hatchardreport.com OPINION We have arrived at a point in an election year when our votes matter, so expect some surprising replies to our emails and even some answers to our questions, but, if today was anything to go by, it won’t be without fireworks. Yesterday, I fact checked
stats.govt.nz There was a provisional net migration gain of 65,400 in the March 2023 year, according to estimates released by Stats NZ. This reverses a net migration loss of 19,300 in the March 2022 year. The net migration gain of 65,400 in the March 2023
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Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura It’s incredible to think that this is already the 100th edition of the newsletter. It’s a good time to reflect on why I started writing these weekly updates in the first place. I was frustrated with the mainstream media for not fact-checking
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John Black stuffednz.co ‘It feels great to be a complete man again’, gushed the relieved leader of the opposition. ‘I’d hunted high and low…I couldn’t believe it when I saw them just sitting there in my wife’s underwear drawer. Then I remembered the early days
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Last Saturday, King Charles III was crowned in
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Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Some months ago, this blog reprinted the final chapter of my autobiography, Incredible Luck. The chapter was headed “Does democracy have a future?” and dealt with the inherent temptation for elected governments to bribe voters with their own money. I quoted the great 19th century French
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Corina Shields corinashields.substack.com This week is proving to be a particularly hard one for Maori MPs so for me questions are now being raised in regards to their suitability as Members of Parliament. Two days in a row Maori MPs have been kicked out of the house for
