@WaltersLaura

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

 Wellington, New Zealand
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Joined September 2010
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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 newsroom.co.nz/i-was-part-of…

I was part of a Russian meddling campaign

Laura Walters writes about how she unwittingly became part of a Russian state-backed political meddling campaign.

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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 newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/04/pa…

Parliament committee to wash its hands of Treaty Principles Bill

Politicians try to put the Treaty Principles Bill behind them as the Justice Committee sends its final report back to the House.

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Sports, ships and security. A punishing tour of India for the PM (and those of us chasing after him) newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/21/a-…

A peek behind the scenes of the PM’s trip to India

Christopher Luxon has jammed everything humanly possible into his week in India. Laura Walters shares a diary of the trip.

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New English and maths curriculum documents remove all mention of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, worrying teachers. newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/19/pu…

Pupils join hīkoi as te Tiriti is removed from curriculum framework

New English and maths curriculum documents remove all mention of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, worrying teachers.

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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.
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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 $ - newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/06/tr…

Tribunal and Govt play chicken, on high speed collision course

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.

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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. newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/05/un…

Unions seek international inquiry into charter schools policy

A formal complaint to the global workers' rights watchdog follows official advice to ministers that the policy likely breaches international labour law. Marc Daalder reports.

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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. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/29/fo…

Fonterra reports higher emissions from NZ than Australian dairy

The finding challenges the common refrain that New Zealand dairy has the world's lowest carbon footprint, Marc Daalder reports.

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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. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/24/of…

Offshore wind developer pulls out of NZ amid seabed mining concerns

BlueFloat Energy cited issues with seabed allocation as one reason for its exit, after the Government proposed fast-tracking a seabed mining project.

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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 newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/14/cr…

Crown cover-up? When the state turned on its victims

Offices of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General have been implicated in what a Royal Commission calls a 'cover-up' of torture and sexual abuse of children in the custody of the state. Who else...

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This story on @NewsroomNZ Pro ($) is your periodic reminder that our PM writes all emails in blue comic sans newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/10/th…
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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. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/09/th…

The Burden: Kiwis with Long Covid speak out

Four Kiwis with Long Covid speak to Newsroom about their battles with the illness and the debilitating effect it has had on their lives

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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 youtube.com/watch?app=deskto…
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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 newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/08/sh… (NewsroomPro- $)

Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select committee

The public had mere days to submit on a major shift in NZ’s fossil fuels outlook

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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. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/08/th…

The Burden: Long Covid sufferers' quality of life close to MS patients

New data reveals the burden of Long Covid sufferers in New Zealand, from common symptoms to job losses to basic quality of life, Marc Daalder reports

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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 newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/13/ra…

Raw Politics: How do you solve a problem like David Seymour?

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: By the time David Seymour's Treaty principles bill is over, he'll be Deputy Prime Minister and coalition mischief-maker in chief.

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New: Official advice shows the Government's carbon capture policy will lead to more emissions from gas being burnt than it will avoid through capture and storage. newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/12/go…

Govt's carbon capture policy to lead to more gas emissions

Official advice shows carbon capture would lead to more gas production and higher emissions, even with optimistic assumptions about the unproven technology.

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440 Christian leaders call for MPs to vote down Treaty Principles Bill It's not the first time Seymour's gone head-to-head with the church, but this time is different Here's something I wrote last month, after speaking to Christian collective Common Grace newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/26/tr…

Treaty principles hearing worthwhile despite inevitable death – Seymour

David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill may be dead in the water. But that doesn’t mean he's giving up on a hard-fought campaign.

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📢 NZSIS 2024 annual threat environment report just dropped, only their second ever. Kudos for providing lots of details; an informed public is a resilient public. nzsis.govt.nz/assets/NZSIS-D…
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