2026-07-29 - Government accepts all Covid-19 inquiry's recommendations 'in some form' and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. It's also promising key advice will be made public within five working days in future pandemics. The Human Rights Commission says the government's plans to change or repeal Te Tiriti o Waitangi clauses within current legislation would weaken protections, increase legal uncertainty and deepen division. Australian firm EnZed Energy has been given a 12-year permit to look for oil in the Taranaki Basin, the first search granted since the government lifted the o…