“Mayors and district councils would take over the duties of regional councils, in a coalition proposal pitched as the biggest shake-up of local government in three decades.” So reports RNZ on Tuesday 25 November 2025 and aint that the truth!!! T’will be a shake-up alright, but will it achieve any of the good things it […]
As the tenure of the current government drags on it is becoming more and more apparent that the Prime Minister’s Achilles heel is not his lack of political acumen – it is his complete disregard for how the other half live. Either demographically or geographically. He may almost have got away with it except that
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This week – Monday 3 November 2025, there was an interesting piece on RNZ’s Morning Report programme regarding the withdrawal of funding by ACC for clients with “approved” mental health issues to access the six-week Whakamatutu programme run by the DepressionRecovery Trust. ACC claims “the original aims (of the programme) were not fully achieved”. Dame
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“The government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development, or employment”. This according to RNZ is what Chris Bishop has recently proclaimed at a business event in Wellington. Chris Bishop is showing himself to be a bit of a thug with a short attention
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