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Among the many other problems associated with Musk/DOGE sending a fleet of teenage and twenty-something cultists to remove, copy and appropriate federal records like social security, medicaid and other supposedly protected data is the fact that the youngsters doing the data-removal, copying and security protocol and filter code over-writing have ...
Economy Nose Dives - The Standard
Nov 28, 2024 · The economy is spluttering and Winston Peters blames National.. Here’s what we are looking at: 4.8% unemployment – a near four year record high – even as NZ keeps breaking new records for citizen departures; Employment confidence declined to the lowest level since the first Covid lockdowns; The Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion reported firms are more pessimistic about their current ...
2024 in review « The Standard
Jan 5, 2025 · Oh, c'mon Micky, be fair – the CoC have done a lot of good! Let me see, they've . . . well, they've . . . ah yes, they banned greyhound racing!
Labour’s Long-Sightedness and the Opposition’s Opprobrious …
Jan 11, 2025 · Judging by their public reactions the whole Opposition seems to be blissfully unaware of the danger lurking. Māoridom is huddling together to see if they can come up with a collective and coordinated response to NZ culture wars but success is all but guaranteed and their timing and speed are too slow to mount a robust defence against the most immediate threat(s) – time is not on their site ...
Luxon’s panicked reshuffle « The Standard
Jan 20, 2025 · It's good to know all the other parties' ministers to this CoC are doing so well Luxon doesn't feel the need to reshuffle them. Y'know, incorruptible Shane Jones, tobacco benefactor Casey Costello, NRA delegate Nicole McKee, the ice woman Van Velden and so on.
Daily review 28/01/2025 « The Standard
Jan 28, 2025 · Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each ot…
The long wait still continues « The Standard
Nov 25, 2023 · On Friday, three parties finally signed agreements to gain a slim majority in parliament. What this means is that some time on Monday Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro will be able to swear in the new ministers of the Executive Council. On Monday Labour and the Greens will have their constitutional muzzle removed. On …
The list - The Standard
New Zealand's first-class free trade deal and investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been signed. In Abu Dhabi, together with UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and …
If that’s Luxon’s Plan, What About Labour? « The Standard
Jan 26, 2025 · It’s time to highlight what a Labour plan for the New Zealand economy under a 2026 government would look like. And ask questions. On September 11 2023 then-Prime Minister Hipkins released his plan for the New Zealand economy. “Labour’s economic priorities for …
Government sabotages its Emissions Reduction Plan
Dec 22, 2024 · Under its latest Emissions Reduction Plan the Government is placing major reliance on processing of orgnic waste and landfill gas capture. But it has quietly recently cut funding for the Waste Minimisation Fund by $177 million over 4 years.