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The Longest Joke in the World

The Longest Joke in the World

Source: Facebook Judith and Cindy are in a bar at the airport. Judith leans over, and with a smile on her face, says, “I must say it’s most unusual, but the media are really tearing you apart for that scandal.” Cindy: “You mean my continuing to lie about Sroubek?

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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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The Application for a Mt Hobson Academy

The Application for a Mt Hobson Academy

Alwyn Poole The Villa Education Trust has provided exceptional education for children/families with a range of challenges since 2003. This includes the Partnership — then Designated Character — Schools: South Auckland Middle School and Middle School West Auckland that are phenomenal. Cognition Education studied them and concluded: In summary we find

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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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LIVE: Numbers Game (Trad Tasman Talk Ep.40)

LIVE: Numbers Game (Trad Tasman Talk Ep.40)

Dieuwe de Boer and Tim Wilms discuss the latest news and developments happening in the Tasman. Both Tasman nations are engaged in a numbers game but of different kinds. New Zealand is is counting down the days until the September election and crunching the electoral math. Australia is watching the

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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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