Police called Te Pāti Māori inquiry ‘active’ 19 months after closing it
Police repeatedly withheld information about an Electoral Commission referral involving Te Pāti Māori by saying an investigation was active.
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‘Trojan horse’: Labour’s online regulator expands beyond child safety
Labour wants to establish an online safety regulator with responsibilities extending beyond children, less than three weeks after supporting legislation built around banning under-16s from social media.
Trotter says Te Pāti Māori has put constitutional transformation on the ballot
Chris Trotter says Te Pāti Māori is spelling out a plan to fundamentally redistribute political, economic and cultural power between Māori and the Crown.
Israel’s Māori charm offensive draws scrutiny over unanswered questions
The Israeli Government reportedly paid to host Māori leaders, including at least one elected representative, on a trip sold as “business and innovation”.
Strong international ranking masks two decades of falling achievement
New Zealand teenagers remain among the stronger performers internationally, but their reading, maths and science results are substantially below those recorded two decades ago.
ACT and NZ First promise immigration clampdown as ACT targets Waitangi Tribunal
Under ACT’s Tribunal policy , the body would be restricted to historical claims lodged before the existing September 2008 cut-off.
Plunket calls for Ombudsman’s sacking as public-sector accountability comes under scrutiny
Sean Plunket has called for Chief Ombudsman John Allen to be removed after a speech critics say crossed from independent oversight into political advocacy.
The Luxury Holiday Camp for Invaders
British pensioners would be better off getting on a dinghy.
Wind It Up Or Make It Binding.
One side wants a finish line. The other wants an unelected veto. Wind it up or watch them put it above you.
Māori Roadside Art Has Become a Cultural Graffiti
An individual piece of Māori roadside art may be perfectly attractive, interesting, or even impressive.
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The word for today is… incriminate (verb) - : to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Testimony may incriminate a suspect by placing him at the scene of a crime, and incriminating evidence is the kind that strongly links him
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But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?.
