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State Highway 2 south of Dannevirke is now open following the earlier crash.
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Routinely in politics, there is a double standard for outrage. The same people who regarded Jacinda Ardern as a jackbooted tyrant seem to be quite unruffled by National riding roughshod over both local democracy (e.g. Chris Bishop’s “If you don’t [amalgamate], we’ll do it for you” message to councils) and also over the public’s ability to sue corporates for compensation over climate change pollution.
Alliance Party Leader Victor Billot says fiscal sustainability should be pursued through economic sovereignty, equity and progressive taxation, not austerity or asset sales.
National may be breathing a sigh of relief, but there's still only a hair's breadth between the left and right blocs, and barely a few percentage points between Kiwis' preferred Prime Ministers.
I now leave politics behind and move into an apolitical world with gusto and … even relish. I’m over politics and looking forward to going back to my first loves … my family and the law.
Forest & Bird also says it will be important that any market framework reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique ecosystems and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.
The Ombudsman has found that parts of the Ministry of Education’s scheme to assess sensitive claims are unreasonable for people who were abused or neglected in some state schools.
Cr Austin says the Auditor-General’s decision not to prosecute has lifted a great weight from her shoulders.
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