Political Roundup: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar?
By Geoffrey Miller As the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Qatar, it is worth looking at the state of…
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British Tories are raging socialists compared to our Labour Party government
Wow! Who would have thought it? The British Conservative Party government has moved to the left of the New Zealand…
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Morgan – Poland bombed? Lucky social media doesn’t run NATO!
Last week we found out why we rely on military professionals to fight wars. On Wednesday morning, both mainstream and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Planned care taskforce report: something to weep over?
On 25 October Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) released the report of its taskforce established to devise a plan…
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Why Marx was right about capitalism needing to have periodic crises (Part 3 of 3)
Two weeks ago I began this three-part series to help understand what is happening to the world economy today and why pro-capitalist…
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Winston throws political chessboard over – all 2023 election bets are off
NZ First leader Winston Peters rules out coalition with Labour New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has revealed a coalition…
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Labour’s religious hate speech law will only empower Scientology
Hate speech laws: Government proposes one change to Human Rights Act after years of divisive debate After years of divisive…
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Free dental is a vote winner – Grant will give property owners a reason to smile but the bleeding gums poor can go rot?
Grant’s default position of caution has ruled out making Dental free in the public health system. This is a tragic…
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Hamilton West Byelection – Candidate Profiles & Predictions
The Hamilton West byelection is on December 10th and as with every byelection this close to the general election, the…
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MEDIAWATCH: Luke Malpass’s Military Boot Camp column misses the real friction point
I like Luke Malpass, I think he is one of the best political columnists at Stuff and he is always…