AGP Executive Report
Last update: 31 minutes agoCourtroom Conduct: New Chief Justice-backed guidelines tell counsel to use witnesses’ pronouns, shifting responsibility onto lawyers to confirm usage in advance—sparking free-speech concerns where sex and gender are central. Tobacco & Health: Fresh figures show tobacco sales down sharply in 2025, with officials worried about an accelerated drop in legal sales that may be feeding black-market cigarettes. Te Reo Māori at Work: The PSA urges the Public Service Commission to withdraw guidance discouraging public servants from attending the Te Wiki o te Reo Māori parade, calling it a chilling effect on te reo support. Special Education: Education Minister Erica Stanford announces 20 new specialist classrooms across nine schools, pushing “inclusion is choice” for students with high and complex needs. Māori Design & Fashion: Designer Samsara Jade spotlights raranga’s whakapapa and meaning as Māori weaving takes a visible role in mainstream retail. Sport & Culture: Tauranga joins a centenary NZ–India sport programme with Black Caps ODIs against India at Bay Oval. Prisons & Accountability: Whānau of Blake Lee renews pressure for answers after his 2020 killing in Auckland Prison, tying it to wider deaths-in-custody scrutiny. Rugby Rivalry: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie plays down “mind games” ahead of the Springboks opener of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry at Ellis Park.
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