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NZ Not Politically Polarised Says New Study
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NZ Not Politically Polarised Says New Study

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. The heat is rising in New Zealand politics and society at the moment. Protests and frustration with the

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Ardern Dead Wrong

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 Dream Run Is Over
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Jacinda Ardern’s Dream Run Is Over

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. Cartoon credit SonovaMin. The BFD The dream run of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government’s seems well and

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Racially Charged Healthcare
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Racially Charged Healthcare

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 If you want proof that Jacinda Ardern’s is the most racist government in New Zealand’s history,

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PM Digging Herself into a Horrid Hole

PM Digging Herself into a Horrid Hole

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 and the Ghost of David Lange

Jacinda Ardern and the Ghost of David Lange

Graham Adams Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom David Lange is one of the most tragic figures of

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Housing Crisis Solved?
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Housing Crisis Solved?

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 In the middle of October, something astonishing happened: the Government and the National Party held a joint news conference to announce that they had agreed on the way

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‘There Is No Maori Problem until We Start Making One…’
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‘There Is No Maori Problem until We Start Making One…’

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 The clipping below was submitted by a reader who noted the passage of fifty-nine years since. Old

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Everyone Who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted

Everyone Who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted

christian.art Now on a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, ‘When someone

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Government Failure on Water Reform: Part 2

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Earlier this month leftwing columnist Chris Trotter argued that the water reforms are less about the ideal way of fixing water infrastructure problems and more

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Government Failure on Water Reform: Part 1
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Government Failure on Water Reform: Part 1

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The Government’s water reforms appear to be fatally flawed before legislation is even introduced to Parliament. The fact that the Minister of Local Government

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A Govt That Imposes Three Waters Is a Dictatorship

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 A Government that ignores reasoned opposition from local government by imposing 50/50 iwi-council co-governance through its Three Waters Plan is yet another step closer to

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‘Papers!’

‘Papers!’

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 “Papers!” That’s the chilling demand that sends a shiver down the spine. There’s the man in uniform. He controls your life: he decides whether you go

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Vaccine Data and Missing Context

bassettbrashandhide.com Vaccine data is easily misinterpreted when the context is missing. Yesterday a link was posted to a video entitled, OFFICIAL UK DATA SHOWS KIWIS ARE BEING SERIOUSLY MISLED ABOUT THE COVID-19 JAB. The video featured this NHS (United Kingdom) table: The claim was made that rates of

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Dealing with the Backsliders

Dealing with the Backsliders

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 I grew up in a New Zealand where we looked up to really inspiring people. People who made

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