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Should job hiring be fair and transparent?

Written By: - Date published: 12:03 pm, February 20th, 2026 - 13 comments

Honi soit qui mal y pense.

Mountain Tui: Luxon’s $1000 A Week Is His “Entitlement”. Just Not Yours.

Written By: - Date published: 1:06 pm, August 14th, 2024 - 32 comments

When Luxon claimed $1000 a week of tax-free, taxpayers money for accommodation, because he didn’t want the 2 free properties he was offered, he said he was entitled to it. But according to the government, all beneficiaries now require harsher rules or risk having their entitlements stripped. Yet only ~5% aren’t compliant and last quarter, 1500 were cut off. What do the numbers say?