In New Zealand, we have gone from a country that produced electricity with internationally competitive pricing, electricity that was available, affordable and was an attractive incentive to new businesses. Now we face unaffordable pricing that is causing business closures.
Another Indian jailed for sexual offending.
Welfare is like an iceberg. The visible tip gets all the attention – the young and unemployed. But below the surface is a very large group of people for whom welfare is a way of life – whether they chose it or not.
Of course the report will be ignored by the government, as is any call to overhaul drug laws. One of the stated purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act is to get users into the system where supposedly they can get help, etc, etc.
Just watch as rates rise, property values fall and ideology moves into the school zone.
Watch for the war cries from women’s groups soon enough. They will hammer Luxon for ignoring women and demand more female faces in the National caucus.
Broughton’s loss now leaves LGNZ without a sitting mayor at its helm, deepening questions about the group’s relevance and leadership at a time when member confidence is already eroding.
Pasifika Medical Association seeks court order to block Herald story.
The former New Zealand prime minister quietly fomenting bad behaviour.
She started with promise, yet ended up as a polarising force peddling hate under a green banner. New Zealand deserves better than this performative rot.
If the polls tighten further, don’t be surprised if the grand coalition talk turns into reality. New Zealand politics just got a whole lot more cynical.
