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I'm always surprised at how short a memory many media have. For instance at Radio NZ on Morning Report I saw this dumb description.. Provincial mayors not happy despite extra money ( 3′ 11″ ) 06:39 Some provincial mayors are feeling hard done by, despite a National Party promise of an extra…
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vto has been drawing attention to some comments made by Bill English, about how a third term Key government would majorly reform the government's budgeting and spending. English's comments on this does raise some serious concerns that deserve to be examined in depth. The way…
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Reposted from Local Bodies. In the 1980s and early 90s the wisdom of the day dictated that our small (in a global sense) New Zealand owned banks were unsustainable. We lost the BNZ to the National Australia Bank group and our Trust Banks to Westpac. All…
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Reposted from Polity. National's announcement yesterday of $212 million for 14 roading projects around regional New Zealand hits a lot of bad notes. I think it is a strategic mistake. First, New Zealanders value their environment, take climate change seriously, and worry that National are…
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Last night the Sunday show screened an expose of a Christchurch pig farm using footage provided by Farmwatch New Zealand. I was part of the investigation which resulted in this show and thought I would provide a more personal perspective on this story. I will…
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