Over the years the National Party has maligned and denigrated Winston Peters, mostly because he was sitting opposite them and using his considerable skills in Parliament to white-ant them. Now they are starting to realise that doing a deal with Winston Peters is far more beneficial than not doing a
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Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz WE WANT CERTAINTY Wellington-based policy advisor Jared Johnson saw red this morning, when he discovered that job cuts to his government employer, MBIE, had not been included in the government’s list of priorities for their first 100 days. It is fair to say that Johnson
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While this article uses Hamilton as the example, it really applies to all councils facing the same problem for the same reason. News that Hamilton City Council has proposed a 25.5% rates rise next year does not tell the full story. It is planned to be followed with a
Michael Ryan University of Waikato theconversation.com New finance minister Nicola Willis has claimed she was blindsided by the state of the government’s books. Days after stepping into the role, she said: The outgoing government has left us with some nasty surprises. There are some fiscal risks that are
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The ongoing furore around smoking and the new Government’s stance is reaching farcical levels. Smoking remains a choice. Smoking is not about to become compulsory. For anyone. The voice of reason was Casey Costello, the Associate Health Minister, rejecting the criticism. “I think the narrative has got away on
voicesforfreedom.co.nz After speaking with a source Monday morning, there appears to be a valid explanation for the missing vaccination data released by the New Zealand whistleblower, who is now in police custody. We hope this information is helpful for analysts around the world to make more sense of
