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Children on Welfare Highest in Labour’s Term
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
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Could We Lose Airbnb and Uber?
Kirk Hope CEO of BusinessNZ commonroomnz.com This article was first published on The Common Room Kiwis enjoy being free to earn some extra cash to supplement their income with app-based enterprises, including ridesharing, food delivery or short-term rentals. We also love to make use of the latest
View from Your Window
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Rose Hipkins and the ‘Refreshed’ Science Curriculum
Greg Dawes commonroomnz.com Greg Dawes has published extensively on relations between science and religion. He teaches philosophy at the University of Otago. This article was first published on The Common Room As a philosopher, I’ve been following closely the debate regarding the ‘refreshed’ science curriculum in New Zealand
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This Government Is Not My Only Problem
Of late, most evenings I have established a trilogy of TV viewing. First up is The Chase which just confirms how dead from the neck up I am. Then the news, which confirms how infantile I am and finally Master Chef which definitely confirms my culinary skills are scarce. For
Govt Review Will Make Things Worse
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The ultra-wealthy have an outsized impact on New Zealand politics. This undue influence is partly enabled by donations to political parties and campaigns,
Four-Month Tour of NZ Marred by Protest
Mark Freeman The early-evening silence of a Wellington suburb is shattered by upbeat music and the amplified shouts of a woman’s voice. About 80 protesters from the Poneke Anti-Fascist Coalition stand on the footpath outside a wooden church hall, chanting “Racist, go home!” over recorded music blaring
All Are Equal End of Story
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Late last month the United States Supreme Court released a landmark judgement ruling that race cannot be used as a factor in considering college admissions. If such a judgement applied to New Zealand, it would signal the end of the University sector’s targeted race-
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Government Has Blood on Their Hands
Yesterday we saw yet another preventable tragedy occur in Auckland when, without a firearms licence, convicted criminal Matu Tangi Matua Reid illegally obtained a firearm and used it to kill two people and maim several others. Now the hand-wringing and blame game begins. But let’s examine the facts
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