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Rebuilding the integrity of the police was listed as a “mission-critical” challenge following a 2025 Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report that revealed integrity failings across a small group of senior individuals.
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The word for today is… meretricious (adjective) - 1 formal + disapproving a: tastelessly showy and falsely attractive b: superficially (see superficial sense 2) significant : pretentious 2: of or relating to a person who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Meretricious can
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Ngāi Tahu Attempt Shakedown Of The Santana Mining Project
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Michael Laws Breaks Down Luxon’s Leadership & His Real Ongoing Problem
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Former Judge David Harvey On The False ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
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The Civil War in Sudan
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