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What Kind of Country Do We Want to Be?
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What Kind of Country Do We Want to Be?

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com As we look into the New Year, there are a lot of crucial issues facing the country – how do we deal with the ongoing unaffordability of housing (notwithstanding the recent fall in house prices); how do we increase our rate of productivity growth so that we

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The Price of Reducing Poverty

The Price of Reducing Poverty

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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What They Are Not Telling You about Our Prisons

What They Are Not Telling You about Our Prisons

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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Reflecting on five years under Ardern
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Reflecting on five years under Ardern

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com I have concluded our new prime minister Jacinda Ardern is clever stupid. She’s quick, has good analytical skills and communicates well. There’s no doubt she’s clever. But she’s stupid on how the world works and lacks thought-through principles and values. She bobs

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Jacinda’s Twaddle about Holding Parents to Account

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. When I was young, kids appeared before a magistrate (a district court judge before 1978) sufficiently rarely that questions

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Contemplative businesswoman reading papers in folder outside building
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Am I the Only Person Who Reads MSD’s Annual Reports?

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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Hints of a Lockdown as 2023 Advances

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com It seems as though the fear is being ramped up so restrictions can be enacted again.  The beating of the lockdown drums appear to be getting louder. Hopefully we are wrong, and it is nothing more than summer waves beckoning us.

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Are You Ready for Vaccine Passport Control?

Are You Ready for Vaccine Passport Control?

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The world’s 20 largest economies, known as G20, held their annual summit in Bali this week. Vaccine passports, connected to the planned World Health Organisation framework, are a feature of the agenda. These people aren’t just the WEF crazies

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Co-Governance Is a Sacred Cow to Labour
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Co-Governance Is a Sacred Cow to Labour

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 Have you noticed that when Jacinda’s government is forced to make concessions under public pressure they never sacrifice

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The Evidence Is In

Gary Moller garymoller.com Gary Moller is a health practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – hair tissue mineral analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Information Opinion Advice Note: If you get

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Convinced She's Still Popular

Why Are Our Borders Still Closed?

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 Have you noticed recently how many shops have signs wanting staff? How many tradesmen are hard to hire because

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PM’s Big Idea Is Bad

PM’s Big Idea Is Bad

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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Where Hamilton West Goes, the Country Goes
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Where Hamilton West Goes, the Country Goes

Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. National used to claim

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The Problem with Luxon
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The Problem with Luxon

Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Karl du Fresne is a freelance journalist and blogger living in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. Three days ago I heard Christopher Luxon being interviewed by Mani Dunlop on Morning Report. It was profoundly depressing. Dunlop introduced the item by saying that with

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