Compared to earlier generations, there has been a noticeable uptake of people in recent years identifying as indigenous, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and in other countries around the world. While this has been something to celebrate, in some indigenous communities, it’s been cause for concern. According to
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John O’Connell CEO of Life Education Trust NZ commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room Should our young people be a pawn in the government’s goal to deliver Smokefree 2025? While we’ve been busy eradicating tobacco, a vaping epidemic has been curling its
hobsonspledge.nz With all that has happened this week, and with the focus on the election, I am asking you to take a moment to speak up for equal speech rights. The Department of Internal Affairs released a proposal for a new way to regulate social media and traditional media
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura As they say, a week is a long time in politics, and it has been for the Labour government. While I take no pleasure from the troubles of others, in these challenging times we must have our government focused on the things that really matter.
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 bedrock of any successful
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Harry Palmer I was born in 1944 in Manchester, UK, four years before the introduction of the National Health Service. At the age of two or three, I entered into a relationship with the medical profession when I was taken to a doctor’s surgery by my mother. Though no
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Police have finally provided some statistics to Stuff after earlier refusing an OIA submitted in January 2022. A more than 900 per cent spike in police call-outs to just five Rotorua emergency housing motels can finally be revealed after the Ombudsman ruled data requested by Stuff a year-and-
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