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No News Is Bad News

16th March 2021 As I said yesterday, most communications from Myanmar are closing down. There are no mobile networks operational and the internet is down. The obvious question is why? Linking this to the convoy of troops crossing the bridge into Hlaing Thar Yar and the increased number of troops

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Parker Playing for Time on Winter Grazing
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Parker Playing for Time on Winter Grazing

Environment Minister David Parker has had no choice but to defer the implementation of the intensive winter grazing in Southland for one year, National’s Agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says. “This is the third time there’s been changes to this set of regulations. Minister Parker clearly rushed the process,

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Concerns over Anti-Israel MPs
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Concerns over Anti-Israel MPs

Miriam Bell aijac.org.au Times of uncertainty and fear, such as we are living through in this COVID-ravaged world, have long been known to prompt growth in intolerance, racism and hatred. And, as Jewish people around the world are well aware, a common manifestation of this is a

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Daily News Roundup – 17 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 17 March 2021

Housing Keith Lynch (Stuff): What happened after Jacinda Ardern said house prices can’t keep skyrocketing Henry Cooke (Stuff): Housing crisis: Greens push to end equity-only mortgage deposits in bid to lower prices Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Megan Woods reminds foreign investors their money is still welcome in parts of

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Racist of the Day

Racist of the Day

rt.com Mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants fewer white men working in science and engineering. His plan to “fix” the situation has sparked a furious backlash online. “There’s no good reason why 65% of people working in science and engineering should be white men,” Khan tweeted on Saturday,

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Auditor-General Should Investigate Ihumatao Deal
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Auditor-General Should Investigate Ihumatao Deal

National has written to the Auditor-General, requesting that he investigate the apparent misuse of millions in taxpayer dollars used to settle the Ihumatao land dispute. National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says he was alarmed to learn that Treasury warned the Government against using Land for Housing funds in

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One Year into ‘15 Days to Flatten the Curve’, Why Are We Still Tolerating Authoritarian Government Clampdowns on Our Daily Lives?

One Year into ‘15 Days to Flatten the Curve’, Why Are We Still Tolerating Authoritarian Government Clampdowns on Our Daily Lives?

Rachel Marsden rt.com Rachel Marsden, columnist, political strategist and host of an independently produced French-language program that airs on Sputnik France. Her website can be found at rachelmarsden.com In the 12 months since states first started ordering citizens to stay at home under the pretext of Covid,

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Govt Tried to Hide Ihumatao Link to Treaty Settlements

Govt Tried to Hide Ihumatao Link to Treaty Settlements

ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “Jacinda Ardern’s Government has been caught red-handed, saying one thing about potential Treaty of Waitangi implications of spending $30 million of taxpayers’ money to buy its way out of Ihumatao and trying to cover up the truth,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.

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All the Lefty Bias Australians Don’t Want to Pay For

All the Lefty Bias Australians Don’t Want to Pay For

As the New Zealand government prepares to pay off its most loyal allies by ploughing tens of millions into the dying legacy media, Kiwis ought to learn a lesson from Australia. Australians are forced to hand over more than a billion of their tax dollars to a state-funded broadcaster.

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National’s Path to Victory
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National’s Path to Victory

There is a road to victory for National but it’s not on the road they’re on. They need to get out of Labour-lite Crescent and turn onto the Alternative Freedom Expressway. Some of the party’s policies are the right ones but there are others that need

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Lion King Wiggles in While Kiwis Wait
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Lion King Wiggles in While Kiwis Wait

ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. “There is no rhyme nor reason to who gets into the country under the critical worker category and New Zealanders here and overseas have plenty of reasons to be unhappy about it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “First it was special treatment for the

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How Investors Could Solve the Housing Crisis

How Investors Could Solve the Housing Crisis

Simon Angelo Editor Wealth Morning wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-

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Collins’ Comments

Collins’ Comments

Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Housing In the December 2020 Housing figures just released, the number of people waiting for social housing in Papakura has jumped to 661 people with a “severe and persistent” housing need. Sadly this is up by almost 500 people since National left the

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