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One of reasons Oranga Tamariki exists is to prevent child neglect. But could the organisation itself be guilty of the same?
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Both Melissa Lee and Penny Simmonds have been stitched up by officials whispering in the ear of the Prime Minister, who naively assumes people are telling him the truth.
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Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months in the job just doesn’t normally happen in politics.
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Willie Jackson is a motor mouth with a poor memory. Just a few weeks ago he was attacking Melissa Lee and calling her ‘useless’, ‘stupid’ and ‘incompetent’, and yesterday he was waxing lyrical about her skill set after Christopher Luxon sacked her as Broadcasting Minister. Make your mind up Willie!
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By 8 am Auckland was in gridlock. At 9 am when most retailers would open, Queen St was in turmoil without those parking spaces. Most motorists were blaming the motorcyclists, as this deliberate move to bring Auckland CBD to its knees was kept reasonably quiet so no media warning of this protest parking strategy had…
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A supermarket built to plug the “massive hole” in one of the most deprived communities in Hamilton is nearly set to open its doors.
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A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
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MK’s policies can be summed up in a single word: dystopia. Without a free press, no South African editor would risk publishing the remarks made in this article.…
Keep readingLest We Forget? We Already Are
The Great War was one of massive sacrifice by an entire nation — which is at grave risk of forgetting some of its important lessons.
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