Te Pāti Māori Implodes: Expulsions Spark Open Warfare and Leave Labour in a Bind
This fiasco is going to get worse before it gets better. Factions are dug in, egos are bruised and the left’s dreams of a comeback just got a whole lot messier.
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Perhaps replacing this firm’s current CEO may be an advantage if unsatisfactory decisions are being made.
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Here in New Zealand, it’s ACT and NZ First who are set to benefit.
The Education System Is Failing To Improve
If the trends above occurred under Labour, the political right would be castigating them. It is easy to point the finger at the last Labour government, but National have been the main party of government for 11 of the last 17 years.
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The first five-time Olympic medallist in the colourful, unpredictable sport of snowboarding comes from a colourful, unexpected place: New Zealand. The honour belongs to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, a 24-year-old from Wānaka.
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The word for today is… surd (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: lacking sense : irrational 2: voiceless — used of speech sounds noun 1a: an irrational root (such as √3) b: irrational number 2: a surd speech sound Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Both surd and its more common cousin absurd come from the
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.