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Parliament’s combative debating chamber descended into sorrow yesterday as MPs marked the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai ...
A lot of interest is expected in the by-election to fill the seat left empty by the death of Takutai Tarsh Kemp.
MPs took turns to fill Hansard with poetry, waiata and references to Justin Bieber’s dancing on Thursday afternoon as they ...
A friend and colleague of Takutai Tarsh Kemp says she battled remarkably and no one knew of the possibility of her passing away under dialysis.
Today on Politics Friday, John MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Megan Woods to delve into the ...
The sudden death of MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp in the early hours of this morning has brought members from across the house together today. Flags in the capital have been flying at half mast for the Te ...
Ms Kemp has been reported to have been waiting for a kidney transplant, one of around 400 people in Aotearoa currently on the waiting list. Her death is a significant loss and a timely reminder of the ...
The 2025/26 Annual Plan and associated budget includes an average rates increase of 12 percent, including 1.4 percent for the sludge levy. This is slightly below the forecast for the year in the ...
Takutai Tarsh Kemp’s passing has united Aotearoa in grief and gratitude. The outpouring of tributes—-rom Parliament, iwi, and community-honours a “calm in the storm,” a champion of rangatahi, and a ...
State Highway 6 between the Lower Buller Gorge and Inangahua has reopened to one lane after a closure because of a slip this ...