The reversal follows criticism from Christchurch residents, who accused the council of erasing history and ignoring public support for an official celebration. It emerged that council staff did not consult elected representatives before their decision was publicly released.
Should the foolish members of the Social Security Appeal Authority be put out to grass by the minister? That, it seems to me, is well overdue.
The most recent round of spending cuts follows DOGE’s announcement of the termination of 89 additional DOE contracts worth $881 million.
The concern centres around ‘colonisation’. When asked whether the council would support anniversary events without Ngāi Tahu’s involvement and approval, the answer was a firm “No.”
We’re in the age of outrage, where every group we don’t like suddenly becomes the enemy. And while we’re busy pointing fingers and slapping labels, the real issues – poverty, addiction, broken whānau – get lost in the noise.
Breathtaking hypocrisy. If the police can be the thin blue line between Tamaki’s men and the Rainbow crowd, then they could have been the thin blue line between the Rainbow thugs and a few defenceless women at Albert Park.
This has absolutely no basis in history and appears a very poor excuse for not taking proper care of your children.
Aotearoa remains the minority’s birthright; New Zealand the majority’s possession.
We New Zealanders need to take a ‘SICK’ break to recover from this ‘Waitangi virus’, so please join the nationwide protest by calling in ‘sick’ on 7 February each year.
Closing his message with a final dig at Hipkins’ tenure as prime minister, Tamaki quipped: “Because right now, your burns are about as effective as your time as PM… short-lived, ineffective and forgettable.”
The bill will be thrown out. But the issue will not go away. David Seymour has done the nation a major favour by getting us to talk about the matter. It’s time the National and Labour parties faced up to a few realities of the culture war.
We expect Luxon to lead the way, clearly and decisively, instead of delivering speeches that make us wonder whether he actually supports tribal control instead of being determined to uphold his election promise to eliminate it and heal the country.
Caught out throwing money at terror-supporting ‘artist’.
