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Is Poverty in NZ Worse?
By Carlton McCoy Jack Tame questions Jacinda Ardern on poverty in New Zealand.
Media Self-Censorship
What use is Freedom of the Press if the Press censors itself? The Media are now deciding what we can and can’t see, hear and read. It is for our own good of course. By Temporal Tui
No Kindness for Criminals
National party In a move that contradicts the government’s “wellbeing” approach, mental health nurses have been axed from Counties Manukau Police Station. The ‘watch-house nurse pilot initiative’ was launched in 2008. It placed mental health nurses in the Counties Manukau police watch house. Following its success, the pilot became
That’s Not How you Reduce Poverty Jacinda
ACT party A massive spike in the number of beneficiaries shows Labour’s anti-growth policies are slowing the economy and making it easier for people to stay on welfare. There was an increase of 14,559 people on a benefit in the last 12 months. That is a shocking indictment
JAG Gets an Apology from Simon Bridges
National party Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has today apologised to Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter for releasing false information about the government’s car tax. In recent statements, National claimed Labour’s car tax would increase the cost of some of New Zealand’s most popular vehicles
Compulsory Te Reo a Cruel Joke
ACT party Kelvin Davis’s push for compulsory Maori in schools shows Labour is deeply committed to social engineering. The Minister responsible for Maori education has said he wants te reo to become compulsory in state schools as soon as possible. Too many children leave school without having acquired basic