Have your say on court control for suspected terrorists – Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is seeking submissions on the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill…
Year: 2019
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Unemployment rises to 4.2 percent – underutilisation falls
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in the September 2019 quarter, up from 3.9 percent last quarter,…
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Student Holiday Guide: What You Should Do This Winter
Winter holidays should not be a boring time of the year because of the weather or a limited student budget….
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Criminal justice programmes must address roots of offending – Salvation Army
The Salvation Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit today released the second in a series of Briefing Notes calling for…
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Chosen To Rule? What Sort Of Christian Is Chris Luxon?
CHRIS LUXON has some explaining to do. He has been identified as an evangelical Christian, which, if you’ll pardon the religious cliché, covers a multitude of sins. That’s why I believe Chris Luxon owes New Zealanders a working definition of evangelical Christianity – and how he intends to practice it.
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Ok Boomer – a weary insult from a gathering generational war
Bless Chloe Swarbrick for just dropping the ‘Ok Boomer’ retort in Parliament as she explained why her generation struggles to remain calm in the face of Boomer apathy over something as agenda setting as climate change.
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Waatea News Column: National’s new draconian Oranga Tamariki welfare reforms are anti-Māori, anti-women and anti-human
It’s difficult to know where to begin in attempting to sift the outright spite and maliciousness of National’s new welfare reforms. Firstly, let’s just acknowledge that while National say beneficiary and gangs, their angry voters hear Māori.
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Has Shane Jones Just Saved NZ First?
SHANE JONES may just have come up with a sure-fire MMP threshold-busting election strategy. He has committed NZ First to formulating a comprehensive “population policy”. If handled adroitly, this exercise will likely evoke a strong electoral response from “native” New Zealanders. Almost certainly powerful enough to guarantee the party’s return to Parliament.
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Political Caption Competition
National Party parades seem a tad martial
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5 years and finally justice: NZ Police formally apologise & settle for breaching my civil rights
After 5 years, the NZ Police have apologised and settled my complaint against their breach of my privacy and civil rights during their deeply flawed case against Nicky Hager.
The formal apology is as follows.