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WEB2 days ago · A guest post by Ewen McQueen, that the Herald refused to run: Matthew Hooton wrote in the NZ Herald last week that “There’s no doubt that both Māori and Pākehā in 1840 understood tino rangatiratanga to be a bigger deal than kāwanatanga”. 1 However whilst this is undoubtedly the modernist position on how we should interpret the Treaty, the historical evidence suggests something very ...
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WEBMar 8, 2023 · Retail crime doubled in four years February 10, 2023. Minimum Wage Increase – Employee Impact February 10, 2023. Remember how he was a reformed man! February 9, 2023. A rare article focusing on boys’ education February 9, 2023. Shortage of Workers January 25, 2023. Productivity incentives November 24, 2022.
NZ’s problem is too much spending, not a lack of tax
WEBMar 25, 2024 · NZ’s problem is too much spending, not a lack of tax. Labour and Greens in 2017 campaigned on capping core crown expenditure at no more than 30% of GDP. This was their election pledge. At one Budget I asked Grant Robertson about the policy and he (admirably) replied it was a limit, not a target. The latest …
Bearing Witness to October 7 | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day ago · Bearing Witness to October 7. Philip Crump writes: The first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel is approaching, and not a day since has passed when the consequences and after-shocks of that terrible day have not been felt around the world. More than any other event in living memory, it has polarised and divided people ...
Who’s in and out on Labour’s list - Kiwiblog
WEBJul 31, 2023 · Dougal10. Labour has released their list for 2023 election, so now we can assess who is likely to be back or not. The table below shows who would get in at different levels of the party vote. In the latest Curia-TU poll they were at 31% which gets them 43 seats, down from 65 last election.
Kiwiblog’s 2022 Predictions
WEBHere’s my 20 predictions for this year, which I’ll score at the end of the year. Peeni Henare will not be Minister of Defence by the end of 2022. There will be a by-election in 2022. NZ First will record at least 4% in at least once public poll. By the end of 2022 (after five years) the Government will not have achieved even 5% of its ten ...
Guest Post: Kāwanatanga katoa was the fundamental question at …
WEB2 days ago · A guest post by Ewen McQueen, that the Herald refused to run: Matthew Hooton wrote in the NZ Herald last week that “There’s no doubt that both Māori and Pākehā in 1840 understood tino rangatiratanga to be a bigger deal than kāwanatanga”. 1 However whilst this is undoubtedly the modernist position on how we should interpret the Treaty, the historical evidence suggests something very ...
How is Kiwibuild going? | Kiwiblog
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Labour’s promise of 100,000 affordable Kiwibuild houses was their most iconic 2017 policy. How are they doing, nearly halfway through their second term. They promised that by now they would have built 24,000 houses. They have in fact delivered 1,304 which is 5.4% of what they promised – so they have underdelivered by 94.6%.
It’s Luxon - Kiwiblog
WEBNov 30, 2021 · It’s Luxon. Simon Bridges has just announced that after meeting Christopher Luxon this morning he is withdrawing from the leadership contest and backing Luxon who he says will be a brilliant leader and PM. This morning I met with Chris Luxon and had a great discussion. I am withdrawing from …
Changes to Tax Rates or Thresholds - Kiwiblog
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Their EMTR goes down from 18% to 11%. From 11 hours through to 16 hours their EMTR drops from 75% to 73%, they keep an extra 50c an hour in the hand. This 50c extra an hour stays the same till around 30 hours of work a week, then increases to $1.50 per hour until 37 hours of work, then they move out of …