The United States has Air Force One, a plane that can refuel in midair and act as a presidential command center. New Zealand has Betty, an aging Boeing 757 that…
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The New Zealand government pushed back its estimated return to a budget surplus by one year as the recent flooding and cyclone added to uncertainty and ramped up costs. In…
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Government is Greenwashing: $182.5 Million More in Climate Subsidies That Won’t Reduce Net Emissions by a Single Gram
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Government Greenwashing in its justification of spending at least $182.5 million of taxpayer dollars over the next four years on environmental subsidies that will fail to…
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Grant’s Gaming Gamble is Corporate Welfare for Well Connected Friends
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s decision to allocate $160 million in rebates to the gaming sector over the next four years – calling it ‘corporate welfare’. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum…
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In the early 1980s, New Zealand walked out of the ANZUS pact on principle, rather than be an accomplice to nuclear war. We now seem to be heading back into…
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International Studies Expert Discusses NZ’s Potential Joining of Non-nuclear AUKUS Alliance
Our Government has confirmed it is discussing joining the non-nuclear part of the AUKUS alliance founded by Australia, the UK and US. Defence Minister Andrew Little said “We have been…
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Aukus Engagement Has More Benefits Than Risks
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesThe potential participation of NZ in Pillar II of the Aukus agreement is a vital and necessary contribution to our security and to regional stability Opinion: The recent announcement by Defence…
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New Zealand Seeks to Consolidate Pacific Relations Amid Challenges from China
SYDNEY — Climate change is expected to be the main focus of a large New Zealand delegation’s tour of the Pacific. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is in Solomon…
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As the Climate Warms, New Zealand Winemakers Grapple With a Changing Landscape
At what point is a Marlborough sauvignon blanc so sweet it no longer tastes like a Marlborough sauvignon blanc? That is one of the questions that New Zealand winemakers are grappling with…
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For the first time, New Zealand will see an equal number of men and women in its cabinet. This comes after Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime, who is of Māori descent,…