. Governments own a lot of stuff – there’s obviously some we must own. But over time you want to cycle assets in and out of a portfolio and that is a good conversation to have.”
Luxon said he suspects National would go into the election with policies in this space.
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The award recognises the 78-year-old’s five-decade career, from his breakthrough in Sleeping Dogs and international acclaim in Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning The Piano and Jurassic Park and its sequels.
“I am very pleased and proud to be accepting this award amongst my friends and peers,” Sir Sam said.
“I just worked it out that it’s been 53 years in film – that does indeed sound like a lifetime! Thanks to all concerned. Very honoured.”
Fellow award recipient Kightley said Sir Sam was one of those people whose existence helped make others around them and the world a better place.
“He’s done so much for New Zealand and especially the screen industry here. He’s an inspiration to many. I’m stoked to be alive at the same time as him.”
He has also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his performance in the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998) and won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983).
Beyond acting, Sir Sam is the founder and proprietor of Two Paddocks, a boutique vineyard and winery located in Central Otago.
The winners of this year’s New Zealand Screen Awards will be announced at a ceremony hosted by comedian Pax Assadi, on 21 November at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland.
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Top shelf employees are expected to cost employers much more to retain and recruit as the economy recovers.
Recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters said the brain drain to Australia was already sending ripples of concern, particularly in Wellington, which saw its workforce gutted after the last change of government.
Wellington-based Robert Walters associate director Tim Wright said there was a looming talent shortage, as many senior level executives had already relocated to Australia for better pay and conditions.
He said winning them back would not be cheap.
The strong labour market conditions seen in 2022 and 2023 favoured those looking for work, but in the past couple years, it was the other way around.
“And so salaries were going up and up and up. And then that bubble, if you want, almost burst,” he said.
“So as a result, we’re really feeling it, and in Wellington, even more so than in Auckland.”
Latest data for the year ended in March indicates 47,734 migrants left New Zealand for Australia, with New Zealand citizens accounting for 86 percent of the exodus.
“What happens is you lose a lot of that senior level IP (intellectual property), and people below that aren’t capable of taking on what’s left.
“So you find yourself in a talent-short market again, and then organisations starting to fork out more than what they should ideally need to.”
Wright said it would take more than money to attract the best and brightest back to New Zealand, with many competing markets offering much better conditions, such as parental leave packages.
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The Stratford community in Taranaki will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services with the installation of a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Stratford Health Centre, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
“This means patients no longer need to travel to Taranaki Base Hospital for a wide range of imaging services,” Mr Brown says.
“The ceiling-mounted unit will deliver faster image processing and greater accuracy, improving the quality and efficiency of radiology services for Stratford patients.
“Its advanced automatic positioning technology and lightweight design make it easier for clinicians to use around patients and their injuries, supporting a safer and more comfortable experience.”
This major upgrade completes the rollout of new digital X-ray machines across Taranaki’s satellite health centres, following earlier installations in Hāwera and Waitara.
“This is another important step in strengthening local health services and ensuring people can get the care they need closer to home.”
Radiology capability in the region will be further expanded when the New East Wing Building (NEWB) radiology department opens at Taranaki Base Hospital in 2026.
“When the department moves into the NEWB, it will shift into a purpose-built suite equipped with some of the most advanced imaging technology in the country.
“The new department will include a second CT machine, a fluoroscopy machine, a new MRI, SPECT CT, cone beam CT, ultrasound, and enhanced X-ray capabilities – significantly boosting diagnostic capacity.
“We’re focused on making sure all New Zealanders, including those Stratford and the wider Taranaki region, can access timely, quality healthcare when they need it.
“Upgrades like this new digital X-ray system are essential to achieving that goal, improving outcomes for patients and ensuring more people receive diagnostic services they need, closer to home.”
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “deeply supportive” of protecting young people by restricting social media use under 16 and will introduce a bill before next year’s election to enable it.
Speaking to Morning Report, the National Party leader said society imposes restrictions on teens in the physical world and should do it in the online space too to keep them safe.
Earlier this year, National MP Catherine Wedd put forward a member’s bill to restrict social media access for under 16s.
