This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel once again had their work cut out for them with the highest number of applications ever received for the 17 residencies planned across 2024. There were 141 applicants totalling 538 .
Chris Hipkins keeps saying you can't cut much spending without impacting core public services. Well Alex Holland has compiled a great six year record of much of Labour's spending. It takes a while to read all of it, but you should. In 2017 when Labour came to power, crown spending was $76 billion per year.