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News Briefing: 24 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards NZ FIRST Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The State of Winston Peters Thomas Coughlan (Herald): NZ First: Winston Peters has a lot of thoughts about Labour (paywalled) Giles Dexter (RNZ): No love lost as Peters and Hipkins trade barbs Richard Harman (Politik): Winston Peters – political contortionist
More than 100 Stories on School Lunches from Just One Outlet!
There was all the appearance of a real catastrophe surrounding the school lunches issue but it was all just a manufactured crisis by the media, the teacher unions and the Labour Party. The stats prove it.
Simeon Brown: Health Minister with Balls or Just Another Suit? Five Qualities Tell the Tale
Perhaps his boss might like to take a leaf out Simeon Brown’s playbook, starting with growing a spine.
News Briefing: 21 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ‘It’s censorship’: Public health leaders slam ‘Trumpian’ edict Matthew Littlewood (ODT): ‘Farcical’: Quarter of hospital budget already spent (paywalled) Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): Some patients waiting for heart scan given death sentence due to delays, cardiologists say Paul Penfold (Stuff)
Get Back In Your Box
Public health commentators are all upset at being told to get back in their box by new Health Minister Simeon Brown.
News Briefing: 20 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Visits to India, USA test the Government’s approach to changing face of global politics Thomas Manch (Post): New Zealand’s case for a Trump tariff carve out (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Winston Peters ‘seriously pleased’ with
A Good Solution to the School Lunches Kerfuffle
Richard Prebble has a decent solution, but will David Seymour listen?
News Briefing: 19 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Act enters the messy, at times unhinged world of local politics Herald Editorial: David Seymour and Chris Hipkins are right, local politics needs a shake-up (paywalled) Karl du Fresne: Why shouldn't ACT have a go? The
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When Modi comes to NZ, will he wear a grass skirt and use a Sharpie to put a moko on his face?