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On RNZ today - PM's housing plan moronic - economist Prime Minister John Key's suggestion that Auckland Council could be forced to free up more land for housing whenever homes became unaffordable in the city is already being criticised as misguided and unlikely to help…
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Sometimes - very occasionally - this government gets something right: Govt to roll out plain packaging on cigarettes Nearly a week after hitting smokers in the pocket with increased taxes, the Government will roll out a second hit tomorrow [yesterday], this time aimed at tobacco…
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https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/737494908248817665 Why is it that whenever some sort of deal with Labour and the Greens is raised publicly some commentators say it is the death knell for Labour's chances at the next election? The rationale seems to be that the Greens are a bunch of wide…
greens labour national national/act government nz first same old national spin winston peters you couldn't make this shit up
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Even the IMF now acknowledges the downsides of neoliberal economics and government austerity policies. In a significant new report IMF economists write: Neoliberalism: Oversold? Instead of delivering growth, some neoliberal policies have increased inequality, in turn jeopardizing durable expansion ... There has been a strong…
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