Almost half of New Zealanders want a change in government – Ipsos
Almost half of New Zealanders want a change in government and 43% feel that the country is headed in the…
Month: August 2017
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Protect our Whistleblowers – Transparency International NZ
Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) calls for better whistleblower protection. “Whistleblowers – and their protection – are important to preserving…
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The Liberal Agenda – Tūhoe leader Tāmati Kruger to give 2017 Bruce Jesson Lecture
A leader of the Tūhoe people’s drive for self-determination, Tamati Kruger, will give the 2017 Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture on 31 October.
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Uplifts ordered by Family Court traumatise children – The Backbone Collective
Uplifts ordered by Family Court traumatise children Family Court uplift orders hurt hundreds of children each year Royal Commission of…
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Mana Policy Rollout
“We’re rolling out our policies on our website (mana.org.nz) starting with the Constitution of Aotearoa” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira….
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Senior Doctors Back Calls to Fix Flaws in Equal Pay Bill – Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The union for senior doctors and dentists working in public hospitals is backing calls for the Government to address serious…
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Waatea News Column – One of the most soul destroying parts of being inside Labour is watching focus groups.
Labour’s collapse in the Polls has gifted them a Leader who can finally explain policy in a way that resonates and is listened to, this changes the dynamic and also makes National’s next attack line, which has moved from bad leadership to bad policy, far more of a difficult trick to pull off because when it comes to policy, Labour’s are light years ahead of National.
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MSM catches up on Unemployment stats rort
The mainstream media – or at least one clever journalist working for Mediaworks/Newshub – has finally caught up with a story broken by this blogger last year that unemployment data from Statistics NZ was no longer reliable;
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Cannabidiol to remain a controlled drug: here’s what is changing
Rather than basing our approach on synthetic pharmaceuticals, if we took a herbal remedy or food-grade approach, then local and affordable cannabis-based products could be available here within months. They could be made from hemp, they would be cheap, local workers would be employed making them, and everyone could get their daily dose of phyto-cannabinoids.
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GUEST BLOG: Lizzie Cook – Christine Rankin’s Shameful ‘Legacy’
At the time that Metiria Turei was dealing with trying to obtain a ‘living’ benefit, Christine Rankin was head of what we know as WINZ and her and her Deputy threw lavish parties and spent loads of money on doing up their offices. Allegations were that Rankin was incredibly lazy and did very little in the way of work.