Tani Newton Te Pati Maori’s call for a separate Maori Parliament may sound treasonous to some. To others, it is just another episode in the long and mildly sad story of a basically happy country that longs for a unity it can never quite achieve. Hobson’s promise, “We
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRIES, KIWIRAIL, INFRASTRUCTURE Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Politicians are failing to put the national interest first in infrastructure Gordon Campbell: On cancer drugs, and the Great Ferries Cancellation Disaster of ’23 Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon assures he 'knows how to deliver economics'
There is a growing consensus that the current ferry buying conundrum epitomises that successive governments that have deferred investment in infrastructure, running the country into the ground.
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Why is a Council flush with funds putting up rates so much?
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The Grampus I recently received a lengthy questionnaire from the Christchurch City Council (CCC) about what the council and individuals could do to mitigate climate change and reduce our emissions and so forth. I was aware the CCC did have an investment in reducing climate change and that significant monies
Dan Dempsey The first thing you experience while shopping in New Zealand supermarkets is the fruit and vegetable department (unless you shop at Pak’nSave where you are bombarded with stacked cartons of the week’s discounted items). Consider that most of what you see there, handled and placed in
Seymour correct to ask the question
Was Paul Henry correct when he questioned whether New Zealand is on the skids? It’s something we need to ask now that our migration figures show we lost huge numbers of people last year who have gone overseas for greener pastures.
Peter C Earle Peter C Earle, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow who joined AIER in 2018. He holds a PhD in Economics from l’Universite d’Angers, an MA in Applied Economics from American University, an MBA (Finance), and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy
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Joe Schaeffer libertynation.com Americans are shocked to learn that an administration that has signed an international pledge to normalize mass migration into the United States is granting “mass amnesty” for hundreds of thousands of foreigners to do just that. “Data show that since 2022, more than 350,000 asylum
