The Standard
WEBDaily review 01/10/2024. By: notices and features. 5:30 pm, October 1st, 2024 - 13 comments. 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 other ….
Politics - The Standard
WEBThe New Zealand left are in the worst place in a century. By: advantage - 11:20 am, September 23rd, 2024 - 68 comments. New Zealand has the most right wing government it’s had since Governor George Grey determined to eradicate all Maori power by systematic war and then systematic legislative theft in 1863.
How New Zealand Reconnects With the World « The Standard
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a disorder of the nerves and muscles. It happens in some people many years after they have had polio. PPS may cause new muscle weakness that gets worse over time, pain in the muscles and joints, and tiredness. People with PPS often feel exhausted.
Local Councils Defy Central Government Agenda « The Standard
WEBAug 30, 2024 · 94% of councils that have voted vote to retain Maori wards. Many of them are National background Councillors and previously urged Central Government to not push ahead with the legislation. The forced local referendums are now expected to cost ratepayers and take away from Council workloads.
newspapers - The Standard
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Thank you very much for the generous welcome Reverend Reihana. Thank you to Alcohol Healthwatch and your organising committee, including representatives from: FASD-CAN Aotearoa; Te Iho Tātai-ā-Rongo (the Māori FASD Coalition); Hauora Māori Services and Health Promotion Directorates, Health New Zealand; Oranga Tamariki; and the Centre for Addiction Research, University ...
health - The Standard
WEBBy: mickysavage - 9:24 am, July 30th, 2024 - 26 comments. Senior medical figures have questioned the accuracy of what the Government is saying about the health crisis in Northland. And in an example of unbelievably bad timing it has been revealed that the Goverment put aside $216 million to fund a exise duty reduction for Phillip Morris.
Economy - The Standard
WEBBy: Mountain Tui - 12:24 pm, August 30th, 2024 - 8 comments. NZ Parliament sitting where Labour’s Kieran McAnulty implores the Coalition government to stop deceiving Kiwis, and Winston Peters and Louise Upton both get fired up. Meanwhile, Casey Costello still doesn’t know who wrote her tobacco Ministerial papers.
labour - The Standard
WEBWritten By: Guest post - Date published: 1:17 pm, September 22nd, 2024 - 20 comments. Nigel Haworth argues that the 2012 reforms of the Labour Party created a perverse effect. Not to engender stronger member voice, but to empower a managerial model akin to a Piketty’s Brahmin caste. It weakened the Party’s ability to act strongly at arms ...
Covid and the media - The Standard
WEBAug 30, 2021 · Yes, seems to me some of the "commentators" are getting a bit sensitive about the pushback. And it's huge. We are all tired, worried, exhausted with dealing with the realities of what this means for real people, including workers in essential services, Such shallow journalism, but might be living in the Beehive bubble where once a day they get to have a moment if fame.
national - The Standard
WEBSep 1, 2016 · National plan for 2000 extra Kiwis in prison per year. Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:01 am, September 17th, 2024 - 20 comments. The government plans to put up to 2000 more Kiwis behind bars by 2034 at a potential cost of up to $1.2bn per budget in today’s money.