The Media Party seem to have their hooks into Auckland’s Mayor Wayne Brown over the Noah-type deluge that hit Auckland recently when three months of rain fell in one day. Captain Hook was the pirate character who menaced Peter Pan and the Lost Boys on the Island of
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Martin Brook Associate Professor of Applied Geology University of Auckland The January 27 storm that hit Auckland broke all previous rainfall records and has caused widespread damage, mostly from flooding and landslides. But while climate change helps explain the intensity of the rainfall, the way land has been used and
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Martin Hanson While still at the height of her popularity, “Jacinda Ardern: Leading with Empathy”, a biography of the New Zealand Prime Minister, was published. It was described by the publisher as “a major biography of one of the most important and inspirational leaders of the twenty-first century”. 20
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com As I’ve frequently written before, ignore political polls. Their format simply no longer works, not just here but everywhere. They’ve been wrong for a decade now in 70% of elections and often dramatically astray. In my view, the only things which will save
Darroch Ball Sensible Sentencing Trust. Stuart Nash, the ‘renewed’ Minister of Police, says he doesn’t think dairies should sell tobacco. Call me old fashioned, but maybe Nash as the Minister of Police needs to focus on ensuring these criminal thugs are caught and held to account, instead of waxing
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has had a dream start. Uncontested for the leadership, he was then thrust into centre stage by the dreadful weather events that caused havoc and a tragic loss of life in Auckland. While Labour MPs will be
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The Human Rights Commission, the same organisation that remained silent when Jacinda Ardern’s Government trampled all over the Bill of Rights during the Covid emergency, has now come out and essentially said that they endorse the Government’s further abrogation of the Bill of Rights and wholeheartedly back moving
Removing GST from food is certainly an option as it seems to work in Australia but the removal of GST from staple food products can create huge administration problems. For example: Is ice cream a non-staple food even though it is considered a dairy food product? If you enjoyed
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After his concert in Wellington on Thursday night, Sheeran said in another Instagram story that he wanted chocolate from Whittaker’s. “Whittaker’s NZ chocolate, you made a bar of chocolate with my face on it, I’ve just seen the memes,” he said. “I’m in Wellington for one
