Summarised by Centrist
ACT and Te Pāti Māori gained in the latest Taxpayers-Union Curia poll, with ACT reaching 13% (+4.5) and Te Pāti Māori hitting 5.5% (+3). National dropped to 34.2% (-4.6), Labour to 26.9% (-4.6), and the Greens to 8.3% (-1). The coalition still holds 68 seats. Preferred PM ratings saw Chris Hipkins rise to 19.9% (+4.4).
“The question remains whether Te Pāti Māori can be trusted..."
Unemployment for 15 to 24-year-olds is now, “three times higher than the overall unemployment rate”.
The Gordons’ current whereabouts are currently unknown.
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When I walked up to the counter, rather than asking the standard atatemasu-ka?, they instead asked “are you American?” in English. I said yes, and one young man said “thank you for tomodachi” with a deep bow. I will never forget it.
Opting for tax relief and a ‘light hand’ rather than strict austerity.
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