Ben Stokes

The Bulletin: Much more still to come on Ihumātao

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Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Difficult decision looms for govt over Ihumātao, NZDF story scrutinised at inquiry, and innovative new bus service to be trialled in Timaru.   This is far from the end of the story about what will happen to the land at Ihumātao. A major development took place … Read more

The Bulletin: More caution from govt in strange car import stoush

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Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Govt rejects idea to ban petrol car imports in 2035, firefighters say they’re facing a workforce crisis, and Tamihere pledges rate freeze. A strange sort of stoush erupted at the end of last week around petrol and diesel car sales. On Friday, Newsroom reported that the ministry of … Read more