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Police culture in crisis as McSkimming scandal deepens
"...there is some concerning behaviour in the wider police which needs more scrutiny.”
Tamihere once blasted Māori Party “separatists.” Now he leads them
“The days when people could stand up and scream ‘treaty’ and believe that they would get special rights have gone.”
Labour rejects government’s rate cap as households face rising costs
“Ratepayers are tired of having to prudently manage their own budgets while rates continue to go up.”
Labour staffer under fire after edited clip of Nicola Willis breaches Parliament rules
“Standing orders make it very clear that no one can use or take footage from a parliamentary feed and then manipulate it to give a message contrary to that of the person who is speaking.”
Labour’s weekend conference signals one thing: National-lite
“We can’t say yes to everything.” Edwards says this is Labour managing expectations “downward at industrial scale”.
‘The fever has broken’: teacher says gender ideology is losing its grip in schools
“Somewhere, a badge is losing its lustre.”
Asian hornet threat exposes cracks in NZ’s biosecurity – and the window to act is shrinking
Summarised by Centrist The discovery of multiple Asian yellow-legged hornet queens and nests across Glenfield...
X account suspended after political commentary flagged
A New Zealand media watchdog says X erased his channel without warning, evidence or a single human review.
Schools face political pressure over Treaty clause repeal, MPs and advocacy groups say
“Unions are standing over principals and school boards pressuring them to sign their anti-govt pledge."
Labour moves into campaign mode and turns on Te Pāti Māori
“I know Māori voters want a change of government at the next election..."
The real price of Seymour’s red tape reforms
"A three-dollar payoff is a pretty decent return.”
Why New Zealand keeps announcing megaprojects that never get built
“New Zealand’s political history is littered with abandoned and stalled megaprojects.”