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‘Dial down the hysteria’: doctors say measles fear out of proportion to risk
The current outbreak is under 20 cases in a nation of 5.4 million.
Te Pāti Māori turmoil deepens as iwi leaders step in and byelections loom
The implosion continues.
Was Jacinda Ardern naïve or Machiavellian? David Cohen on the question dividing New Zealand
“I eventually decided she was Machiavellian.”
Five Taxes We Should Abolish Now
Australia needs a leaner, fairer tax system that doesn’t penalise success, ambition or everyday life.
Yet the Left Are Silent About Africa
The progressive movement has lost its moral spine. It is no longer about truth, or decency, or defending the innocent. It is about optics.
The UK Police Are a Sick Joke
Too busy policing mean tweets to respond to knife-wielding maniacs.
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The Initiative Is Lacking on Māori Seats
The New Zealand Initiative prostrates itself to a Māorified parliament.
It Would Be Better to Ban Politicians
While fireworks face being banned to keep them out of the hands of the stupid, at each election ballot papers are thrust into those same hands with potentially worse consequences.