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Colonization Gave Maori Cause for Hope

Colonization Gave Maori Cause for Hope

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments So, in the opinions of Peeni Henare and Willie Jackson, two of the weaker minds in our ministry, Paul

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‘Cousins’ the Movie

‘Cousins’ the Movie

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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The State of the Public Service
NZ

The State of the Public Service

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Jacinda Ardern’s Opaque Government by PR
NZ

Jacinda Ardern’s Opaque Government by PR

Dr Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. One of the most important, and scathing, critiques of Jacinda Ardern’s Government was published this week

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Gutless National
NZ

Gutless National

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Dyson Deserves Diddly Squat

Dyson Deserves Diddly Squat

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Ruth Dyson recieves a gong for her services to disabled people. Good Lord. The minister who forced the minimum wage on sheltered workshops in 2005. She was warned about the effect but bullocked on. Here’s a report from my local paper (when it was

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Benefit Income versus Income from Work
NZ

Benefit Income versus Income from Work

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Stuff’s Pink-Shirt-Hypocrisy

Stuff’s Pink-Shirt-Hypocrisy

Amanda Vickers voicesforfreedom.co.nz On pink shirt day, Stuff published a long-form piece dedicated to ridiculing and denigrating one of NZ’s leading epidemiologists, Dr. Simon Thornley. Pink shirt day aims to create communities where people feel valued and respected. Stuff’s language includes phrases such as:  “feverishly embraces

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Josh Van Veen: A Tale of Two Parties

Josh Van Veen: A Tale of Two Parties

Josh Van Veen Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is former member of NZ First and worked as a parliamentary researcher to Winton Peters from 2011 to 2013. He has a Masters in Politics from the University of Auckland. His thesis examined class voting

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No One Will Pay for COVID Crimes against Humanity

No One Will Pay for COVID Crimes against Humanity

Julie Kelly amgreatness.com Julie Kelly is a political commentator and senior contributor to American Greatness. She is the author of Disloyal Opposition: How the NeverTrump Right Tried-And Failed-To Take Down the President. Her past work can be found at The Federalist and National Review. She also has been featured

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Stuart Nash on Unemployability

Stuart Nash on Unemployability

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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1930-40s Housing Problem and Political Propaganda

1930-40s Housing Problem and Political Propaganda

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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