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August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Ending the competition of lowering wages: the case for the Fair Pay Agreements

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1289 Views Fair Pay Agreement, featured, income inequality New Zealand, race to the bottom, sector bargaining

When the working group on the Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) released their report last January, their findings gave a stark assessment of the state

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New Zealand 
August 8, 2019

Abortion law reform: what is going on?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1455 Views abortion laws in new zealand, featured, green party of aotearoa new zealand, new zealand first, new zealand labour party

What was initially hyped as the first major reform to New Zealand’s abortion law since 1977 is now in uncertain territory, as disagreements over

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Auckland City Rail Link and Bledisloe Stadium
New Zealand 
August 4, 2019

Why we need to pay attention to the Auckland local body elections

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1486 Views 2019 auckland local body elections, 2021 Americas Cup, auckland council, auckland transport, auckland waterfront stadium, city rail link, featured, john tamihere, phil goff

It is said that the Mayor of Auckland is the third most powerful person in New Zealand, after the Prime Minister and Finance Minister,

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ACT Party David Seymour Kenneth Wang
New Zealand 
June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

A party soul-searching: Understanding the ACT Party’s identity crisis

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1717 Views ACT Party, david seymour, don brash, featured, freedom of speech, jamie whyte, kenneth wang, rodney hide

This weekend the ACT Party underwent a rebranding: a rehashing of its image, its messaging, and its brand of politics undoubtedly in preparation for

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Ron Mark P-8 Poseidon
New Zealand 
June 11, 2019June 12, 2019

It’s time to recognize the NZDF’s humanitarian contribution

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1580 Views Defence Capability Plan 2019, featured, military of new zealand, new zealand defence force, ron mark

Every time added funding for the New Zealand Defence Force is announced, critics are quick to exclaim how wasteful such spending is. Why exactly

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New Zealand 
June 10, 2019

Putting an end to “mission creep”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1527 Views featured, iraq war, ministry of foreign affairs and trade, new zealand first, ron mark

“Get some guts and join the right side!” That was the remark of then-Prime Minister John Key of the National Party in response to

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Winston Peters refugee boats
New Zealand 
June 3, 2019

Stronger borders funded in Budget 2019

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1285 Views featured, new zealand budget 2019, new zealand first, refugees

As mental health, trains, and tree-planting dominated the post-Budget 2019 discussions a very significant win was left largely unnoticed. Part of the inaugural “Well-Being

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New Zealand 
May 30, 2019

Rail wins big again — thanks to NZ First

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1415 Views featured, kiwirail, new zealand first, rail in new zealand

Aside from being the “champion of the provinces”, the New Zealand First party have also been taking the mantle of being the “champion for

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Elliot Ikilei, Brian Tamaki and Alfred Ngaro
New Zealand 
May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Will the “Christian conservative” strategy work?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1748 Views alfred ngaro, brian tamaki, destiny church, elliot ikilei, featured, new conservative party, new zealand national party

Sensing opportunity in the 2020 general elections, “Bishop” Brian Tamaki of the controversial Destiny Church has announced the creation of his new political vehicle

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Winston Peters and capital gains tax
New Zealand 
April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

NZ First nets a capital gain on the proposed capital gains tax

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1665 Views capital gains tax, featured, new zealand first, tax working group, taxation in new zealand, winston peters

Ever since the Tax Working Group (TWG) released their final report last February, New Zealand’s political discourse has been largely dominated by its recommendations

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