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Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS Joseph Los’e (Herald): Treaty Principles Bill: 400 church leaders want David Seymour’s bill voted down RNZ: Treaty Principles Bill: 440 Christian leaders sign open letter asking MPs to vote no Richard Harman (Politik): Seymour’s Treaty bill making Nats nervous
If you believed Mark Mitchell when he said police weren’t harrassing people over what they believe are “hate speech posts on social media” then you really need to read this article. An Auckland man is being harassed by police because of some mean tweets on X. Even though he
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Henry Cooke: On John Key still being prime minister Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Labour paving the way for a capital gains or wealth tax Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Tova podcast: Labour leader Chris Hipkins reignites tax debate, offers update on working with Winston
The Ministry of Health and an incompetent minister may very well have cost the taxpayer millions as well as put the China FTA at risk.
Which side was censored at the behest of the Federal Government by social media platforms during the pandemic? Which side would a ban on “gain-of-function” research hurt the most? The answers to these questions are obvious to anyone paying attention.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards COMCOM GROCERY SECTOR REPORT Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Supermarkets now a sitting duck for intervention (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Supermarkets get terse tongue-lashing for ‘ripping off’ Kiwis (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Five things households should know about the first annual grocery report Lauren Crimp (RNZ)
Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for August 2024 shows support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) has increased in August, up three per cent points to 53 per cent, increasing its lead over the Labour-Greens-Māori Party Opposition on 43 per cent (down one percentage point).
The hostages have remained in captivity for 332 days. The fact that these six hostages survived for so long, only to have been killed in recent days, has shaken Israeli society.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE Russell Palmer (RNZ): Korea ferry cancellation talks were two texts sent within an hour of announcement Tova O’Brien (Stuff): PM to avoid any talk of cancelled Korean ferry deal while in South Korea despite official warnings Thomas Coughlan (Herald): National Land
Shane Jones turns 65, gets a telling off for telling the truth, then acts like he doesn’t care...and he doesn’t.
