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Save Kiwis, not feathers | Kiwiblog
Nov 1, 2024 · Save the Kiwi announced: Kiwi feathers collected from across the US and Europe will soon be winging their way home in a repatriation effort between the United States of America and New Zealand. Why? We have 70,000 Kiwis in NZ, and lots of feathers. I want us to spend money saving Kiwis, not flying a
The Health Research Council | Kiwiblog
9 hours ago · In late August 2024, the Minister of Health, Dr Shane Reti, issued updated guidance to the Health Research Council (“HRC”) after years of scandalous funding was revealed. Dr Reti wanted it to fund cures, not Kaupapa, and definitely not spiritual curses. Especially given $126 million is spent in annual “health” research and the government’s books are not
Possibly no longer NZ’s worst landlord | Kiwiblog
5 days ago · Maybe. But guess what. These people actually prefer to be living in a warm, dry house, often a better standard than owner occupied houses. It shouldn’t take many examples of people facing consequences and getting evicted for the message to get across the rest, and behaviour to generally improve so they don’t face the same consequence, leading to …
Best policy proposal yet from the NZ Initiative | Kiwiblog
Lottie Evans from the NZ Initiative proposes: Most national holidays revolve around either somber reflections or consumerism. It is time for New Zealand to formally recognise the cultural phenomenon that best captures our national spirit: Crate Day. This celebration, traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, represents the best of our nation.
The fast-track projects | Kiwiblog
Chris Bishop and Shane Jones announced: The 149 projects released today for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill will help rebuild the economy and fix our housing crisis, improve energy security, and address our infrastructure deficit, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says. ... “While the independent Advisory Group …
Guest Post: KiwiSaver – is it ‘working’? | Kiwiblog
A guest post by Michael Littlewood: So, John Horner of the Financial Markets Authority thinks that KiwiSaver’s reaching $100 bn “…is something to celebrate; for a relatively small country like New Zealand, it represents a coming of age of KiwiSaver.” (FMA 24 September 2024 here).Others in the financial services industry praise KiwiSaver while some call for higher minimum contributions ...
Not a useful question | Kiwiblog
17 hours ago · Radio NZ report:. A new poll has found close to half of New Zealanders want the new Interislander ferries to be rail-enabled. The government is still considering replacement options after ditching Labour’s iRex project citing a large cost blowout, in particular from upgrading port infrastructure, taking the pricetag upwards of $3 billion.. Horizon Research has found 48 percent of people ...
In the NZ Herald: Why the Waitangi Treaty Grounds should be a ...
Nov 7, 2024 · Agreed. We should visit historical sites and be enthused by NZ history, but using religious language like “pilgrimage” and “awesome – in the true sense of the word” endows the location with a mythical status it neither has nor deserves.