Laura Walters

Political Editor for @NewsroomNZ
And “one of the most confused journalists in NZ” Hmu:[email protected], DM for Signal

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

Filing this one under 'you live and you learn'!

Suggestions of a good (ideally relevant) charity to send my Kremlin $$ to would be most appreciated

https://t.co/69hBAZ54RM

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Parliament committee to wash its hands of Treaty Principles Bill today

MPs are attempting to put the Treaty Principles Bill behind them as the Justice Committee sends its final report back to the House, 40 days ahead of schedule

https://t.co/rM64gmIKPh

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

Sports, ships and security. A punishing tour of India for the PM (and those of us chasing after him)

https://t.co/zZjXYQP7oq

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

@dan_brunskill @chamfy @BradOlsenNZL Brad will never retire

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

@henrycooke So good!

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New English and maths curriculum documents remove all mention of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, worrying teachers. https://t.co/EQlpYAaWTk

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

@tmurphyNZ This might help

[Eva Corlett @EvaCorlett]

I don't know who to credit this photo to, but this is the best aerial shot I've seen that gives a sense of scale for today's hīkoi protesting the NZ government's direction for Māori. Unbelievable numbers.

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

Trump wins the White House. Again.
The Democrats blew it. Again.
A depressing yet predictable result.

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Analysis: An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report finds the Treaty Principles Bill would be 'the worst, most comprehensive breach' of te Tiriti in modern times, writes Jonathan Milne - Newsroom $ - https://t.co/X7WqEn9WU5

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

New: Unions have filed a formal complaint over charter schools to the global workers’ rights watchdog, following official advice to ministers that the policy likely breaches international labour law.
https://t.co/OK0wACV6wJ

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

New data from Fonterra reveals its Australian dairy farmers have a lower carbon footprint than its New Zealand farmers, challenging the narrative that NZ dairy is the world's cleanest.
https://t.co/mho4F6VCK3

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

Scoop: Offshore wind developer BlueFloat Energy is pulling out of New Zealand just weeks after the Government proposed fast-tracking seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki.

BlueFloat has previously said the two industries cannot coexist.

https://t.co/uUDvgE5Hdz

[Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ]

Formidable work by @ikon_media - going in behind the Royal Commission abuse report to identify who, what, where, when and why:

Crown cover-up? When the state turned on its victims https://t.co/AdetYX28dE

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

This story on @NewsroomNZ Pro ($) is your periodic reminder that our PM writes all emails in blue comic sans
https://t.co/CsOmpR42sz

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

Paywall now lifted on part two of The Burden.

The most heartbreaking part of writing this series was spending hours speaking with four Kiwis suffering from Long Covid.

In this piece, they tell their stories.
https://t.co/pCzXutzM55

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

My colleague, Fox Meyer, has captured the chaotic energy of the two days of public submissions to Parl on the Govt's plan to restart oil and gas exploration
https://t.co/U6CN8Z0CM3 (NewsroomPro- $)

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

This might seem like an amusing stunt to capture the select committee's attention
But @LegalEbooksNZ 's singing in the rain submission was a poignant reminder of what's at stake when Parl considers things like the future of oil and gas exploration in NZ
https://t.co/GmWsj5c8Bp

[Marc Daalder 😷 Wear a Mask @marcdaalder]

New: In the first of a three-part series, new data reveals the burden of Long Covid sufferers in New Zealand, from common symptoms to job losses to reduced quality of life.

And it's a problem that's growing by the day, not fading away.
https://t.co/HfChkvJsU8

[Laura Walters @WaltersLaura]

In this week's episode of @NewsroomNZ's Raw Politics @tmurphyNZ quotes the Sound of Music and @marcdaalder recommends his dad's article in The Atlantic. How wholesome ... maybe

https://t.co/v9SMyQ0zEO