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Why We Must Re-Elect the Current Government
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Why We Must Re-Elect the Current Government

John Porter On October the 23rd a majority of New Zealand said they had had enough. The Labour Government of the previous six years was swept from office in a near landslide. New Zealanders made their views on the future of co-governance quite clear. On election night it was

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The Wellbeing Budget That Wasn’t
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The Wellbeing Budget That Wasn’t

Don’t let the abject failure of the infamous Jacinda Ardern’s Wellbeing Budgets deter you from pursuing your personal wellbeing goals, but don’t expect the government to help unless your goals line up favourably with te tiriti. Even as previous Finance Minister Grant Robertson was being hustled out

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Will the Govt Keep Its Promises?
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Will the Govt Keep Its Promises?

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they

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1000 Jobs Cut in a Single Day
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1000 Jobs Cut in a Single Day

The Government is swinging the axe hard, cutting more than 1000 state sector jobs in a single day yesterday. Even with these cuts, the state sector will still be larger than in 2017 when Labour took office. The Government should, and indeed must, cut more: The Ministry of Education has

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Satirical Image of the Day

Satirical Image of the Day

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Study Highlights Alarming Risks of COVID-19 Vaccines during Pregnancy

Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com Nurse Dee wrote: “Both shifts worked, I

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You Only Have Rights if Left-Wingers Agree with You
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You Only Have Rights if Left-Wingers Agree with You

Many years ago at the ripe old age of eight years, I decided to live forever. Apart from an incurable blood disorder (haemophilia), and a rather unfortunate mistake by a pissed surgeon during an operation in 2000 which took three years to recover from, my plan is working quite well.

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The Changing Face of New Zealand
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The Changing Face of New Zealand

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.realitycheck.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com In case you hadn’t noticed, the makeup of the New Zealand population is changing significantly every day, every month, and

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Stuff to Rescue Newshub?

Stuff to Rescue Newshub?

Apparently, Stuff has come riding to the rescue of Newshub, inking a deal to produce news for the failing network. Presumably, Sinead Boucher came riding in on a dead horse: The 6pm TV3 news has been saved – but it will have a totally new look and will be provided by

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NZ’s Mental Healthcare Is in Crisis

NZ’s Mental Healthcare Is in Crisis

Melanie Woodfield HRC Clinical Research Training Fellow Hiran Thabrew Senior Lecturer in Child Psychiatry and Paediatrics University of Auckland New Zealand’s youth mental healthcare continues to experience a rolling crisis with long waiting times for services. There have been calls to expand the mental health workforce and to diversify

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The Growth of Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Since 2020

The Growth of Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Since 2020

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com “The anti-vax group has grown a lot in New Zealand, and I think it’s been driven by really appalling misinformation.” Prof Michael Baker This recent statement by Prof Michael Baker deserves a comment. It’s true but perhaps not

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Why Is It No One’s Fault?

Why Is It No One’s Fault?

Tani Newton Perhaps I should be more forgiving but I have not forgotten the sort of verbal abuse I endured in 2020 for pointing out that the economy was being ruined for no purpose. Now the economy has been ruined for no purpose and most people are still living in

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Science? You Be the Judge

Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits

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I Would Have Thought There Were More Important Things to Do
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I Would Have Thought There Were More Important Things to Do

Yesterday the Government announced a vitally important policy…a policy that is needed before any other policies or law changes…a policy to allow renters to have pets. Seriously, that’s exactly what Chris Bishop and David Seymour think is vitally important legislation, right now! The Government says it is

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