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Letter from the North

December 17th 2020 Below are the results of a survey carried out by Business West in the UK. It covers responses made to a survey carried out in the south-west region of the UK. It makes for sobering reading and makes me worry for the future of the region,

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Core Services Now Account for Just 40% of Rates Spending

Core Services Now Account for Just 40% of Rates Spending

From the early days of colonial settlement, New Zealand’s towns and boroughs formed councils as a way of communities working together for the greater good. They settled local disputes and coordinated shared resources long before there was any legal framework. The first government laws about councils were the creation

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Now That’s Classy

Now That’s Classy

Remember when the left howled with outrage when John Key minced his way down a catwalk? ‘Embarrassing’ they screamed. Remember when John Key went for a three-way handshake at the Rugby World Cup? ‘Cringe-worthy’, they howled. And remember when he was tricked on a radio station into revealing

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

Turns out the Prime Minister is just as sick of this year as the rest of us – and she’s suggested Kiwis celebrate New Year’s Eve by “giving it the middle finger”. Appearing on ZM’s breakfast show with Fletch, Vaughn and Megan this morning, Ardern shared her Christmas

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Britain’s Sikhs Win a Victory for Truth

Britain’s Sikhs Win a Victory for Truth

You’ve got to feel for Britain’s Sikhs. In almost every way, they’re the success story of British immigration. A strong work and family ethic has seen Britain’s Sikh community notch up notable success in everything from education to employment, affluence and home ownership. Britain’s Sikhs

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Media Watchdog Says ABC Is Biased

Media Watchdog Says ABC Is Biased

Auntie’s slip is showing, yet again – and, yet again, it’s hanging too far to the left. In reaction to yet another report finding that Australia’s [taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda network] public broadcaster is not exactly living up to its statutory requirement to be balanced and impartial, ABC

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Economic Vandalism Confirmed

Economic Vandalism Confirmed

ACT party “The Government has chosen voodoo economics over proven economic realities by arbitrarily increasing the minimum wage to $20 an hour, a decision it admits could result in as many as 9000 fewer jobs being created next year,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood says

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Letter from the North

16th December 2020 I apologise for the delay in sending this letter, but like most of the country, I was waiting for news on deadline day as to the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. Silly me!! I forgot that when the EU is involved there is no such thing as

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Ardern’s Worst Decision as Prime Minister.

Ardern’s Worst Decision as Prime Minister.

ACT Party “The Prime Minister has empowered radicals who threatened to disturb the peace and rewarded them with the gift of someone else’s property,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Buying Fletcher Building out of Ihumatao has formalised Jacinda Ardern’s worst decision as Prime Minister. “It is the equivalent

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Brash: Surrendering to Protesters Should Make Us All Afraid

Brash: Surrendering to Protesters Should Make Us All Afraid

Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz Surrendering to the demands of noisy protesters should make us all very afraid, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said yesterday. He was reacting to news today that the Government will buy the land at Ihumatao from Fletcher Building for $29.9 million. The

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Daily News Roundup – 18 December 2020

Daily News Roundup – 18 December 2020

Ihumatao deal RNZ: Ihumatao: SOUL marks the beginning of the end 1News: Ihumatao protest leader celebrates land deal with Government, but not sold on housing proposals NZ Herald: Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson denies Ihumatao will spark more deals for private land RNZ: At Ihumatao after the breakthrough: Relief, exhaustion

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Missing the Handbrake Yet?

Missing the Handbrake Yet?

Yesterday the Prime Minister opened Pandora’s box by caving in to stroppy Maori trespassers and handed over $30 million of your hard earned cash to pay off Fletchers for the inconvenience of 18 months of squatters on their land. The Government will purchase the land at Ihumatao for $29.

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