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Rutherford’s departure by the end of the year – and deputy chief press secretary Jasmine Higginson’s upcoming maternity leave – will lead to a major reshaping of Luxon’s communications team.

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Loss of Free Speech in Midwifery

Loss of Free Speech in Midwifery

Finally, in 2016, I took early retirement to get out of the system. In all my training, I had been told ‘midwifery is an autonomous profession’, but it seemed to have become completely controlled.

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Thoughts on Kākāriki Mayor Tory Whanau

Thoughts on Kākāriki Mayor Tory Whanau

Perhaps if the Greens want to endorse a different kākāriki mayoral candidate next year, they should go for someone who isn’t from the lobbying beltway and instead choose someone with a better sense of what ordinary people want from local government.

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NZ Politics Daily: 27 September 2024

NZ Politics Daily: 27 September 2024

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Otago Daily Times Editorial: Give us the hospital that was promised RNZ: Nurses union warns people will die in downgrade of new Dunedin Hospital Tim Scott (ODT): Mayor calls on people to voice their outrage Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Retrofitting idea ‘unworkable’ Matthew Littlewood

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Why Is It Always with the Threats?

Why Is It Always with the Threats?

Te Pāti Māori are always straight out of the gate with threats, and so it is more of the same after the Government announced $30 million of cuts to a programme for teachers to learn te reo Māori.

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NZ Politics Daily: 26 September 2024

NZ Politics Daily: 26 September 2024

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TAX Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): Here’s what’s at stake in the Labour tax debate Toby Manhire (Spinoff): A roll call of all the people championing a capital gains tax Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Inland Revenue raises capital gains tax questions Newstalk ZB: 'It

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A Gun Lobby You Say?

A Gun Lobby You Say?

Bryce Edwards, and other lefty lickspittles with an axe to grind against the Government, keep on saying that Nicole McKee is in the thrall of the gun lobby. The only problem for them is that there isn’t such a thing.

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