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Report lifts covers on child abuse
Child abuse is never far from the headlines in New Zealand. We like to think of ourselves as a great country in which to live, work and raise our families. While that is the case for the vast majority of New Zealanders, for a vulnerable minority... More about Report lifts covers on child abuse
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Capitalism at its most sociopathic
Capitalism loves a captive market. And there's no market more captive than people who will die unless they get a product. Unfortunately, a sociopathic hedge-fund manager has figured this out buying the rights to an essential medicine and... More about Capitalism at its most sociopathic
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Pointless waste
Today's example of the pointless waste of the "war on drugs": a woman jailed for two years for growing her own cannabis: A leading figure in Kaikohe's arts and business communities has been jailed for two years after being found guilty... More about Pointless waste
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Why are we signing this again?
The government is currently "negotiating" (meaning "accepting whatever other countries demand, because we have nothing to offer them") on the Trans Pacific Partnership. They've insisted that it will be a good deal for New Zealand, but this... More about Why are we signing this again?
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Fundamentals of football betting in 2017
New-fangled people into the world of betting are usually confused, people thing that the traditional way to go for betting is only physical betting shops, however they do not know that there are online websites also for online betting, and to... More about Fundamentals of football betting in 2017
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But not like this
The Justice and Electoral Committee has reported back on the New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill, and recommended it be passed with minor amendments. While the public commentary is focusing on the referendum structure - which is quite sensible as a... More about But not like this
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This is not a success
WINZ is handing out fewer special needs grants: A $20 million drop in food grants made to struggling families is because of hurdles introduced by the Government, community groups say. The Social Development Ministry said the fall was because... More about This is not a success
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How much have our MPs made from the Auckland bubble?
Parliament's Register of Pecuniary Interests was released last week, showing that almost all of our MPs own their own home, and 75 of them own more than one, with a large number of them owning investment properties in Auckland. Which leads to... More about How much have our MPs made from the Auckland bubble?
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Another thermal generator shuts down
Mighty River Power will be shutting down its Southdown gas-fired power plant at the end of the year: Mighty River Power will shut down its gas-fired Southdown power station in Auckland at the end of the year and sell the plant on the... More about Another thermal generator shuts down
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The flag referendum bill
The government has finally released its New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill. As expected, the bill provides for two referenda, the first selecting between four alternative flags by preferential voting, the second a runoff between the most popular... More about The flag referendum bill
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