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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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MPs suspended
The Privileges Committee has recommended the following consequences for the MPs who disrupted the House, being Rawiri Waititi 21 days suspension Debbie Ngarewa-Packer 21 days suspension Hana-Rawhiti ...
The Police Commissioner says he takes "very seriously" anything that undermines the public's trust and confidence in police. It comes after RNZ revealed pornography found on the work computer of ...
In the days since a senior Stuff journalist published an article calling female Ministers the c word, I've been counting how many staunchly feminist Labour and Green MPs have come out and said somethi ...
Treasury has banned from the Budget lockup numerous organisations that have been attending for many years. These include the Taxpayers' Union, the CTU, Business NZ and the NZ Initiative. This is the ...
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Real wages
This chart uses data from the Quarterly Employment Survey which was just released this week. It is adjusted for inflation. In December 2017 the average hourly wage was $42.16 (in 2025$) and in ...
Having the C-word directed at me by a journalist in a mainstream publication wasn’t on my bingo-list for Mother’s Day 2025. Nor was being accused of “girl-math”. But there you have it, that’s what was ...
Albo attacking the Greens will just make him more popular. It is interesting that in Australia the Labor Party seems to detest the Greens, while in NZ they are much more closely aligned.
First we have a Labour Party electorate sharing an image of Brooke van Velden as a Nazi. Yes Labour Whangaparaoa think changing the threshold for pay equity claims from 60% to 70% female dominated ...