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Mortgage Mayhem on the Way
The Reserve Bank today has confirmed that extensive pain is on the way for Kiwi mortgage holders, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Financial Stability Report, released this morning by the Reserve Bank, expects that: * “Among households with mortgages, the average percentage of disposable income dedicated to debt
Communism for Dummies
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Rip up the Pfizer Contract
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Information Opinion There has been a lot happening in Europe recently with regards to Pfizer contracts with the European Commission. It’s getting harder to avoid the fact that countries around the world have been lied to and duped. Pfizer’s
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All Dressed Up Like a Mitre 10 Employee in ‘Cool’ Antarctica
Information Opinion Dear Jacinda, I use the term “dear” to be polite, not because I wish you to think I find you endearing. I just want to touch base (Scott Base, as it turns out) with you and reflect on your destruction of this country, which little resembles the one
Wasting Taxpayers Money
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Our print media are currently up in arms over the proposed merger of Radio NZ and Television NZ at a ludicrous cost of a third of a billion dollars. They claim it will produce a dominant news powerhouse and destroy competition. Feasibly that’s possible
We Need to Talk about Ayesha Verrall
John McLean Ayesha Verrall is a classic of our times in “Aotearoa” New Zealand. In 1997 Verrall was a member of the New Zealand Youth Parliament. She was president of the Otago Medical Students’ Association in 2001 and is currently the Minister for COVID-19 Response, for Research, Science and
It’s Not Justice, It’s Apartheid
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com 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. “The catch cry ‘democracy does
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Hey Plod, How about a Refund?
The Police have admitted that they issued more than $20,000 in fines to people illegally entrapped by their window-washer scam. How about a refund then? The sting was illegally conducted and therefore the proceeds of illegal entrapment – the fines and summary offences – are likewise illegal. Police have handed
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Face of the Day
This needs to be shared far and wide. I’m not ashamed to say some dust flew into my eyes while listening to Mike. His wife says on his Facebook page: Mike rang me when he was on his way in to the radio to do this talk. He was
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