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February 26, 2019

Auckland Council should save this transport option of the future

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1164 Views 2019 auckland local body elections, auckland council, featured, lime scooters

The Lime scooters are as controversial as they are innovative, and now Auckland Council has acted on the criticisms the highly-popular app-based ride receives

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New Zealand 
February 20, 2019

Why NZ First is the strongest voice in Parliament against the use of 1080

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1030 Views 1080 poison, featured, jenny marcroft, new zealand first, shane jones

Chances are you know about the use of 1080 pellets by the Department of Conservation (DOC) due to the very loud and very active

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New Zealand 
February 18, 2019February 20, 2019

A law change could tackle the problem of fatal police chases

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1151 Views darroch ball, featured, new zealand police, police car chase

Early in the year, a police pursuit ended in a fatal crash that took the lives of two teenage boys in Christchurch. The vehicle

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New Zealand 
February 10, 2019

Yes, Government regulation to ban smoking in cars with children is necessary

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1025 Views featured, jenny marcroft, new zealand first, new zealand labour party, Smokefree2025

There tends to be backlash when paternalistic policies become enacted: be it increasing excise taxes on tobacco, banning single-use plastic bags, or plans to

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New Zealand 
February 5, 2019

The #ProvincialGrowthFund is doing better than what Newshub wants you to think

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1317 Views featured, National Party, newshub, provincial growth fund, shane jones

This week, mainstream news outlet Newshub released an exclusive story reporting that the Coalition Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) program only created 54 jobs during

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New Zealand 
February 3, 2019

National are spreading disinformation about the NZ Government’s decision not to support US-backed Venezuela opposition leader

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1099 Views featured, juan guaido, Judith Collins, National Party, Nicolas Maduro, todd mcclay, Venezuela

Despite two of their henchmen, Simeon Brown MP and Chris Penk MP, brandishing the incumbent Coalition Government as “globalists” who “undermine New Zealand sovereignty”,

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New Zealand 
February 1, 2019

Is it time we ditch school uniforms?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1283 Views education in new zealand, featured, school uniforms

February indicates that the start of primary and secondary school terms for the year is drawing near. As the summer break slowly comes to

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New Zealand 
January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

When both public and private transport are costly, how are Aucklanders meant to travel?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1021 Views 2019 auckland local body elections, auckland council, auckland transport, featured, phil goff

Modern cities of the world are known for their free-flowing movements, where commuters are able to travel from their places of residence to their

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New Zealand 
January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Can any “green” party be compatible with the National Party?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1161 Views bluegreens, featured, green party of aotearoa new zealand, National Party, vernon tava

Rumours are rife that a new political party will emerge in New Zealand in the not-so-distant future. One which focuses on environmentalism or “green”

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New Zealand 
January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

2018 marked the National Party’s gradual descent into populism

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1093 Views chris penk, featured, National Party, simeon brown

(This article has been published on TheDailyBlog.co.nz) When Donald Trump snatched the presidency in the 2016 U.S. elections, he seemed to have ushered in

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