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Hipkins rules out NZ First after NZ First already ruled out Labour
Peters says he ruled Labour out four years ago, again last year and repeatedly since.
Fauci texts expose private uncertainty over miscarriage risk during vaccine rollout
“...theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester”
Banks save money by removing ATMs, but cash users pay the price
More than four in ten New Zealanders still use cash for everyday purchases.
City Rail Link’s $2.6B blowout leaves Auckland ratepayers with a $235m annual bill
“It didn’t need to be gold-plated, platinum-encrusted and covered in public art.”
Nearly half a million eligible voters face new pre-election enrolment deadline
Voters must enrol by October 25, 13 days before election day.
Tell Me Please, What Is Racism?
Racism is a readily available term to all who consider themselves oppressed, and using it is a ‘double whammy’: it immediately apportions guilt to the ‘other’ while giving the user a self-righteous moral high ground.
Everyone backs Luxon except the woman tipped to replace him
A senior minister could end the speculation with one sentence. Stanford chose not to.
'A major distraction': Luxon calls urgent caucus meeting as leadership pressures spill into the open
“This issue needs to be resolved quickly.”
The Greens Are Being Remarkably Honest
We should listen. The plan is for a very different New Zealand.
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This Is What They’re Protecting
The government has abrogated its responsibilities and the judges and bureaucrats never take any.
Is a Marae Near You Worth $2.44 Billion of Your Tax Money?
This $2.44 billion “donation” isn’t about community infrastructure is it: it’s a desperate, taxpayer-funded undertaking to buy votes. Why aren’t the media asking the Greens if they are serving New Zealanders, or just subsidising and aligning themselves with the Māori Party’s agenda?
No Winston, This Is His Country Too
Radically reducing immigrant arrivals and visa restrictions is one thing, but rounding up people who may have been in the country for decades because they don’t ‘look like a Kiwi’ is quite another – and a much more horrifying – story.