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The Maori Party has made an agreement with the National party to support them on confidence and supply votes, a similar agreement made with the ACT party means National will rule New Zealand as a minority government. The move has come as a surprise to...
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As the election results came in last Saturday a number of beneficiaries rang a Government family helpline because they were “stressed” their welfare payments would change. A Wairarapa man was so upset by National’s win that he called...
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The New Zealand election proved the old adage that “governments don’t win elections, governments lose them.” Many politically centrist labor voters switched their vote to National, which had campaigned as “Labour lite” pledging to...
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The Cycling Advocacy Network (CAN) an umbrella group made up of various local cycling groups has pointed out that around a quarter of voters are cyclists. The organisation is calling for all cyclists to cycle to their polling booth on election day...
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A recent report from the Swiss based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has shown that New Zealand has the sixth highest per-capita ecological foot print in the world. An “ecological footprint” measures the amount of resources people use and the waste they...
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A recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report titled ‘Growing Unequal Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries‘ has shown that New Zealand is one of the most unequal nations in the OECD, with an...
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Destiny Church, an evangelical Christian group led by self appointed Bishop Brian Tamaki, has recently been given status as an Urban Maori Authority. This means that the church can lobby the government for contracts, and possibly also for Treaty of...
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Giant materials manufacturer and distributor Fletcher Building has shed 600 workers in the past three months, and a further 300 workers will be losing their jobs at Carter Holt Harvey sawmills in Putaruru and Mount Maunganui. The staff lost from...
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New Zealand saw strikes at two workplaces this weekend. On Saturday workers at produce distribution company Turners and Growers walked off the job. The workers plan to continue a series of ‘lightening strikes’ until they get a reasonable...
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In 2006, Maori Party Co Leader Tariana Turia accused the Council of Trade Unions of being involved in a campaign to pursued Maori votes to switch from the Maori electoral roll to the general roll. A number of Maori Seats in parliament were established...
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