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Winston Peters faces defamation action following his verbal attack on former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr who criticized NZ’s plans to become part of the anti-China AUKUS pact.
If a future government wanted to block fast-tracked projects, it could trigger investor-state dispute settlement clauses built into existing trade agreements, with billions potentially at stake.
Northport could get fast-track approval for its port expansion, despite a resource consent hearing for the project being under way. The port at Whangārei’s.
Will political polarisation intensify to the point where 'normal' government becomes impossible, and democracy is reduced to a triennial search-and-destroy mission?