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DOC Co-governance an Inland Foreshore and Seabed
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DOC Co-governance an Inland Foreshore and Seabed

David Seymour ACT Leader The Government has some serious explaining to do about a co-governance proposal for the DOC Estate. DOC has set up a group called the ‘Options Development Group,’ claiming the group is designed to better recognise treaty principles in conservation through modifications to the Conservation General

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Judith Collins – Govt Must Be Upfront about Its Plans for DOC Land
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Judith Collins – Govt Must Be Upfront about Its Plans for DOC Land

The Prime Minister needs to be clear with New Zealanders about what her Government plans to do with ownership of conservation land, National Party Leader Judith Collins says. National has received a copy of draft recommendations from a recent hui where the Department of Conservation (DOC) discussed how to better

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Have Germans Really Welcomed ‘Migrants’ with Open Arms?

Have Germans Really Welcomed ‘Migrants’ with Open Arms?

We’ve all seen the glowing images promulgated by the mainstream media: smiling German women and simpering Swedish soy-boys, holding signs declaring “Refugees welcome”. Because, you know, Europeans are just so morally superior to us Antipodean oiks. Where wicked Australia tries to shut the gate on a flood of

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Nicola Willis – Woods Must Explain Latest Kiwibuild Shambles
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Nicola Willis – Woods Must Explain Latest Kiwibuild Shambles

First-home buyers and taxpayers deserve answers from Housing Minister Megan Woods after the Government’s latest KiwiBuild disaster left them in the lurch, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “Ormiston Rise going into receivership is a devastating blow for those first-home buyers who should have been months

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ACT Will Fight Compulsory Unionism
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ACT Will Fight Compulsory Unionism

David Seymour ACT Leader ACT has today launched our “Reject Compulsory Unionism” petition, which fights back against Labour’s reckless industrial relations law changes. The so-called “Fair Pay Agreements” are nothing more than compulsory unionism. They’re undemocratic, will be a wrecking ball on the economy, and don’t

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The Muller Trap
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The Muller Trap

Josh Van Veen Victoria Univerity of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz A speech by Todd Muller at the Te Puna Rugby Club last June told voters everything they need to know about the New Zealand National Party. It was, arguably, the most coherent statement on political philosophy by a

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The Cobra Effect

The Cobra Effect

This week saw more clamouring for financial support for those struggling to survive on government handouts. Our indulgent government has created ideal conditions for the cobra effect. The cobra effect describes an attempted solution to a problem resulting in the opposite of what is intended and making the problem worse.

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Labour’s Public Sector Pay Freeze Isn’t Just a Betrayal of Frontline Workers – It’s a Rejection of Mainstream Economic Thinking
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Labour’s Public Sector Pay Freeze Isn’t Just a Betrayal of Frontline Workers – It’s a Rejection of Mainstream Economic Thinking

Branko Marcetic Victoria Univerity of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz All around the world, governments, economists, and even neoliberal bastions like the World Bank are urging a change in the direction of economic policy away from the mistakes of a decade ago – all except here in New Zealand, where

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The Frogs Are Hopping Mad Over Fishing

The Frogs Are Hopping Mad Over Fishing

Being threatened with war by France seems somewhat akin to being bailed up at the point of a limp baguette, and protests are something of a national pastime. So, on the one hand, France’s fit of pique in the Channel seems almost comical. On the other hand, it’s

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