Lisa Asher, University of Sydney and Catherine Sutton-Brady, University of Sydney The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from happening? New Zealand currently
The Waikato Settlement Centre is a building in central Hamilton to support immigrants and refugees from around the world. The recently revamped and extended building, partly funded by Hamilton City Council, was due to open last Thursday but that got cancelled when there was news of a planned Palestinian protest
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006. Four months ago, I described a speech by Chris Bishop in his capacity as Minister of Housing as perhaps the most important speech given by any Government minister since the
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll shows a slump in support for Labour Party and a rise in support for the Coalition Government. It also appears that Christopher Luxon has substantially improved his preferred PM poll ratings. National is up 2.2 points on last month to 37.6% while
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Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. Political commentator Matt McCarten returns to discuss what is happening in the geopolitical sphere, as well as what goes down in the backrooms of politics. Hugh Devereux-Mack, spokesperson for Council of Licenced Firearms Owners and marketer for NZ Deerstalkers Association,
There is no excuse for our Coalition to pussy foot around on this. Seymour, in particular, wishes to sort out the MoE and reverse yet another racist decision, forcing 90 per cent of the population to endure compulsory cultural practices. Maybe it is less than 10 per cent of those
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Chris North, University of Canterbury The Conversation Most of us will remember a school trip – that sense of excitement and anticipation of days spent outside the classroom, away from school and home, making new friends [and] appreciating teachers and parents in a new light. Indeed, what is known as “education
