Waatea News Column: How is anyone surprised by the bullying report in Parliament?
How were any of us surprised by the bullying report into the toxic culture within Parliament? Look at how the…
Month: May 2019
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Public Transport Funding Needs a Boost in Budget Today
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has high hopes todays budget will deliver on key public transport investments. Jon…
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Treasury definition of hack as reliable as Trevor Mallard’s definition of rape, Grant needs to sack someone or Jacinda needs to sack him and Simon Bridges is no whistle blower
Treasury have cried wolf and it appears the ‘wolf’ was a parked car…
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Unauthorised access to Budget information – NZ Treasury
Following Tuesday’s referral, the Police have advised the Treasury that, on the available information, an unknown person or persons appear…
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National’s Budget Pre-Game Is Double Standards All The Way Down
The overwhelming impression one gets when looking over the Nats’ Budget pre-game, then, is very much the same as that which we’ve had by looking at them in Opposition these past eighteen months all up.
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Comments by Nicky Stevens’ whanau on Government Mental Health statement
The parents of Nicky Stevens, a 21-year-old man who died in 2015 while in the compulsory care (Mental Health, Compulsory Assessment and Treatment, Act 1992) of Waikato DHB have “cautiously welcomed” today’s statement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister David Clark.
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AT Unsustainable – Govt Intervention Fully Supported
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) fully supports the call by the “Open The Books” group for a major review…
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Simon At The Toll-Booth?
HAS SIMON BRIDGES been set up? Or, has he set himself up? Whichever explanation you prefer in relation to the Budget Leak/Hack, the conclusion is unavoidable. Bridges is simply too dumb to get out of his own way. Labour must love this guy: while he leads the National Party, Jacinda Ardern has nothing to fear. For Opposition MPs, however, the time has surely come for Bridges to be replaced by Judith Collins. The man’s political judgement is appalling. His response to bad news is to make it worse. He has to go.
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Why The Americans Waited Nine Years To Bring Up Taking Our Eye Out Of The Five
Another article, published today, is doing the rounds about the prospect of NZ being booted out of the ‘5 Eyes’ ‘security’ club, due to the alleged perforation of the heart of our politics by the People’s Republic of China.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 30th May 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.