A coastal west Auckland community wants rules for driving on beaches tightened, after recent events.

Auckland Council says the bylaws aren't fit for purpose.

People who want to drive at Muriwai beach require a permit - but data indicated less than a quarter of drivers had obtained one.

Muriwai Community Association co-chair, Clare Bradley, is unsure if  changing the bylaws would fix the wider issue.

"We wouldn't contemplate having a shared pedestrian space where vehicles can be going 60-plus miles an hour on an unstable surface where there are people having picnics and trying to go for a swim."

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A coastal west Auckland community wants rules for driving on beaches tightened, after recent events.
Auckland Council says the bylaws aren't fit for purpose.
People who want to drive at Muriwai beach require a permit - but data indicated less than a quarter of drivers had obtained one.
Muriwai Community Association co-chair, Clare Bradley, is unsure if  changing the bylaws would fix the wider issue.
"We wouldn't contemplate having a shared pedestrian space where vehicles can be going 60-plus miles an hour on an unstable surface where there are people having picnics and trying to go for a swim."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Clare Bradley: Muriwai Community Association co-chair on Auckland Council's failed efforts to regulate driving on beaches

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Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson has called AUKUS a 'China containment strategy' - which Labour wants no part of. 

At the party conference, leader Chris Hipkins announced no future Labour Government would be involved in the tri-lateral security deal. 

David Parker says New Zealand should plot a path between the superpowers. 

He's confirmed Labour would withdraw from the deal if the current Government signs up. 

"In terms of the practicality of that - very little will have happened by then. Even the Pillar One submarines that are nuclear powered that Australia's purchasing - they don't arrive by the 2030s."

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Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson has called AUKUS a 'China containment strategy' - which Labour wants no part of.&nbsp;
At the party conference, leader Chris Hipkins announced no future Labour Government would be involved in the tri-lateral security deal.&nbsp;
David Parker says New Zealand should plot a path between the superpowers.&nbsp;
He's confirmed Labour would withdraw from the deal if the current Government signs up.&nbsp;
"In terms of the practicality of that - very little will have happened by then. Even the Pillar One submarines that are nuclear powered that Australia's purchasing - they don't arrive by the 2030s."
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David Parker: Labour foreign affairs spokesperson on the party's pledge to avoid joining AUKUS

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The Government's introducing individual job plans to get people off the Jobseeker benefit. 

The 70,000 people on the Jobseeker benefit with employment case managers will be eligible for the work-readiness needs assessment. 

It will look at any issues with education, transport, addiction, health and childcare.

Social Development Minister Louise Upston says they want to address people's individual barriers.

"If they need a drivers' licence, then yes, we'll connect them with an MSD-funded programme."

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The Government's introducing individual job plans to get people off the Jobseeker benefit.&nbsp;
The 70,000 people on the Jobseeker benefit with employment case managers will be eligible for the work-readiness needs assessment.&nbsp;
It will look at any issues with education, transport, addiction, health and childcare.
Social Development Minister Louise Upston says they want to address people's individual barriers.
"If they need a drivers' licence, then yes, we'll connect them with an MSD-funded programme."
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Louise Upston: Social Development Minister on the Government's plan to get people off the Jobseeker benefit

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The Supreme Court has ruled the majority of the Court of Appeal “erred” in a major decision that ultimately eased the test for Māori to gain customary rights for use of the foreshore and seabed.

Its just-issued ruling allows an appeal by the Attorney-General against the Court of Appeal’s decision last October, at a time the Government is pushing through contentious legislation to overturn it.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these new developments.

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The Supreme Court has ruled the majority of the Court of Appeal “erred” in a major decision that ultimately eased the test for Māori to gain customary rights for use of the foreshore and seabed.
Its just-issued ruling allows an appeal by the Attorney-General against the Court of Appeal’s decision last October, at a time the Government is pushing through contentious legislation to overturn it.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks these new developments.
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Supreme Court's latest ruling in foreshore and seabed legal saga

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Clare Bradley: Muriwai Community Association co-chair on Auckland Council's failed efforts to regulate driving on beaches

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