The latest delay in a Three Waters bill being introduced to Parliament all but confirms the Government is quietly putting their unpopular plans out to pasture, National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Government has admitted in a Three Waters update email that they now anticipate introducing legislation
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After 40+ years of doomcasting and fear-mongering about Global Warming, we find that, compared to the 1979-2000 average, the temperature of the Southern Hemisphere has increased by a frightening 0.0°C as at 17 February 2022. Run for the hills!
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Marie Loretta The New Zealand media are late to the party but are finally reporting events with a semblance of impartiality. They seem baffled at what they see as a myriad of causes and discontent shown by Parliament Protesters and seem to want to know what we are hopping mad
Ananish Chaudhuri shchaudhuri.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19”. The views expressed are his own. The images from the protest in Wellington have been sobering to say the least. All
Mike Highland New Zealand politicians are notoriously tone-deaf, but the recent statements from National’s new leader Chris Luxon on their Covid-19 strategy are beyond ridiculous. Luxon’s positions can be boiled down to: “I’m just like Jacinda, but without the pesky hair.” National has a chance
It’s all about the second sheep. As a kid, I loved watching The Dog Show. I loved the skill and power of the dog and farmer to control the sheep and, ultimately, get them in the pen. But every so often the sheep can defeat the dog despite its
Alwyn Poole Innovative Education Consultants innovativeeducation.co.nz mthobson.school.nz Key Stats on NZ Education * Our system is in long-term decline against international measures and some subjects and levels have us as the worst English speaking nation. * PISA had NZ as the worst national for in school bullying.
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