Bosses Spend $9k on Canapés at Conference
The event has sparked questions about Health NZ’s financial discipline, particularly as hospitals continue to struggle under financial strain.
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Does the King Not Care About Poor Samoan Villagers?
Does his personal comfort and security trump their lives and livelihoods, which are dependent on their lagoon. Where’s his compassion?
NZ Politics Daily: 22 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Auditor-General asked to investigate Costello decision to slash tax on heated tobacco products Jo Moir (RNZ): Bayly complaint: Email disappeared from Labour MP's inbox Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): The unanswered questions in the Andrew Bayly story Claire
RefuGeeGee Loses Appeal
The forlorn hope of her appeal has failed: her convictions stand. Justice Venning was having none of her womble excuses.
‘Keeping Ourselves Safe’ Programmes in Schools
Concerning (political) ideology has seeped into far too many places in education. This is a compelling conversation with a mum who looked into the NZ Police ‘safety’ course. Some teaching resources have been updated and we recommend diving in and looking.
The Decline of Frog City
In this case, the frogs are the people of Wellington who allowed a clique of barmy activists to take over their once-proud city.
The Things Media Won’t Tell You
A Trump win looks inevitable. Will Kamala’s friend Jacinda find a place at Harvard for her so they can spout their Marxist duologues?
What Is He Doing?
Is Sir Ashley Bloomfield arguing that this nation should be turned into a police state for the ‘next (inevitable)’ pandemic?
No Place for Love in a Mean Season
If National’s leading liberals want to be loved, then they should each go out and buy themselves a dog.
You Gambled And...
Now she can’t come up with anything viable that doesn’t involve hiking up the rates.
We Need to Move Ahead
The coalition was elected to put things right. To do that it needs to be tougher than it has been to date. Red tape and bureaucracy are still out of control in this country.
NZ Politics Daily: 21 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ANDREW BAYLY Andrea Vance (Post): Harmless bants, or the National party telling us exactly who it is? (paywalled) Adam Pearse, Claire Trevett, Julia Gabel (Herald): Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Andrew Bayly apologises for interaction during company visit RNZ: National Minister Andrew Bayly apologises
Why Does She Still Have a Job?
In a classic case of a tone-deaf civil servant who thinks she knows best, Solicitor-General Una Jagose issued and then retracted a sentencing guidance document that gave Māori a literal get-out-of-jail-free card based entirely on ethnicity.
Go Back to the Mat
Winston is on fire as he raises the ire of Te Pāti Māori by highlighting their appalling behaviour.
