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If they want to turn this around, and not have to deal with a final ACT/ Nat-remainder coalition (lead by Herr Seymour?) then it’s time to take some bold, courageous steps, such as, eg: – Remove the GST from essential foods and essential services. Bread, fruit and vegs, cheese, eg. And electricity – power bills are already unaffordable for many. Remove the GST! – Cap rents now. Not an across-the-board figure, but work it out in some fair way. – Put a temporary hold on ANY new ...

John Key with his wife Fiona at their farm near Stocksbridge South Yorkshire farmer John Key has farmed at Midhopestones,near Stocksbridge, since 1975, having started out on his sister’s 23 acres in Derbyshire five years previously. John said he established his pedigree Suffolk flock 40 years ago and that performance recording and responding to the results have been his guiding principles. “I started the flock when I bought half a dozen ewes, new lambs and a ram from a chap on the Yorkshire...

I dont have that lived experience - Luxons difficulty with new role Newsroom 15 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom National MP Chris Luxon is touted as a future leader and is registering in recent polls. He spoke to political editor Jo Moir about his current challenge in iwi development, and why he hasnt fronted on He Puapua. Chris Luxon joined the National Party after seven years at the helm of Air New Zealand. The backbenches are a long way from corporate high-flying wining and dining, but th...

Article – The Conversation Contrary to some claims, He Puapua is not a ‘plan’ and it doesn’t advocate for ‘separatism’. Rather, it invites us to imagine more inclusive political and constitutional arrangements. For many New Zealanders, He Puapua came shrouded in controversy from the moment it became public knowledge earlier this year. Released only when opposition parties learned of its existence, the report on “realising” the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigeno...

Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 11:25 am For many New Zealanders, He Puapua came shrouded in controversy from the moment it became public knowledge earlier this year. Released only when opposition parties learned of its existence, the report on “realising” the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was labelled a “separatist” plan by National Party leader Judith Collins. “Quite clearly there is a plan,” Collins said, “it is being implemented, and we are going to c...

P&O Cruises would launch its 1800-passenger super liner, Pacific Pearl, in Auckland, New Zealand to make it ship’s home port for making its easy to travel to Australia and the pacific Islands. P&O Cruises would launch its 1800-passenger super liner, Pacific Pearl, in Auckland, New Zealand to make it ship’s home port for making its easy to travel to Australia and the pacific Islands. Craig Harris, Chairman of Cruise NZ while confirming the move, asserted, “It is a real coup for New Zealand...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Photo: RNZ / Russell Palmer The National Party says the government must avoid wasting money, but would commit to no firm plan for when or how the age of eligibility should be raised. The advice said it would mean increased health costs, and the government would need to do something. "Driven by lower average fertility rates and improvements in life expectancy, 26 percent of the population is projected to be over 65 years old by 2060, compared to 16 percent in 2020,...

It meant nothing: Collins denies UN indigenous rights pact signed by National in 2010 led to He Puapua Newshub 5 hrs ago Zane Small © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Watch Māori Development Minister Willie Jacksons speech on the next steps in developing a national plan to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Judith Collins does not accept that National signing a United Nations indigenous rights pact in 2010 led to the controversial ...

The United Nations (UN) issued a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, and New Zealand initially voted against it, along with the United States, Canada and Australia.  The Government at the time, led by Labours Helen Clark, worried that some of it contradicted New Zealand law.  For example, Article 26 states: "Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired." As then-Māori...

Massive protests – not good for tourism in a peaceful country like New Zealand. After the United States got caught spying on citizens, New Zealand is now proposing to do it openly. Massive protests – not good for tourism in a peaceful country like New Zealand. After the United States got caught spying on citizens, New Zealand is now proposing to do it openly. Thousands of people have protested across New Zealand against the new surveillance bill that would enable the country’s Government ...