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A Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article

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. How I Survived

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The Heralds, They Are a-Changin

The Heralds, They Are a-Changin

This week, apologies for me opening with an attempt at satire, for which my nature as an inveterate stirrer adversely affects my abilities as a satirist, but this latest piece by Chris Trotter about the banning of Dr Michael Bassett has been my motivation for what follows. First the Attempt

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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Judith Collins and David Seymour got under ‘Jackboot’ Jacinda’s skin yesterday, and the “Be Kind” mantra went missing altogether: 2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s policies and actions? Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN (Prime Minister)

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Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

The vaping regulations promoted by Ayesha Verrall will ban most vaping products and probably force vaping stores to close. This is not the Minister’s intent, it is due to a conflict between the legislation and the proposed regulations. The government is spending heavily on promoting vaping, while at the

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

“Free subject to conditions” would be the security status of terror suspect Suhayra Aden if she returns to New Zealand, according to a senior government minister. It looks increasingly likely the New Zealand woman accused of being an Islamic State terrorist will end up back here with her two children,

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Megan Woods in Hiding on Housing

Megan Woods in Hiding on Housing

ACT Party ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “This Government’s practice of blather and flannel when asked specific questions about its performance is running its usual evasive course in respect of how many new houses it will build this year,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “When I

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Maori: ‘…Gentle, Kind and Involved Fathers’

Maori: ‘…Gentle, Kind and Involved Fathers’

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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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. Eight ‘Male Needs’

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Ardern an Alarmist and an Apologist

Ardern an Alarmist and an Apologist

The words alarmist and apologist are becoming more and more applicable to Ardern. An alarmist is a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities. An apologist is one who argues in favour of something unpopular. These two words seem to sum

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Daily News Roundup – 9 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 9 March 2021

PM pulls out of weekly Mike Hosking interviews Mike Hosking (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern doesn’t answer the tough questions Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): PM turning her back on voters by abandoning interview slot Barry Soper (Herald): Jacinda Ardern is treading water, the master of soft, flattering

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