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A temporary impasse between the executive and the courts over the Marine and Coastal Areas Act has now seen six more Māori groups granted customary rights by the High Court.The judge in the latest case says the courts can’t wait for what might eventuate from Parliament but must decide applications ...
In Defence of Golriz Ghahraman « The Standard
2 days ago · On beleaguered broadcaster, 1ZB, I listened to that absolute spanner filling in for the racist Heather Duplicity Allen interview the owner of Auror, the tech company retailers subscribe to to surveil and report retail crime to the police.. The owner (someone Thompson) wouldn't speak about the Gharaman case but a couple of things were interesting:
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Wage theft – now that is a real crime. Written By: lprent - Date published: 5:38 pm, December 30th, 2024 - 17 comments. In Australia, the Fair Work Act is enhanced to provide for jail time and large fines for individuals and companies who deliberately indulged in wage theft.
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Atlas Network in New Zealand. Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:57 am, December 11th, 2024 - 11 comments. The similarities between the Atlas Network modus operandi and our government’s policies appear strident and unsettling.
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Making a major infrastructure deal happen takes years of planning, exceptionally qualified people on all sides, and in New Zealand it takes about ten years of your life. Until now.
2024 in review « The Standard
Dec 30, 2024 · It is that time of year when during the brief hiatus of civilisation known as the holidays we get the time to reflect on what has happened over the past 12 months. Just over a year ago National and its allies had assumed power and were engaged in a blitzkrieg of change. Essentially they wanted to ...
A Heavy Day - The Standard
Nov 7, 2024 · This short excerpt represents a respite from the US election. Christopher Luxon apologises to Opposition leader Chris Hipkins and more. TPM ask Luxon about using force in boot camps. Plus a quick reminder on what we shouldn't forget here in NZ either.
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Dec 11, 2024 · Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, and Internal Affairs Minister, Brooke van Velden, today launched a further Public Safety Network cellular service that alongside last year’s Cellular Roaming roll-out, puts globally-leading cellular communications capability into the hands of our emergency responders.
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Latest opinion poll – Labour overtakes National. Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 2:21 pm, January 17th, 2025 - 16 comments. That grinding noise you can hear from the Parliamentary precinct is the sound of National backbenchers sharpening their knives getting ready for a …
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Jun 17, 2023 · Youtube punishes Murdoch’s Sky News for pedalling Covid misinformation. Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:44 am, August 3rd, 2021 - 38 comments. This will have the conspiracy theorists spinning. Youtube have stopped Murdoch’s Sky News Australia from uploading videos for the next seven days after the channel uploaded videos questioning Covid and advocating for the use of ...