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Not a Citizen? Then Don’t Vote
Winston is right. The vote is for citizens. Welfare, pensions and health should be next.
Under-16 social media bill gives courts power to block platforms nationwide
National’s proposed under-16 social media bill would require age-restricted platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to take “reasonable steps” to stop children under 16 accessing them.
Te Pāti Māori weighs no-list strategy that could reshape Parliament
Te Pāti Māori is considering an election tactic that could affect the balance of Parliament even if its nationwide party vote remains very small: not submitting a party list at all.
Left-heavy health survey finds only 12% unconditionally willing to pay more tax
A survey reported by RNZ as showing that almost two-thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare found only 12.4% unconditionally agreed to pay more.
IT Scandal - One of the highest paid public servants keeps job after misleading Parliament
MBIE chief executive Nic Blakeley has kept his job after the ministry was found to have deliberately misled Parliament, despite offering his resignation and publicly declaring that “accountability rests with me”.
Labour’s Fiscal Strategy Doesn’t Add Up
Their numbers are a chaotic mess of promises, ideology and complete disregard for simple sums.
Seymour’s Focus On Equality Is 50 Years Too Late
If you choose to keep following rules that an increasingly smaller number of your neighbours also follow, then you are living dangerously indeed.
Religion in the Age of Intelligent Machines
They don’t exist yet, but they might one day – then what?
Quick Hit: Five or Zero
Chippy's genuine shot is a binary bet on Qiulae Wong. Five per cent or zero.
Watching ‘No One Cares About Crazy People’ Will Change You
Problem solved, no. But problem met head-on, yes.
Science Saturday
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Craig Stobo’s First Interview As A NZ First Candidate
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Jordan Williams On Corruption In Public Service & MBIE
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Editors’ Picks
How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.