More than just a shortage of money is negatively affecting children in benefit-dependent homes. If poor children in working households have better outcomes, then increasing parental employment would be a better strategy than increasing benefits.
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It seems it is OK to be racist, when you are targeting white people.
The public consultation period for the rewrite of the Arms Act 1983 has officially opened, giving New Zealanders the opportunity to provide feedback on proposed changes to firearm regulations.
Enforced isolation without an end in sight is torture.
The bill enables mandatory interventions based on approvals from foreign regulators like the WHO, undermining the NZ Bill of Rights.
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The government holds up the prospect of improved public health and economic benefit as its justification, but is there sufficient sound scientific evidence of this? No, absolutely not.
With a January 20 deadline looming, Family First is urging supporters to take five minutes to voice their concerns about puberty blockers.
A guide to help concerned citizens organise for the next election. The system is broken.
New Zealand is dipping its toes back into the Middle East. With a desert climate serving as a natural barrier to agriculture, the GCC countries are particularly willing buyers of New Zealand’s food exports.
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I think I’ve gathered more than enough evidence to show that, rather than being the ‘queen of empathy’, Ms Ardern is a sociopath.
Let’s draft a letter to the Don and offer to become the Swanndri-wearing, weird accented, good old boys of the deep deep American south.
