It has never ceased to surprise me that those who profit at the expense of others are so unaware of the harm suffered by those they exploit, and are so convinced that they have a right to do the exploiting and that their profit is a proper and justifiable reward .
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The government’s recent housing package may work; will it do enough?
Trick Question: Does New Zealand have a capital gains tax on housing? If you ask the Prime Minister she will say not. It is true that her government is increasing the scope of the ‘bright-line test’ on non-family homes to .
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:07 am, December 16th, 2020 - 25 comments
Bugger all really. One is, and this is quite a rare thing nowadays in Aotearoa, a bad beer. The other is the cumulative effort of activists and Governments who for decades tried to stop France from engaging in that most barbaric of activities, initially atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons but then after the outcry became too fierce the under water testing of nuclear weapons.
Protests occurred from the 1960s and involved Pacific Nations, New Zealand and Australia, Greenpeace and many other organisations and communities. In 1973 our Government sent two frigates with a Cabinet Minister on board into the area where there was an atmospheric test conducted. New Zealand also took France to the International Court of Justice successfully seeking a declaration that the atmospheric tests were illegal. France responded by sn
Not a good day at the office for Mallard today. $333k cost to the tax payer so far, plus a further $37k in legal fees and the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary services. I think this is going to cost the tax payer a lot more half a million. This really irks me when my taxes go towards defending MP s for saying stupid things. The funds could have fed a few families at Christmas.
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Jester: the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary services.
That is true but nothing to do with Mallards activity nor did Mallard have anything to do with the cause of the accused being let go by Parliamentary Services. Try harder Jester.
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Or maybe you could point me in the right direction? Bit of a vaccine mystery
Ginny Andersen: How will domestic capability and manufacturing contribute to New Zealand accessing a vaccine?
Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS: New Zealand’s science and vaccine manufacturing sectors have an incredibly important role to play in ensuring New Zealanders get early access to a vaccine. Locally, the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand will receive $10 million to lead COVID-19 vaccine research through a vaccine development and evaluation platform. This will see the brightest minds from the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, the University of Otago, and Victoria University of Wellington work together to support global efforts to develop vaccines that are safe and fit for purpose. BioCell will receive $3 million to upgrade its existing facilities so it’s in a position to scale up and support local and global vaccine manufacturing. Depending on the chosen vaccine, this could see u