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January 22, 2025
After sitting on the back benches as an MP for five terms, Lee was given the ethnic communities, economic development, and media and communications portfolios after the coalition government won the 2023 election. Lee was demoted from Cabinet in April last year, with Luxon stripping her of the media and communications portfolio. On Sunday, he ... <a title="Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/ethnic-community-leaders-slam-lees-removal-from-diversity-portfolio/" aria-label="Read more about Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
By Lucy Xia, RNZ News reporter The family of Green MP Fa’anānā Efeso Collins say they are “devastated” at his loss and have thanked the public for their patience during a “difficult time”. Fa’anānā, 49, collapsed and died during a charity event in the Auckland CBD on Wednesday. In their first statement since his death, his ... <a title="Efeso Collins . . . ’empowering our rangatahi to think beyond the lines’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/efeso-collins-empowering-our-rangatahi-to-think-beyond-the-lines/" aria-label="Read more about Efeso Collins . . . ’empowering our rangatahi to think beyond the lines’">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Hate speech will become a criminal offence in New Zealand and anyone convicted could face harsher punishment under proposed legislative changes. The government has today released for public consultation its long-awaited plan for the laws governing hate speech. The plan is part of the government’s work to strengthen ... <a title="NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/nz-government-plans-new-law-tougher-penalties-for-hate-speech-as-crime/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime">Read more</a>
