Billions spent on Māori initiatives as parties promise more
Successive governments have committed billions of dollars to Māori-targeted programmes.
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Former NZ First MP and educator Jim Peters dies
Former New Zealand First MP Jim Peters, the brother of party leader Winston Peters, has died following a long career in education, local government and politics.
Four ways heavy phone use may affect your body
Prolonged smartphone use may contribute to sore thumbs, dry eyes, disrupted sleep and neck or shoulder tension, although the evidence is more nuanced than warnings about “text neck” sometimes suggest.
Police display 1.67m licence photos a month but don’t proactively audit viewing
In brief Police systems displayed 1.67 million NZTA driver licence photos in July, most automatically when officers searched for a person.
I Identify as a Muslim Woman
Has Hampshire Police committed a hate crime by refusing to recognise Mx Miller’s identity? That’s how it’s supposed to work, isn’t it?
Don’t Let the Door Hit Your Arse on the Way Out
African refugee openly refuses to assimilate.
Go and See Auschwitz. Now. (Auckland)
We need to understand what we are capable of. The unbelievably monstrous evil. And the courage. And the humanity that somehow survived inside it. Just go. You will not regret it.
Have We Undermined 175 Years of Progress for Women?
The high price of appearing ‘compassionate’.
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Why RNZ Can’t Be Trusted
Most people will take this at face value but I have just explained why that is a mistake. And if the reporter understood the difference, it’s an outright misrepresentation.
A Win for Free Speech
Helen Houghton challenges ‘extremist’ label and secures a public apology from HarperCollins and Byron Clark.
New Zealand’s Gateway to Indentured Labour
How a visa scheme designed to fill labour shortages led to exploitation – and a pathway to permanent migration.