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WEBLuxon loses his cool when asked about doctoring gang membership statistics. Written By: mickysavage Date published: 8:26 am, September 20th, 2024 - 28 comments On the same day that National had Parliament pass onerous anti gang laws to address allegedly dramatically increasing numbers of gang members Christopher Luxon lost his cool when it was pointed out to him that the Government is purging ...
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WEBBy: Mountain Tui - 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 ...
Lester Levy, $320,000 Part time Health NZ Commissioner: “It’s not …
WEB3 days ago · In conclusion, it turns out Health NZ is paying ~$1 million more in senior executive salaries after Dr Levy started.No money for Health, Luxon had said despite underfunding Health, but anything we need to imprison more Kiwis.. Some profit from such models. Way to go, talkers. Share. EXTRA STUFF:
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WEBDavid Seymour’s Ministry of Regulation costs $80mn. By: Mountain Tui - 12:38 pm, August 22nd, 2024 - 17 comments. David Seymour’s new Ministry has 91 staff, including 3 Deputy CEOs who earn up to $348K each – more than Ministers. Seymour wants to use it as a vehicle to change how NZ makes laws and invokes Ruth Richardson in his vision.
local government – The Standard
WEBAug 28, 2024 · By: Mountain Tui - 4:16 pm, August 30th, 2024 - 38 comments. 94% of councils that have voted vote to retain Maori wards. Many of them are National background Councillors and previously urged Central Government to not push ahead with the legislation. The forced local referendums are now expected to cost ratepayers and take away from Council ...
health - The Standard
WEBBy: mickysavage - 9:24 am, July 30th, 2024 - 26 comments. Senior medical figures have questioned the accuracy of what the Government is saying about the health crisis in Northland. And in an example of unbelievably bad timing it has been revealed that the Goverment put aside $216 million to fund a exise duty reduction for Phillip Morris.
How New Zealand Reconnects With the World « The Standard
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a disorder of the nerves and muscles. It happens in some people many years after they have had polio. PPS may cause new muscle weakness that gets worse over time, pain in the muscles and joints, and tiredness. People with PPS often feel exhausted.
Social issues - The Standard
WEBBy: Mountain Tui - 12:24 pm, August 30th, 2024 - 8 comments. NZ Parliament sitting where Labour’s Kieran McAnulty implores the Coalition government to stop deceiving Kiwis, and Winston Peters and Louise Upton both get fired up. Meanwhile, Casey Costello still doesn’t know who wrote her tobacco Ministerial papers.
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WEBThe Standard newspaper – from where our masthead comes – was founded by labour movement activists in the 1930s. They used it as a vehicle to share their views with a broader audience – a perspective they felt the mainstream media was representing poorly. We think the same is true today.
The latest poll - The Standard
WEBMar 10, 2022 · The latest poll. By: advantage - 7:54 pm, March 10th, 2022 - 124 comments. Categories: act, greens, labour, national, polls - Tags: National/Act (47%) would beat Labour/Greens (46%) if there were an election held tomorrow, according to the latest One News Kantar poll. Sure, these things go up and down like a …
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