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Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn wrote on Thursday: Back in 2018, National's unelected Canterbury dictatorship issued a resource consent to take water from the Rangitata river for irrigation, in violation of its Water Conservation Order. Now, after two years of legal battles, the company has…
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Auckland is back into level three lockdown. The check points around the city have again been put in place and big events, including the round the bays run have been cancelled. The caution is understandable. The latest two cases, a son and his mother, were…
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It seems that the Springbok tour protests in 1981 had a deep and abiding effect on David Seymour, even though he would not be born until two years later. He was clearly affected by the experience or lack thereof and has clearly harboured a deeply…
act david seymour local government making shit up Maori Issues Maori seats Nanaia Mahuta politicans racism spin treaty settlements you couldn't make this shit up
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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You can't read legislation for very long without finding instances of weird edge cases. My favourite used to be the old Summary Offences Act which had prohibitions against wearing carpet slippers in public. Simon Collins at NewstalkZB writes about an example. Why we have kids…
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It is good to see that National is still in chaos. Its caucus discipline is still shot and Judith Collins clearly has no control over her MPs. The latest piece of evidence is Simon Bridges attacking Police Commissioner Andy Coster by describing him as being…
Judith Collins national police same old national Simon Bridges
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If the Government ever wanted to start burning political capital on addressing poverty now is the time. The economy is in remarkably good shape, such good shape that Standard and Poors has just given us an improved credit rating of AA+. From Radio New Zealand:…
debt / deficit Economy grant robertson jacinda ardern poverty
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Press Release from Greenpeace NZ 16 February 2021 Nick Young 3 minutes Greenpeace is celebrating the announcement that New Zealand Oil & Gas and its partner Beach Energy will relinquish their oil and gas exploration permit off the Oamaru coast as “another win for the…
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The Covid pandemic is entering into an interesting stage. In America and in England new infection rates are plummeting after hitting post Christmas highs. The American reduction is understandable. They now have a President who accepts the science and is willing to listen to the…
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