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So, first things first, congratulations to our mate Marcus Lush, who has won himself a seat on the Invercargill City Council. Obviously, the question is,
Stuff
OPINION John Bishop: All governments use slippery linquistics, despite the usual pledges about being honest and transparent.
Māori Television
Lady Tureiti Moxon, who leads Te Kōhao Health, says she’s confident about the government's response to the latest outbreak.
Newshub
He says by 2022 this should all have blown over.
thedailyblog.co.nz
The Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate “unacceptable” levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand, the Salvation Army has warned.
NZ Herald
The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.
Newsroom
Society’s grievances against Wall Street, festering since the GFC, are starting to boil over.
Stuff
OPINION: Our response to Covid isn't simply a case of following the science. Ethics has a part to play too.
The Conversation
The trans-Tasman diplomatic stand-off is complicated by the fate of two young children. Their rights will be central to resolving the situation.
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By Richard Harman - February 17, 2021
Newsroom
Have gang numbers really risen by the numbers quoted by police, politicians and the media? Dr Jarrod Gilbert says the numbers aren't what they seem.
The Conversation
Instead of wage subsidy and business loan schemes, allowing households, workers and employers to borrow against future income could be more efficient and equitable in the long run.
Bassett,Brash&Hide
I read the news now strictly for its comedic value. The New Zealand Herald and Stuff guarantee several belly laughs every morning. The headlines alone are more giggles than the Sunday funnies ever were. I once read these rags as though news was still a thing. I would gnash my teeth and groan and wail through my eggs
The Conversation
New research finds Australians and New Zealanders show high levels of trust in political leaders and in science. This in part explains the strong compliance with successful pandemic measures.
Pundit
Building more houses is not going to reduce house prices much (although it will help more people to be decently housed). The inflation driver is financial speculation based on leveraged borrowing. Until that is addressed, house prices will continue to boom.
Stuff
OPINION: Defund the Crown and refund iwi. Māori should be able to manage their own affairs.
Stuff
OPINION: We need to design a better system to manage and care for our freshwater.
Stuff
OPINION: Economists expected job figures to crash under Covid, but they didn't — why?
Stuff
The Resource Management Act is on the way out. But did it actually fail? And will the next iteration be much different?
The 49 days of national lockdown in 2020 created stressful dilemmas between public compliance and personal responsibilities, a new study has found.
Newshub
Spending dropped 6 percent in January compared to the same time last year. And in Wellington it's twice that figure.
Newsroom
An economist and analyst who plotted the path of the new Covid virus - and gave the government an early head's up - talks about how it unfolded and what's likely to happen next.
Pundit
Does it make sense to compare our climate change adaptation with Rogernomics?
The Conversation
The struggle to establish Māori wards centres on the rights and privileges of citizenship promised in the Treaty of Waitangi.
Stuff
In a year when Covid-19 trumped personal freedom, New Zealand held on to its Economist ranking of fourth best democracy.
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