Labour Pushes More Tax and a Digital ID ‘Medicard’
The plan would see the Medicard, a form of digital ID, functioning as both an identification tool within the health system and a means to track entitlements.
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The Story of New Zealand’s Greatest Nationalist
From exposing corruption to balancing budgets and defending our sovereignty, he has embodied the Northland spirit of tenacity. Some call him a disrupter, but others see a patriot who keeps our leaders honest.
It Is the Same-Old, Same-Old
If you thought the public service was going to look or behave any differently under a National government, you will be disappointed. Indications are that the propagandist public service is just marking time till a left-wing administration is restored.
The Striking Teacher’s Demands Have Been Leaked
So what exactly do our performative pedagogues want?
Labour Are True to Their Word
Yes, they’ve been clever – probably with expert advice – but don’t be fooled.
Luxon’s Cabinet Carnage: Reshuffle Brews as Coalition Fumes and Leadership Falters
Rumours are flying about his lacklustre leadership and the polls keep flatlining. Now this chatter about grand coalitions could upend everything.
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Kapa-Kingi claimed her Te Tai Tokerau electorate committee was not invited to attend Thursday’s meeting and had not been afforded a right of reply. “As far as I’m concerned, this so-called suspension, it has no mana.”
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The word for today is… rebarbative (adjective) - : repellent, irritating Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Rebarbative traces back to the Latin word for "beard" - barba - making it a very distant relative of the English word beard. But there is some sense to the connection. After all, beards may not be
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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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Don Brash On The Results Of The Māori Wards Referendums
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