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Opinion: Your money shouldn’t be spent on superstition

By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP It’s disheartening to see taxpayer money given to projects that border on superstition and pseudoscience. An example recently...

Poll shows half of voters think Government on wrong track

Half of voters believe New Zealand is on the wrong track according to a poll released this week and the centre-left bloc in our...

Visa changes to attract investment from wealthy migrants

The coalition Government says it's modernising visa settings to incentivise migrants to invest in New Zealand. “Foreign investment has the potential to provide jobs for...

Head of Health New Zealand steps down

Health Minister Simeon Brown has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand chief executive Fepulea’i Margie Apa for her service. “Margie Apa was the first to...

Independent arbiter to determine torture redress

The coalition Government has appointed Paul Davison KC as an independent arbiter to determine financial redress for survivors who were tortured at the infamous...

Call for more Māori nurses to address health inequities

A group representing nurses in New Zealand says culturally-safe ratios within the profession must be urgently introduced to turn around Māori health inequities and...

New Zealand’s unemployment rate cracks five per cent

The latest figures released by Statistics NZ today, February 5, show the country’s unemployment rate hit 5.1 per cent in the December quarter. It’s up...

Luxon visits the ‘Google of New Zealand’ in his own electorate

Health, education, transport and law and order are still important, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is travelling the country with one key word on...

Government unhappy with mandatory Māori course for real estate agents

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says she acknowledges yesterday’s High Court decision which saw east Auckland real estate agent Janet Dickson’s case against the...

Tireless servant acknowledged for support of Nepalese community

An east Auckland community leader says he’s proud to have been recognised for his years of service to Nepalese people living in New Zealand. Bucklands...

Government wants schools ‘teaching the basics brilliantly’

Education Minister Erica Stanford says as schools start back for the year, there will be a “relentless focus on teaching the basics brilliantly” so...

Costs forecast to rise under new tariff regime

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare says it “does not currently anticipate a material impact” from the tariffs announced by the United States on its net...

Details of major ‘turnaround plan’ for Kāinga Ora revealed

Housing Minister Chris Bishop has announced a plan to sell 900 Kāinga Ora homes each year as part of a “turnaround plan” for the...

Crown advances Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement

The Government says it's shown its commitment to settling with Ngāpuhi by initialling the proposed transfer of Kororipo Pā to Ngāti Rēhia, Treaty Negotiations...

OPINION: Delivering timely, quality healthcare

By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga Prime Minister Christopher Luxon recently announced a ministerial reshuffle to refresh the National team and ensure...
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