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Is Maori Funding Producing Better Maori Health Outcomes?

Is Maori Funding Producing Better Maori Health Outcomes?

To evaluate whether Maori benefit from specific funding we have to compare Maori health and life expectancy in the 1960s, when the Waitangi Tribunal was established, with recent Maori health outcomes and longevity after 45 years investment. In the 1960s there was a genuine need for improvement. Compared to other

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Sheriff Collins and the Mustache Gang

Sheriff Collins and the Mustache Gang

Information Satire I had to do a “Blitzkrieg” on Palmy. One of the newest members to our posse, “Sweet William” (Wood) had drawn a moustache on himself. I said to him “I’m comin’ down and hells comin’ with me.” I ordered Wood “NO SPOOFIN der FUHRER” And no Fawlty

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Don’t Write National Off Just Yet

Don’t Write National Off Just Yet

Now that we have had a more realistic political poll from Colmar Brunton, we can start to see the lie of the land regarding the upcoming election. Labour has a clear lead at 53. National is on 32. ACT is on 5%, and looks like it might hold it. NZ

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Two Referenda

Two Referenda

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In early July the Electoral Commission sent out 3.27 million personalised information packs for this year’s General Election. On Saturday 19 September we will not only be asked to vote for the party we would like to be the next government and the

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A Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article

Today Non- Subscribers get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. Have a read of this Insight Politics article then decide whether or not you would like to subscribe to a Silver subscription or upgrade your existing Basic or Bronze level Subscription to Silver. The Quantum of

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Recent political polls have the ACT Party sitting pretty on 5 per cent meaning leader David Seymour could bring along five new friends to Parliament. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/top-five-contenders-could-join-act-leader-david-seymour-in-parliament?auto=0

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The BFD: July Election 2020 Political Poll

The BFD: July Election 2020 Political Poll

At the end of each month, The BFD puts up a new poll with the same question so that we can track changes in voters’ preferences in the lead up to the election on September 19th. Each month we will analyse the previous month’s results so that we can

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WHO Highlights NZ Border Problem

WHO Highlights NZ Border Problem

Press Release: covidplanb.co.nz Several World Health Organisation officials have this week crystallised New Zealand’s border dilemma – saying that keeping national borders closed because of COVID-19 is now unfeasible. Head of WHO’s emergencies program lead Mike Ryan said “it is going to be almost impossible for individual

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Crown Lawyers Ask Judges to Play Politics

Crown Lawyers Ask Judges to Play Politics

Crown lawyers are asking the three judges deciding the case of lockdown legality to play politics. That’s grubby, definitely, and corrupt, probably. The suspicion arises of political finger-dipping in our High Court with Crown Law urging Justices Thomas, Venning and Ellis to consider the “unintended consequences” of their decision,

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