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Amberley Beach ‘managed retreat’ plan could become nationwide test case
Some say a house worth $700,000 or $800,000 could effectively be reduced to an empty section inland.
CHD says CDC stripped death details from vaccine safety study before publication
The CDC did not publicly explain why the manuscript was changed.
Batchelor loses defamation case against TVNZ and researcher
Batchelor had sued over a 1News article published in August 2023.
Heinz Wattie’s closure plan threatens Canterbury growers’ cash flow
Heinz Wattie’s proposed closure of its Christchurch processing plant is set to hit about 220 Canterbury vegetable growers.
‘I’ve got one year left in me’: Brooke van Velden says she will leave politics
Van Velden will remain a minister until the election.
The Watchers Need a Whole Lotta Watching
The globalist ‘human rights’ mob sure do ’ave ’em.
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Was It Worth Saving Europe?
They’ll take our blood and treasure, but no more than a pittance of our beef.
Is This a $110 Billion Illusion?
After nearly 20 years and billions in subsidies, no one has shown that KiwiSaver has made New Zealanders wealthier. Still, the instinct across the political spectrum is to make the scheme bigger.
How the World Lost Its Refining Buffer
Covid-era capacity destruction, post-pandemic concentration in Asia and the Middle East and what it means for New Zealand in 2026
The Problematic Size of Government in NZ
It is an election year. Who will, with credibility, propose to shrink the size of government in NZ to a level that allows genuine comparison with the best of the OECD?
Luxon the Albatross as National Stagnates and Labour Creeps Ahead in Latest Poll
The numbers show a country unhappy with the current government but not yet convinced Labour has all the answers either.
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