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Date published: 4:36 pm, December 9th, 2025 - 2 comments
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Privatisation and Plunder is essential reading for those who want to work for a society where prosperity for all is the aim.
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Date published: 2:02 pm, December 11th, 2025 - No comments
The Government is legislating to halve methane emission reduction targets and remove the requirement for the ETS to accord with Paris Accord obligations. And intends to pass these changes under urgency despite there being no requirement to do so.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 11th, 2025 - 9 comments
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Date published: 11:47 am, December 10th, 2025 - 11 comments
Jason Walls is a former Newstalk ZB Political Editor turned TVNZ business correspondent. Under his choices, can we still rely on 1News business reports? Plus: Chris Bishop’s nefarious RMA play
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 10th, 2025 - 43 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 9th, 2025 - 28 comments
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Date published: 2:21 pm, December 8th, 2025 - 13 comments
That’s the headline of the pamphlet in the letterbox. But from their own measures is that true?
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 8th, 2025 - 50 comments
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Date published: 12:12 pm, December 7th, 2025 - 27 comments
This may be a one term National Government. But electoral law reform, the state of Labour’s coalition partners, a possible economic upturn and a change in National’s leader threaten this.
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Date published: 11:19 am, December 7th, 2025 - 2 comments
The world is entering a generation of challenges not seen since the late 1930s. New Zealand is better placed than most states to weather this challenge if it prepares now.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2025 - 7 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2025 - 16 comments
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Date published: 8:41 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 8 comments
Count them and weep.
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Date published: 5:46 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 6 comments
Many unaware as what we hold dear and for granted slips.
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 3 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2025 - 48 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 4th, 2025 - 5 comments
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Date published: 11:50 am, December 4th, 2025 - 12 comments
It appears to be more and more inevitable that National will welch on the country’s Paris Accord obligations.
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Date published: 6:05 am, December 4th, 2025 - 4 comments
The recent decision by PNCC to remove Rangitāne o Manawatū representatives from the Culture, Arts, and Community Committee, and to remove the independent member from the Finance and Audit Committee, is not an administrative tidying-up exercise. It is a political statement.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2025 - 17 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 3rd, 2025 - 4 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2025 - 9 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2025 - 1 comment
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Date published: 11:29 am, December 2nd, 2025 - 22 comments
David Seymour’s campaign to reduce the so called excessive spend on Labour’s school lunches have struck a rather awkward problem. At least for one school recently provided lunches were inedible which basically destroys the whole reason for having them.
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 2nd, 2025 - 37 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 1st, 2025 - 7 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 1st, 2025 - 35 comments
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Date published: 7:06 am, November 30th, 2025 - 19 comments
The government on Tuesday announced plans to replace regional councillors with boards made up of mayors and maybe some minister-appointed representatives. It’s a mess.
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 30th, 2025 - 8 comments
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Date published: 1:08 pm, November 29th, 2025 - 60 comments
Labour has recovered from the 26.9% vote share hiding it received in 2023, and is ready to run government again.
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 29th, 2025 - 9 comments
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