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Positive response to Voters United launch
Voters United organisers are delighted with the public response to the launch of the initiative nearly a month ago and say their membership is growing daily. So far, the group has been endorsed by former ACT Party leader and Reality Check Radio host Rodney Hide and by Health Forum New
The Rise of AI
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and
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NZNO – Time to Rise up and Support All Nurses
Deborah Cunliffe Nurses for Freedom NZ On International Nurses Day (12 May 2022), The New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNO) launched its Maranga Mai! ‘Rise Up!’ campaign, calling for NZNO members and local communities to come together and take united action to address the increasing demands and significant shortages in workforce
One Law for Me Another for Thee
Lisa Marriott Professor of Taxation Victoria University of Wellington As it stands in New Zealand, beneficiary fraud (fraud by people on benefits) is largely dealt with under the Crimes Act, while tax evasion is prosecuted under the Tax Administration Act. This, among other factors, means beneficiaries engaging in financial fraud
View from Your Window
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An Opportunity Not to Be Missed
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Did you know it is estimated that there is potential for biogas to provide 80% of the gas needs for the East Coast of Australia? Last week I had the opportunity to visit several renewable gas projects in Australia with Gas NZ to see what
And Now for the Approved News
Rod Kane A crisis has emerged in our prison population with a number of prisons reaching capacity, one inmate/victim per luxury suite, a government spokesperson/thing said. “When you take into account waiting and entertainment staff, the numbers add up”, they/it said. Contrary to redneck opinion, this was
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It Has Never Been Tested in Court and There Is No Law
Winston Peters NZ First In an astonishing and dangerous interview on Q+A on Sunday Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty stated his justification for continuing to include co-governance in the ‘Three Waters’ reform, is because “the treaty recognises that Maori have special rights in water in particular…it’s
Court of Appeal to Hear Appeals on Vax Mandates in NZ
Cranmer 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. cranmer.substack.com AL AL writes a substack based on OIAs
Why Is National Not in the Lead?
After the last three years, the National Party ought to be streets ahead of the government in the polls. This has been the most divisive government ever, from the attacks on democracy, to their soft approach to crime, to their hijacking our water system, to their attacks on our farmers,