Girls and Boys

Conceiving a non-woke, Winston-approved Sex Education.

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557985/who-benefits-from-the-2-billion-of-accommodation-supplements-paid-out-annually Who do you think Susan? Have you asked Mr 7 houses? Have you asked our landlord mp’s?Who benefits indeed. #nzpol #subsidies #landlords #worstgovtever
Who benefits from the $2 billion of accommodation supplements paid out annually?

Researchers say it could be better to help people buy first homes, rather than helping them pay rent.

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'Call me next time': Peters disparages Luxon's tariff talks

Winston Peters told RNZ the prime minister had not consulted with him ahead of the calls.

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Six ideas NZ could borrow from Australia to cut smoking rates

New Zealand seems unlikely to achieve its goal to reduce smoking to 5% of the population or less.

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Hipkins changes diary to vote down Treaty Principles Bill says PM should do the same

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has changed his diary to speak at the second reading of the bill and says Christopher Luxon should do the same.

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I thought cluxon was ringing all the CEO’s at 4pm on the daily?? Hasn’t he got 7 soc med staffers? Do they know how to do the interwebs?
#nzpol #NoOneToldMe #worstgovtever
Creditor 'blindsided' by school lunch provider Libelle Group going into liquidation

Hamilton company Echo Automation's owner Sean Donovan it was a lot of money for a small business to lose.

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Waka Kotahi puts the brakes on reversing some speed limits

Sixteen of state highways where speed limits had been lowered had been required to revert to their previous higher speed limit by 1 July 2025.

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"He's making decisions about shifting that funding to save other lives and, what, Māori lives are not worth saving? It's deeply troubling."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544876/simeon-brown-rejected-officials-advice-to-have-lower-bowel-screening-age-for-maori-pasifika

#nzpol #worsthealthminever #worstgovtever

Simeon Brown rejected officials' advice to have lower bowel screening age for Māori, Pasifika

Health Minister Simeon Brown rejected advice from officials to lower the bowel screening age to 58 for the general population and 56 for Māori and Pacific people, just-released documents show.

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NZ First targets 'woke' legislation it previously helped make law

New Zealand First wants to "remove woke 'DEI' regulations" from legislation that it voted for five years ago.

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