Taxpayer-Funded Electioneering? The Whānau Ora Ad Scandal and Te Pāti Māori’s Self-Interest
As New Zealand grapples with this controversy, the message is clear: taxpayer money should never be a tool for partisan agendas. Potaka’s push for answers is a step toward accountability, but it’s only the beginning.
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Quick Hit: Two Ticks Against Your Partner
Paul Goldsmith, sixth on National's list, is door-knocking Epsom for two ticks blue against David Seymour. National is polling with no list headroom and needs ACT's seats to govern.
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The machine cannot tolerate cogs that develop self-awareness. This is the very same machine that ran throughout the Covid years. Having built the technical infrastructure for the Great Barrington Declaration, I recognize the pattern of excommunication intimately.
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Face of the Day
Danny Watson’s infectious energy made him a natural fit for radio – and he hosted Newstalk ZB’s Afternoons for 15 years from 2000 to 2015.