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Time to Break up the Supermarket Duopoly

Time to Break up the Supermarket Duopoly

An embarrassing big con is being sold to New Zealanders. Hopefully the politicians and public soon learn to look beyond the duopoly’s plea to only have tweaks made to their dominance and then genuine reform can come.

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This Is Takeover by Stealth

This Is Takeover by Stealth

The reality is that He Puapua is alive and well in local government and in spite of the coalition pledge to ‘Stop all work on He Puapua’, it is now so rampant that it is threatening to take over the sector entirely, with very significant consequences for ratepayers.

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NZ Politics Daily: 9 September 2024

NZ Politics Daily: 9 September 2024

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS Joseph Los’e (Herald): Treaty Principles Bill: 400 church leaders want David Seymour’s bill voted down RNZ: Treaty Principles Bill: 440 Christian leaders sign open letter asking MPs to vote no Richard Harman (Politik): Seymour’s Treaty bill making Nats nervous

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Holidays for Everyone Else

Holidays for Everyone Else

If national holidays are going to exist, and I’m not convinced they should, then the last thing they should do is celebrate everything that New Zealand isn’t.

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NZ Politics Daily: 6 September 2024

NZ Politics Daily: 6 September 2024

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Henry Cooke: On John Key still being prime minister Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Labour paving the way for a capital gains or wealth tax Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Tova podcast: Labour leader Chris Hipkins reignites tax debate, offers update on working with Winston

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Immigration NZ Is Not a Censor

Immigration NZ Is Not a Censor

A range of controversial speakers have included New Zealand in their international speaking tours. None of them should have to wade through a murky process to determine whether Immigration NZ believes allowing them to speak in NZ serves the subjective and arbitrary ‘public interest’.

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