Can You Lodge Your Own ACC Claim?
The process may be frustrating and long winded, but you are entitled to care, support, and compensation. Be assertive. Be stubborn. Don’t take no for an answer.
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The SodaStream Boycott Helps No One
The SodaStream boycott is not a principled stand. It is a performance. It sacrifices real Palestinian livelihoods for political theatre and it spreads lies to the New Zealand public. The real stain isn’t on SodaStream: it’s on PSNA.
The Commission on C-19 Phase Two
Taken as a whole, the commission’s positions, which we watched unfold live, appear to amount to a pre-determined and completely inadequate outcome.
A Call to Action to Support Food Producers
As New Zealanders fill their shopping baskets in the coming months, it’s worth remembering that our food security depends on the resilience of those who produce it. And with a nation to feed, giving up simply isn’t an option.
The Étaples Uprising in 1917
The hidden revolt of the working-class soldier, the war within the war and the truth they buried.
The Winter Winds Blow Unkind for Labor
Gales, rain, hail and no sausages make for angry Tasmanian voters.
Should We Stop Damning the Dame?
Having to spend two terms of government looking at the front of her, most were more than pleased to see the back of her.
Much Hangs on How You Vote on 12 October
Hamilton City Council is only one council being subjected to this kind of blackmail. Other councils are facing it too.
Luxon’s Medical School Gamble: Throwing Cash at Waikato’s Shaky Reputation
Luxon’s Government gets a half-hearted pat on the back for sticking to their word. But pushing ahead with a medical school at an institution with a shaky academic reputation? That’s a gamble... and not a smart one.
News Briefing: 22 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WAIKATO MEDICAL SCHOOL Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Waikato Medical School – A Costly case study in policy capture Adam Pearse (Herald): Neil Quigley denies conflict of interest as Reserve Bank chairman amid Waikato medical school deal (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Waikato
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The word for today is… litmus test (noun): : a test in which a single factor (such as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : It was in the 14th century that scientists discovered that litmus, a mixture of coloured organic compounds obtained from lichen, turns red