Governments love holding productivity summits. They commission reviews, establish taskforces and release glossy discussion papers asking why productivity growth has stalled. Perhaps they should begin by reading their own procurement policies.
It’s worth remembering the clarion cry of the American Founding Fathers – no taxation without representation.
Albo’s crass podcast stunt only confirms voters’ vomit reaction.
The policy could flood markets with low-cost competition that would erode domestic industries, accelerate demographic shifts, deepen inequality and strain infrastructure.
A putative One Nation Government would be a lightning-bolt of chaotic liberation.
If, as an immigrant, you are required to know English, is knowing Hindi or Punjabi an advantage? And why?
Contrary to the pearl-clutching in the media, this policy will deliver a solid stack of votes to NZ First. People are sick of it. They want their country back, starting with control over who gets a say in how it is run.
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Announcing his new policy on Sunday, party leader Winston Peters said voting “should be a privilege of those who have sworn allegiance to New Zealand, and who have made the commitment to make New Zealand their home and their future”.
The word for today is… erratic (adjective, noun) adjective 1: having no fixed course : wandering 2a: characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity b: deviating from what is ordinary or standard : eccentric 3: transported from an original resting place especially by a glacier 4 archaic : nomadic noun : one that
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
