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Written By: mickysavage Date published: 8:20 am, November 30th, 2024 - 17 comments Categories: david seymour, Economy, health, politicans, Privatisation, Shane Reti, uncategorized Tags: Shane Reti has said publicly that privatising health is not his overt policy. Which suggests strongly that it is his covert policy, especially given that he …
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The Government is taking action to ensure Southland farmers and growers are not affected by unreasonable regional farm plan deadlines, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds and Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard say.“Cabinet has agreed to provide more time for farmers and growers to comply with regional rules ...
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Written By: mickysavage Date published: 4:09 pm, November 27th, 2024 - 14 comments Categories: Christopher Luxon, health, mark mitchell, national, same old national, Shane Reti, uncategorized Tags: National yesterday made great fanfare about an extra $30 million being spent on doctors and nurses. But news today of 1,500 health job cuts in the pipeline clearly shows how the extra funds are to ...
Daily review 28/11/2024 « The Standard
4 天之前 · The 1958 born tell it like is to Americans of route 66, living in the Don Old Trauma Pit. In John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the highway symbolizes escape, loss, and the hope of a new beginning; Steinbeck dubbed it the Mother Road.
Politics - The Standard
The 2024 US Election: A No-Win Scenario. Written By: Elliot Crossan - Date published: 7:18 pm, November 4th, 2024 - 50 comments. Tuesday (Wednesday in NZ) is election day in the United States of America. Where billionaires buy elections, the President is not elected by popular vote, and the nominee of the Republican Party attempted to overturn the results after he …
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Parihaka. Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:09 am, December 30th, 2020 - 8 comments. A post reflecting on the history of the Parihaka settlement, how local Taranaki Iwi were treated appallingly by the Crown and the Government, and how the settlement amount paid is but a miniscule amount of the damage actually caused.
Economy Nose Dives « The Standard
4 天之前 · The economy is spluttering and Winston Peters blames National.. Here’s what we are looking at: 4.8% unemployment – a near four year record high – even as NZ keeps breaking new records for citizen departures; Employment confidence declined to the lowest level since the first Covid lockdowns; The Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion reported firms are more pessimistic about their current ...
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Daily review 14/11/2024. Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 14th, 2024 - 9 comments. Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy).
Daily review 06/04/2022 « The Standard
2022年4月6日 · dare I ask what the weasel said? edit: ah, found it. ACT leader David Seymour bucked the trend, describing the execution of the response “I’m sad to see anyone who’s worked hard to serve the New Zealand public move on but I think we’ve got to be honest, he’s not Saint Ashley if you consider the failings of the department he …
Electric Shock « The Standard
10 小时之前 · The last few years have seen headline after headline talk about how much of a ‘mess’ the City Centre is in terms of transport. Whether it be parking, confusing bus lanes (and buses being held up), the GV lane on Queen Street, loading and delivery, enforcement (or lack thereof), congestion, ...