1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (831+ words) I genuinely can’t think of a sector of our workforce that’s going to matter more over the next 20 years than caregiving. And when you hit 60, you stop thinking about this as some abstract workforce or policy issue. You start thinking…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (374+ words) I went to the politics section of the RNZ site this morning and saw the summaries of two stories next to each other that seemed to me to pose the real question for this coming election – What kind of country…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (693+ words) I think skepticism towards TOP by the Left is legitimate, but I would note they recently over turned their rule about the Board over ruling the Caucus and how do we get to 51% in an overhang election without TOP? Rather…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (941+ words) Trump Declares Bush-Style “Mission Accomplished” in Iran President Donald Trump appears to be declaring a George W. Bush-style “Mission Accomplished” moment in Iran, posting an AI-generated meme showing himself standing and leaning on his fists between images of Bush and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (547+ words) Greenpeace says that a retrospective law change, which makes it illegal to sue climate polluters over the damages caused by climate change, is yet more evidence of corporate capture within the Coalition Government. The Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (698+ words) Labour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debt Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get back to surplus by 2029/30, slash debt and set up an independent Parliamentary Budget Office, if elected. Leader Chris Hipkins said…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (619+ words) Te Pāti Māori proposes 48% income tax rate, tax credit for kai Te Pāti Māori has launched a ‘Kiwi Tax Plan’, proposing a 48% top tax rate and a rebate for New Zealanders earning less than $60,000. The policy also proposes a wealth…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (10+ words) thedailyblog.co.nz...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (210+ words) There is no Bradbury Group tonight as Martyn is still in Hospital but we hope to have him and the show back on September 1st. The Revolution WILL continue. See you all next week. ACT launched this poster on the night…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (518+ words) The National Coalition have changed the voting rules. 440,000 eligible people are not enrolled, including approximately 200,000 people aged 18–24 and what the Right Wing is counting on is that the majority of these people will not enrol before the absolute cut off…...