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Last Wednesday, a video went viral of a white woman defending her actions after calling a 5-year-old black boy the N-word because, allegedly, the kid had tried to steal from her son’s diaper bag. Ther ...
Treasury has changed its tune at the last minute and given a handful of organisations the green light to attend next week’s Budget lock-up. The move follows a legal threat and public pressure over why ...
Quite a few interesting things said by David Parker in his valedictory speech: Dame Anne Salmond describes the Treaty as an exchange of gifts—tuku—between the Queen for her subjects and a rangatira on ...
May 2018 - article on Ron Mark calling a female MP a petal Sep 2018 - column by Andrea Vance saying people need to play the ball, not the woman, decrying sexist terms against female MPs Jan 2019 - ...
In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal ...
While bringing up my three wonderful children we had: no TV. no playstation. limited screen time to 30 minutes a day (which was hardly ever used). no cell-phones (I did not even have one until Feb ...
The Government has agreed to reinstate a total ban on prisoner voting, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Cabinet’s decision will reverse the changes made by the previous government in 2020, which ...
Increase welfare payments by 26% to young unemployed persons to $395 a week Pay $395 a week to students A wealth tax A death tax A tax rate of 39% on income over $120,000 (which with GST will mean you ...
Rotorua woman Santana Tonihi’s criminal record stretches 13 pages, with most of the 129 convictions being for stealing from shops. … Judge Skellern gave a starting point on the burglary of the ...
David Taylor writes at The Spinoff: Since 2007, New Zealand schools have had an excellent curriculum, acknowledged the world over and used successfully in diverse communities throughout the country.
Chris Bishop announced the following changes to deal with by racers and fleeing drivers: ...
It is a very rare occurrence for an MP to use the c word in the House, but when female Ministers have had the c word used against them in a column by a Stuff journalist, it is very appropriate.