Donna Lynn Awatere Huata is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament for the ACT New Zealand Party,activist for Māori causes,and convicted fraudster.
Kiwibank Limited is a New Zealand state-owned bank and financial services provider. As of 2023,Kiwibank is the fifth-largest bank in New Zealand by assets,and the largest New Zealand-owned bank,with a market share of approximately 9%. In December 2023,the bank's assets totaled about $35 billion.
Tokoroa is the fourth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua and 20 km south of Putāruru,close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges,it is midway between Taupōand Hamilton on State Highway 1.
Gordon Frank Copeland was a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2008. He entered the House of Representatives as a list MP for the United Future New Zealand Party from 2002 but he resigned from the party in 2007. In March 2009,Copeland became Party President of The Kiwi Party,which he had co-founded with another former United Future list MP,Larry Baldock,in May 2007. Copeland stood for the Conservative Party in the 2011 New Zealand general election. Prior to entering Parliament he held a number of corporate positions before working as the financial administrator for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Putāruru is a small town in the South Waikato District and the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies on the western side of the Mamaku Ranges and in the upper basin of the Waihou River. It is on the Oraka Stream 65 kilometres south-east of Hamilton. State Highway 1 and the Kinleith Branch railway run through the town.
Tranz Metro was a New Zealand public transport operator. Beginning as the New Zealand Railways Corporation's Cityline division as a result of restructuring in the 1980s,in its final form Tranz Metro was the operator of Metlink's suburban trains owned by the Greater Wellington Regional Council in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.
TVNZ 7 was a commercial-free New Zealand 24-hour news and information channel on Freeview digital television platform and on Sky Television from 1 July 2009. It was produced by Television New Zealand,which received Government funding to launch two additional channels. The channel went to air just after 10 am on 25 March 2008 with a looped preview reel. The channel was officially launched at noon on 30 March 2008 with a special "kingmaker" political debate held within the Parliament building and featuring most of the elected minor party leaders. The channel went off air at midnight on 30 June 2012 to the Goodnight Kiwi.
KiwiSaver is a New Zealand savings scheme which has been operating since 2 July 2007. Participants can normally access their KiwiSaver funds only after the age of 65,but can withdraw them earlier in certain limited circumstances,for example if undergoing significant financial hardship or to use a deposit for a first home.
Inland Revenue or Inland Revenue Department is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on tax policy,collecting and disbursing payments for social support programmes,and collecting tax.
The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 10 December 1999 to 19 November 2008. Labour Party leader Helen Clark negotiated a coalition with Jim Anderton,leader of the Alliance Party. While undertaking a number of substantial reforms,it was not particularly radical compared to previous Labour governments.
The Rotorua Branch is a railway line from Putāruru to Rotorua,in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Construction of the line was commenced by the Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company and finished by the Public Works Department (PWD). The complete line,50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) in length,opened in two sections;on 24 November 1893 to Tārukenga and the final 8 mi 43 ch (13.7 km) to Rotorua on 8 December 1894.
Julie Anne Genter is an American-born New Zealand politician who is a member of the House of Representatives representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Genter was elected to each Parliament from 2011 to 2023 on the party lists,before being elected as the Member of Parliament for the Rongotai electorate in the 2023 election. She served as the Minister for Women,Associate Minister for Health and Associate Minister for Transport during the first term of the Sixth Labour Government. She holds dual citizenship of New Zealand and the United States.
Huljich Wealth Management (NZ) Ltd was a New Zealand funds management company associated with Peter Huljich and the politicians Don Brash and John Banks. By the time of its sale in 2010 the company had grown the largest privately managed KiwiSaver Scheme in the country.
Cats are a popular pet in New Zealand. Cat ownership is occasionally raised as a controversial conservation issue due to the predation of endangered species,such as birds and lizards,by feral cats.
James Peter Edward Shaw is a New Zealand climate activist,businessman and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 2014 to 2024 and a co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2015 to 2024.
Robert Barry Hobson Coates is a New Zealand politician who was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Since 2019 he has been chief executive of the ethical investment charity Mindful Money.
The Opportunities Party is a centrist political party in New Zealand. It was founded in 2016 by economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan. The party is based on the idea of evidence-based policy,with some 2023 policies including achieving a “fair tax system”by implementing a "tax switch" and implementing the "Teal Card" for young people,as well as specific investments for the city of Christchurch.
Geoffrey Leonard Simmons is an economist and former leader of The Opportunities Party (TOP),a political party in New Zealand. He stood for TOP in the February 2017 Mount Albert by-election,in the Wellington Central electorate in the 2017 general election,and in the Rongotai electorate in the 2020 general election.
On 29 January 2020,the New Zealand Upgrade Programme was announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The programme is a $12 billion infrastructure package to improve roads,rail,hospitals and schools around the country,of which $8 billion has been allocated and the other $4 billion is part of the infrastructure section of the 2020 budget.
Jessica Hammond is a New Zealand public servant,perennial candidate,playwright,and blogger. Hammond stood for The Opportunities Party for Ōhāriu in the 2017,2020,and 2023 general elections,coming third twice and fourth once.
