Christopher Luxon National Party Leader The health sector is going through a workforce crisis. That means more sick and injured Kiwis are waiting too long for the treatment they desperately need, whether it’s in the ED, to see their GP, or on a growing wait list for necessary surgery.
The dumbing down of education continues unabated. Secondary Chemistry Educators New Zealand co-chairperson Murray Thompson was so shocked after he read the draft school science curriculum that he was left asking where the science was. Science teachers are shocked that an advance version of the draft school science curriculum
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Jennifer Curtin University of Auckland theconversation.com In 1865, my Irish-born great great grandparents travelled from Dunedin to Sydney to marry in St Mary’s Cathedral. Some 63 years later, my grandmother Mary also travelled to Australia to marry my grandfather Ted. He was a clerk with the Bank
Topics: Education, Media, Government Last week a Northland school librarian hurriedly removed history books from a high school library lest student minds become contaminated by the “racist” propaganda. Why the panic, you ask, and how did the books get there? 2023 is the first year that NZ history is a
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? Wellington woman Cory Barlow was thanking her lucky stars on Friday night as she enjoyed more than a few wines with a friend out in public. She wasn’t just thankful for the good times and merriment – she was also
The latest Roy Morgan Poll has been released and, with just 101 days left before the election, National still is not lifting their polling levels; in fact, they are slip, slip, sliding away. Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll for June 2023 shows a potential right-leaning National/Act NZ coalition
David Cormack, a former Green staffer has rushed to the defence of Green lush Tory Whanau, claiming she is being picked on by people who don’t like that she is young, (she’s 40), and/or because she is Maori. But Tory is not someone to stamp her feet
Rahul Sen Auckland University of Technology India’s economy has emerged as a bright spot in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently the fifth largest global economy, it is predicted to become the third largest by 2030. It is expected India will contribute 15.4% to global economic
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com On the odd occasion when I have found myself in a TV studio with Shane Te Pou, I have always found him a likeable and reasonable kind of
The rewards for behaving badly are increasing as we watch from the sidelines. “The five young people who faced off with authorities from the rooftop of a youth justice facility in Auckland have come down and eaten KFC and McDonald’s, authorities have confirmed.” “Significant damage” has been caused. So,
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com The Labour Government has betrayed
The latest gaslighting MP is Ingrid Leary, who has told us with a straight face that she mistakenly thought a Mongrel Mob meeting was actually an Electoral Commission meeting. Yes, she really expects us to buy that story: Taieri MP Ingrid Leary went to a Mongrel Mob election hui in
Apparently not wearing make up makes people think Tory Whanau is drunk… I kid you not. Whanau said she was “tipsy” and “merry” after a hearty dinner and drinks with a friend, but was in no way drunk. She told Mills she had not been wearing makeup, which may have
