Nearly 90% of Auckland primary schools say new students lack basic skills
“Perhaps the number of kids not attending ECE, or as frequently, maybe those numbers are stacking up.”
Centrist
New NCEA literacy test exposes scale of underachievement as 15,000 students fall short
How are students being pushed through despite being functionally illiterate?
Peeni Henare exits Parliament after Labour declines to back another run
“Peeni has already announced that he didn’t put his name forward for the Tāmaki Makaurau nomination for Labour.”
NZ scraps full licence driving test in overhaul of licensing rules
There are no changes to the rules for overseas or senior drivers.
Councillor refuses marae meeting, citing language, faith, and cost
“This pressure to engage with the language is often justified by the revisionist view that the Treaty established a ‘partnership’ between iwi and the Crown..."
Insurance costs soar for owners of New Zealand’s most stolen car
For every 1,000 insured Toyota Aquas, 54 had a theft claim, compared with just 15 per 1,000 Corollas.
Peters challenges India trade deal over migration impacts
“There has been a lot of talk about the Indian FTA, and not much comprehension about what the consequences are for New Zealand.”
Modern slavery bill advances using new parliamentary process
“ACT weren’t supportive of it, which is why Camilla and I have worked through this route.”
Mortgage switching boom hints at end of rate cuts
A “whopping $5.8 billion of mortgage debt was shifted between banks."
Law academic Alison Pavlovich to stand for Outdoors and Freedom Party
“Corporate influence is powerful, and we need more balance in favour of people and our environment."
Poll shows gloomy mood holds as Labour’s numbers depend on Te Pāti Māori
There are still far more people saying “wrong track” than “right track.”
Luxon’s ‘podium of truth’: PM moves to defend iwi as scrutiny grows over Mount Maunganui slip
“Racist rhetoric and misinformation.”
