Arthur The Ministry of Social Development has decided to show some government kindness by going against the Public Service Commission’s call for a halt to job losses for unvaccinated staff as reported in the NZ Herald on Tuesday. It is going to terminate unvaccinated staff regardless of common sense,
I am writing in support of the writer of the Letter to the Editor published on the BFD headed “Why You Shouldn’t Dismiss National and ACT”. The basic tenet of the letter I agree with. The writer is making the point that stating that you cannot give National or
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A BFD Transcript Leighton: Rodney Hide, a parliamentarian for 15 years, some would say a successful one, others might argue. “He left his mark”, is probably the most important point, and he continues to do so, albeit that he is retired from politics. He has moved into a part of
So, exactly how many people have actually died of covid? Of covid, mind you. Not “with” covid. Not “covid-related”. Of covid, and nothing else? Um… look! Over there! A war in Eastern Europe! (Are they distracted, yet? Okay, let’s just slide out the new data and hope everyone’s
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz The Government’s Three Waters reform programme is still in crisis, despite the supposed fix coming in yesterday with the release of yet another report with recommendations for improvements. The Government seems determined to push through a deeply unpopular
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There are many different forms of corruption: graft, bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, influence peddling, and embezzlement. Most of our politicians would not consider themselves to be corrupt, but they definitely fit many of the types of corruption, particularly patronage, influence peddling and lobbying. They do these things to
