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Health Minister Dr Shane Reti hopes Dr Collin Tukuitonga will “renengage” with the Government. Renengage. Whazzat mean? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove
Protect Yourself From Cyber-Scammers Over the Holidays
Rachael Medhurst Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA University of South Wales The festive season is a time for joy, family and festive cheer. However, it’s also a prime target for cybercriminals. As online shopping ramps up, so does the risk of falling prey to cyber-attacks.
View from Your Window
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NZers Are Learning to Live With COVID
Paula Lorgelly Professor of Health Economics University of Auckland I’m writing this with a dull ache in my left arm, sore from my third COVID booster. My second was in April when I also got a flu vaccination, which was funded by my employer. The arrival of the fifth
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Bill to Repeal ‘Ute Tax’ Passed
Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Transport The Government has passed legislation repealing the ‘Ute Tax’ and Clean Car Discount for all vehicles registered after 31 December 2023. “The National-ACT coalition agreement made scrapping the ‘Ute Tax’ a priority of our 100-day plan and we are making good on that promise,
An Eight-Week Wait for Mental Health Services Is a Disaster for Young Kiwis
Laura Trask ACT Mental Health spokesperson My response to an RNZ investigation into youth mental health services is that it’s crystal clear now that simply throwing more money at the problem doesn’t work Labour pumped $2 billion into the mental health sector, and based on key performance metrics
Labour Forget to Take Policy off Website
ACT Infrastructure spokesman Cameron Luxton is advising the Labour Party’s website administrators to scrub any trace of 2020’s forgotten “Big New Zealand Upgrade” ad campaign: “Labour’s slickly-produced ad spot, presumably funded by hard-up working class donors, was pushed out to a mass audience online and on TV.
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Replay Radio: The Crunch
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. Enjoy! DANIEL NEWMAN: Ward Councillor for Manurewa-Papakura: On His Commitment to the Role and the Challenges His Ward Faces Daniel Newman, Ward Councillor for Manurewa-Papakura joins Cam to talk about Auckland Council’s challenges, the challenges he faces in representing
Te Papa Treaty Attack
How could any honest person take a badly translated document in Maori from English and then retranslate that back to English, when the original and only official treaty document was produced in English? The Busby document known as the Littlewood Treaty could be the perfect replacement for the treaty text.
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