The government then picked up the work and said it will introduce a bill raising the age limit for New Zealanders accessing social media to 16.
He told Morning Report’s Ingrid Hipkiss that the Australian model was “of interest” to the government.
From next month, the Australian government can impose fines on social media companies if they fail to prevent people under 16 having accounts on their platforms.
Luxon said the government is looking at the model and other bans with a view to introducing legislation before next year’s election – “or certainly within this term”.
He said Education Minister Erica Stanford is leading the investigation.
Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was confident the social media age limit would be a success when it comes into force on 10 December, and he believed people would voluntarily comply over time.
Critics had worried that Australian parents would be left to enforce or explain a ban to their children on their own, but the Australian government has said it would put resources into schools and its eSafety Commission for the change.
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Ngāti Wheke tangata tiaki/kaitiaki have proposed bylaws that aim to maintain the long-term sustainability of fisheries resources for ongoing utilisation by the community and future generations within these mātaitai reserves:
Rāpaki
Whakaraupō
Whakaraupō extension.
The proposed bylaws include changes to the recreational fishing rules for a number of fish, shellfish, and seaweed species within these mātaitai reserves. They are summarised on this page and shown in the consultation document and map.
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting public submissions on the proposed bylaws. Consultation opened on 10 November 2025 and will close at 5pm on Monday 15 December 2025.
What’s being proposed?
Tāngata tiaki/kaitiaki for the Rāpaki Mātaitai Reserve have proposed new bylaws and modifications to existing bylaws to prohibit the taking of all shellfish, seaweed (except Undaria) and some finfish species as presented in the consultation document.
They have also proposed new bylaws and modifications to existing bylaws for the Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserve as well as the consistent application of these bylaws to the Whakaraupō Extension Mātaitai Reserve (established more recently in 2023), which does not currently have bylaws.
The proposed changes to bylaws generally would:
prohibit the taking or possession of seaweed except wakame (Undaria) taken from within the mātaitai reserves
prohibit taking and possession of some shellfish and finfish species taken from within the mātaitai reserves
reduce daily limits for some shellfish and finfish species taken from within the mātaitai reserves
reduce combined daily finfish daily bag limits taken from within the mātaitai reserves
implement a new minimum length for pāua (130 mm), cockles and pipi (40 mm), and green-lipped mussels (70 mm) taken from within the mātaitai reserve
close areas to the taking and possession of pāua (see map) taken from within the mātaitai reserves
prohibit the taking or possession of shellfish taken from whata kaimoana (non-commercial fish culturing structures) areas within the mātaitai reserves
implement a maximum limit per vessel for pāua in the mātaitai reserves.
The vessel limits proposed will apply to the master of the vessel. Individual daily limits would still apply up to the vessel limit.
The bylaws would apply within the boundaries of the mātaitai reserve areas. If you are fishing outside of the mātaitai boundaries, the general Southeast Area rules would apply.
Map of Rāpaki and Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserves showing proposed pāua closures and current tuaki (cockle) closures within these mātaitai reserves
Making a submission
You can make submissions about the proposed bylaws by 5pm on Monday 15 December 2025. Email your feedback to fmsubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can also post your written submission to:
Inshore Fisheries South Ministry for Primary Industries Private Bag 1926 Dunedin 9054.
A copy of the proposed bylaws may be inspected from 10 November 2025 during normal office hours at:
Fisheries New Zealand offices 14 Sir William Pickering Drive Christchurch.
The Rūnanga office 18A Rāpaki Drive Rāpaki Lyttelton.
Definition of mātaitai reserves
A mātaitai reserve is an identified traditional fishing ground which tangata whenua have a special relationship with. They are limited to fisheries waters and do not include any land area.
Mātaitai reserves do not change any existing arrangements for access to private land.
Mātaitai reserves allow for sustainable management of the area/rohe moana by appointed tāngata tiaki/kaitiaki (guardians).
All commercial fishing is prohibited unless specifically allowed and bylaws, such as reduced daily limits, different size limits, or prohibitions can be made that apply generally to all persons fishing in the Mātaitai Reserve.
Submissions are public information
Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.
People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.
If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.