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There is literally no end to the demands being made by public health activists. Having convinced politicians that tobacco should have plain packaging, they now want to extend that to soft drinks. After that will come fast food, and then probably cuddly toys. This is why overall I oppose plain packaging for tobacco. We know from […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Minister for Pacific Peoples 4 September 2016 Media Statement Spirit of Tonga celebrated Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Minister for Pacific Peoples 4 September 2016 Media Statement Spirit of Tonga celebrated Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has welcomed Tongan Language Week, which starts today. “Tongan […]

Press Release – TVNZ Minister Michael Woodhouse told TV Ones Q+A programme that foreign students shouldnt expect that study in New Zealand is a pathway to citizenship. there are some expectations from students that they will be able to stay and gain residence. Overwhelmingly, …Q+A: Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse interviewed by Corin Dann Minister Michael […]

News from NZ Police Four people are recovering after being rescued from Porirua Harbour this morning. Police were called at about 1100 to a report that a small boat had capsized. Four people were in the water. One was clinging to the boat’s semi-submerged hull about 200 metres from shore. Three other people attempted to […]

Stuff reports: Sir Ngatata Love could lose his knighthood after being found guilty of defrauding his own iwi. The 78 year-old was found guilty of obtaining property by deception in the Wellington High Court on Thursday, after a case which ran for much of August. … A spokesman for Prime Minister John Key said the […]

Stuff reports: Labour is apparently close to endorsing a tax on sugary drinks – with health spokeswoman Annette King saying there is growing evidence and support for such a measure. Once again Labour looks to steal a policy from the Greens and move further to the left. The commission – co-chaired by the Prime Minister’s […]

Do you support a change to the structure of local government in the Wellington Region, and if so to what? Nick Leggett: Yes. Local Government needs to do better, either by shared services or structural amalgamation. The final decider should be communities via a binding referendum. Nicola Young: Abolish the Regional Council, which I have […]