Childcare a challenge for 1 in 6 working parents – Statistics NZ
Not having care available when they needed it was the main childcare difficulty (38 percent) for parents who worked, or…
Year: 2018
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The state of our homes – Statistics New Zealand
Hundreds of homes will soon be assessed as part of a nation-wide survey on housing quality. The survey will help…
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Pleased With Free Education, Betrayed By CPTPP – Otago Students Against CPTPP
Tonight the Otago Students Against The CPTPP will be protesting outside the Otago University Convocation Ceremony, hoping to send a…
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Second sweep of the Great DDT Muster gathers pace – 3R Group
A nationwide initiative to rid New Zealand of banned pesticides like DDT is gaining momentum as farmers turn over tonnes…
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Workload, mentoring, pay: new educators call for action – NZEI
It’s time for the new Labour-led Government to prioritise better support for new teachers if the teacher shortage crisis is…
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The man who lied about an $11.7b hole (while creating a $20b hole) wants to lead the National Party
Joyce joining the race after Mark Mitchell is a further sign of the factions scrambling to enable/stop Collins from becoming Leader. The problem is that Joyce is universally despised by Caucus so it may come down to who National MPs hate less
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NZ corporate giants start wobbling – too big to fail?
…at some point the new Government are going to have to review their whole commitment to appeasing our corporate overlords with the Budget Responsibility Rules and start looking after the people when the shit hits the fan.
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Ummmm, that’s great Jacinda – buuuuuuuut…..
Shouldn’t an academic who points out that National are no more than a front for Chinese business interests who gets threatened and broken into be something you are actually aware of rather than waiting for it to appear in the media?
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Why proposed synthetic cannabis law change, meth tests & roadside drug tests highlight how juvenile NZ political culture really is
Time and time and time again we over react with panic, fear and anger at drug use rather than attempt reasonable adult debate and the irony is we do all this with a straight face as the country drowns in booze – a drug far, far, far more lethal than meth, cannabis and synthetics combined.
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National’s Moderates May Win This Leadership Battle – But Can They Win The War?
With the serried ranks of the now largely unified National Caucus arrayed against her, Collins could elect to either fight it out to the bitter end, or, to lower her banners and join in Adams’ victory feast.