Anna Whyte

Political journalist for The Post/The Press/Stuff/ThreeNews.
From Motueka. Parliament Press Gallery reporter. ex TVNZ/Bay Of Plenty Times
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This is the welcome New Zealand is giving some refugees, a story @miss_jodyo and I have been working on for some time. @NZStuff @the_postnz
"It's sink or swim."

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@MaikiSherman Yesss Maiki 💜

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The questions to ask about the major changes coming for the public service. 
- Why now?
- Is the reliance on technology overstated?
- and will it actually stick? https://t.co/9agJw2qQzS

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@tomdaynz Thanks Tom I will indeed keep guessing

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Board member of Nigel Farage’s ReformUK, Gawain @Towler was in NZ looking to deepen ties with NZFirst. It comes as both parties see lifts in political polling, with Towler describing the shifts away from UK Labour & Conservatives as "utterly unprecedented"
https://t.co/j7ypo6DgOG

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Outages and hacks: Health IT double whammy and what it means for patients

Underinvestment in health IT, fragmented legacy systems and the loss of specialist digital staff have left the system brittle and increasingly exposed to cyber threats critics say
https://t.co/lloN1U2TYw

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Major cost-saving efforts are underway but Seymour says he hasn't been given a specific project to date & “maybe there'll be a different approach this year”.

It comes after Ministers accepted just under 4% of the savings he proposed for Budget 25

https://t.co/MsGsA0CfrK

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EXC: Adrian Orr will receive a $416k restraint of trade payout from the RBNZ following his abrupt resignation.

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Treasury Secretary Iain Rennie tells @AnnaCwhyte that he doesn't see think any NZ govt will be "relaxed" about spending money ever again.

Full interview on the @the_postnz this AM:

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From @AnnaCwhyte and @thomas_manch https://t.co/yV0Iov3fHw

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This was an interesting detail in my colleagues Anna Whyte and Alka Prasad's story this morning which ACT has picked up on. Read the full piece here: https://t.co/VM5ld0MizS

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FBI director Kash Patel has shown up in Wellington, New Zealand.

As FBI director, Patel is a central character in the Epstein drama engulfing the Trump White House atm.

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Should pepper spray be accessible? The govt thinks there's “legitimate questions" about whether it should be made available, "particularly for women, for whom such options can offer reassurance and a sense of personal security".
https://t.co/PAAs1f4sGL

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@thomas_manch @SamSachdevaNZ Some say good day

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Channelling Churchill: New Public Service Minister Judith Collins is expecting a simpler, cheaper and less bureaucratic service.

In other words, it’s back to basics.
https://t.co/baX9Rv8dlS

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@dan_brunskill Of course

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@dan_brunskill If you're ever interested there is a position open as the assistant 3rd in command press gallery fire warden

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@dan_brunskill Thanks Dan

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We're putting politics to the side (somewhat, and only momentarily) to ask the people in power how they got there, who they are and what makes them tick. I talk sleep, style and satisfaction with National Education and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford https://t.co/V8zf997fsE

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Chinese warships warn NZ military plane to steer clear: reports
https://t.co/gT3Z9JERPx

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@JoelMacManus Joel please I need to know is the emu was murdered