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WEB1 day ago · The Ministry of Justice is consulting on two possible changes to jury trials, to reduce the huge delays in scheduling them as the number of trials has been increasing. It now takes an average 498 days from charging to trial conclusion. At the moment you only have a right to a jury trial for offences that carry a maximum sentence of two years or more.
Remember these when the Wellington City Council claims it had …
WEB6 hours ago · Defenders of the massive 20% rates increase in Wellington would have you believe this has nothing to do with decisions made by Councillors, but it was instead just due to the need to spend more on water infrastructure etc. So the next time you hear someone claim this, recall the following decisions made by WCC:
A disastrous interview | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day ago · A disastrous interview. The Post reports: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has confirmed she did not sell her car to pay the bills before he office clarified that, in fact, she did. So last week on radio she said she did sell her car to pay her bills. Then on Q+A she said she didn’t. Then after the interview her office pout out a statement ...
Excellent sentencing reforms | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day ago · Excellent sentencing reforms. Paul Goldsmith announced: Capping the sentence discounts that judges can apply at 40 per cent when considering mitigating factors unless it would result in manifestly unjust sentencing outcomes. This is much needed. Some offenders have had 85% discounts which just makes the starting point almost irrelevant.
New Zealand - Kiwiblog
WEBMar 8, 2023 · Retail crime doubled in four years February 10, 2023. Minimum Wage Increase – Employee Impact February 10, 2023. Remember how he was a reformed man! February 9, 2023. A rare article focusing on boys’ education February 9, 2023. Shortage of Workers January 25, 2023. Productivity incentives November 24, 2022.
David Farrar - Kiwiblog
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Posts by David Farrar. Hilarious September 15, 2024. Top economists on what was wrong with the economic response to Covid-19 September 15, 2024. Interesting data September 15, 2024. RIP John Bishop September 14, 2024. Every buzzword possible September 14, 2024. Rodney Hide on free speech September 14, 2024.
Where all the stories celebrating the increase numbers of Māori in ...
WEBNov 29, 2023 · This is a huge 35% of Cabinet. The Hipkins Cabinet that left office had only five Māori Ministers, or 28%. So where are all the stories celebrating this? Or is there so little publicity around this, because the Māori in the Luxon Cabinet are the wrong sort? They don’t think the Treaty was about co-governance. They prioritise equality over ...
NZ Four Years On, Bitter/Sweet – Part 1 | Kiwiblog
WEBRecently I returned home after almost four years away for a family bereavement. Two of those years coincided with the Covid border closure where obtaining a space in MIQ was the subject of a lottery that made it next to impossible to secure a space. I have called my experience “Bitter/Sweet” because I was reminded
Deficit and Debt - Kiwiblog
WEBSep 12, 2023 · The Pre-election fiscal update confirms massive deficits and debt.. The forecast of a potential surplus in four years is wishful rather than realistic. Even if forecasts of the economy in four year times were accurate, the assumptions are a level of fiscal discipline that the current Government has shown it is incapable of achieving.
How is Kiwibuild going? | Kiwiblog
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Labour’s promise of 100,000 affordable Kiwibuild houses was their most iconic 2017 policy. How are they doing, nearly halfway through their second term. They promised that by now they would have built 24,000 houses. They have in fact delivered 1,304 which is 5.4% of what they promised – so they have underdelivered by 94.6%.
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