Moa Point and the Shitty Deflection
“Greater Wellington” sues Wellington City Council and Tiaki Wai over Moa Point sewage disaster.
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Williamson on the Seats That Could Decide
Williamson also goes through the marginal electorates where he says the candidate vote will decide the result.
Claire Charters Calls Democracy a ‘Fairy Tale’
While she fast-tracks her vision to enshrine Māori sovereignty into law, any clear thinking New Zealander can easily discern her radical blueprint would completely dismantle New Zealand’s democracy, replacing equal rights for all citizens with a divided system based on race.
A Promise at Eberswalde
A democratic nation that fails to offer its crisis-stricken people a coherent choice between left and right will struggle to remain one.
These Are Stupid and False Claims
The economic effects of private companies can be measured in jobs, exports, tax paid and private gifts to hospitals and community facilities. The effects of organised gang activity appear in police statistics, hospital presentations, court lists and the documented use of intimidation and extortion.
Opportunity Needs a Reality Check
The centre-right option has many, many faults, but with economic growth finally starting to gather some momentum, we’d be crazy to put the brakes on – the way that Labour, the Greens and Opportunity want to.
Quick Hit: Petty and Pathetic, by the Numbers
Hipkins called Luxon’s education attack “petty and pathetic”. The ministry’s own figures show regular attendance fell from 64 per cent to 39.9 per cent while he was minister, and it was falling before Covid arrived.
Interest, Yes. Pressure, No.
A senior officer swore parliament was merely interested in Brian Tamaki. The emails she was shown, and the protests nobody chased, tell a different story.
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Lawyer Keith Jefferies said there was one rule at Middleton’s private farewell: no one was to mention Karla. “Veronica is a strong woman, but the grief is still raw and real.”
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Would National forfeit the election to stop becoming a more center-right government?
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