Rural General Practice Funding Cuts Put Patients at Risk
Katikati patients could lose local hours, weekend clinics and urgent care if a blunt funding model decides their rural community is suddenly urban.
Simeon Brown
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Government’s Fossil Gas Fairytale Exposed – Russel Norman
The Government spent two years insisting more fossil gas would save us. Now it is underwriting loans to help businesses escape gas dependence. Russel Norman says the fairytale has collapsed.
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Auckland Congestion Charges: Privatisation by Stealth
Auckland’s roads are about to become pay-to-play, and the people least able to avoid peak-hour travel will be the ones hit hardest.
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Maiki Sherman, TVNZ and National’s Media War
National wants the media frightened, obedient and apologetic. The question is whether TVNZ still remembers what journalism is for.
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Simeon Brown Campaign Strategy Signals Trouble
If this is the campaign rollout, it’s not discipline — it’s noise. And voters tend to tune that out fast.
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Government Mileage Increase For Home Support Workers “A Joke”
They’re caring for New Zealand’s most vulnerable — and paying for it themselves. Even after the increase, many say they’re still going backwards.
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Luxon and National – Less a Cabinet reshuffle, more a snapping Coffin
This wasn’t a reset. It was a move to hold the numbers — and hold off what comes next.
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Simeon Brown and Sam Uffindell can’t read graphs – how National mislead you
Sam Uffindell and Simeon Brown misread migration data, falsely claiming National reversed the exodus of New Zealanders.
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Ethics of conviction and ethics of responsibility in healthcare systems
Ian Powell examines how conviction politics has reshaped New Zealand’s health system — and why responsibility must come first.
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Why National’s EV spin is unravelling as oil prices spike
Critics argue National misrepresented EV subsidies as oil prices rise, turning policy into a culture war led by Simeon Brown.
