What exactly is being shielded from public view? If an MP’s official communications channels are closed off, it undermines public trust and the principle that elected representatives should be visible and accessible to their constituents.
Retail NZ is urging all businesses to report every incident to police, regardless of the scale.
Under Luxon’s leadership, National are now burning their political capital at a prodigious rate! For me and many others the gauge is hovering just outside the red sector and the big E!
The NZ movie industry has been hit with 100% tariffs, a month after Nats announced its billion dollar subsidies would continue.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT Luke Malpass (Post): Pay equity slashing a sub-plot in a much larger game (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Pay equity changes: Two sides of the coalition brought out Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Five things you need to know about the surprise pay
We’ve pretended we’re a global powerhouse when we’re really just a subsidised sideshow. Trump’s tariff is a reality check and a chance to rebuild on solid ground. Let’s stop crying over spilt milk and start building businesses that can stand on their own.
Family First has written to the Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati requiring the Ministry of Health to remove the reference to the PATHA Guidelines in the Position Statement on the Use of Puberty Blockers in Gender-Affirming Care issued by the Ministry on 21 November 2024.
Despite recent reports of Druze being targeted again in southern Syria, New Zealand has made no official comment. No condemnation. No statement of concern. Not even a symbolic gesture of solidarity. Its silence has been deafening.
But not forgetting is one thing; bearing a personal burden of guilt seems to me to be quite another.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Tom Day (1News): Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email Russell Palmer (RNZ): National's Erica Stanford used personal email for work purposes Julia Gabel (Herald): Senior Minister Erica Stanford sent official briefings to personal email account
Doyle isn’t a victim of a grand conspiracy to erase him. He’s an MP who made poor choices and now faces scrutiny – scrutiny he’s earned.
When cultural beliefs are given parity with science, it jeopardizes public trust in scientific institutions and can foster misinformation, especially in areas such as public health, where the stakes are especially high.
People are going to look for solutions outside of the system because pain and suffering will not wait for change to take place at the snail’s pace of bureaucracy.
