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6:00 am, September 14th, 2025 - 14 comments
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The primary concern of the Left is Truth not Victory
Whanganui MP Carl Bates hid 25 rentals from disclosure
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Whanganui MP Carl Bates hid 25 rentals from disclosure
Brian Tamaki, told the crowd: 'Ban any type of public expression in our Christian nation from other religions. Ban Halal, ban Burquas. Ban mosques, ban temples, ban shrines – we don’t want those in our countries.'
Our boy was a guest speaker of Tommy Robinson at the Anti-Immigrant ‘Unite the Kingdom’ massive march in London yesterday.
From The Mirror.
Crikey that Canadian forward pack would be tough to mee in the semifinals. So agile, so fast.
Yes the Canadians looked very good
At least for now, healthworkers have other ways to express opinions – for example, "playing games with people’s lives". Now there's a quote that provides an insight into the 'mind' of our Minister of Health.
New Zealand gores beyond touting for foreign investor interest. Now our government is funding those seeking to lure global talent here.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/14/govt-unveils-70m-fund-to-lure-global-acts-support-major-events/
What next, moving beyond immigration agents assisting migrant workers access jobs to granting commissions to those who convince people to move here to live while they keep their jobs offshore?
Chumocracy. National, ACT and NZFirst are all engaging with consulting and IT firms for ‘policy input’.
It will increase as the prospect of loosing seats at the next GE. Many are working on opportunities in the after life.
Entirely ordinary policy and fund.
Used over all governments for many terms. Successfully.
That maybe true Ad, but is it what we need right now, I'll have a guess most "bottom feeders" couldn't give a toss about Pearl Jam
It's a result of this.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin/28-08-2025/brown-and-luxon-clash-over-bed-levy-as-major-events-slip-from-aucklands-grasp
It came after they cut government funding for Matariki events. And choice not to provide any money for Auckland to host the return of the Americas Cup.
Why?
Risible growth in the local economy and with an election year coming up.
The underlying factor is appropriate domestic incomes and spending policy, at the personal and government level.
A working economy.
This needs to be hammered hard. This isn't something new, it's reinstating something that National cut, and that cut has done damage. It's only when they realise that they are likely to loose significant votes in Auckland that they reverse their damage.
We'll probably see more of this as the election approaches, reinstate things they've cut, and then crow how great they are putting money into what people want.
Coalition of Cockups, are believers in John Frum!
Looks like the old "bread and circuses" approach.
Keep the plebs happy with entertainment, and maybe they won't notice the money (taxpayers' money of course) would have been better spent on more beds or another operating theatre in the Dunedin hospital.