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Matt Goodwin looks at how current migration trends will change the UK, if unchanged. Key findings: The proportion of the UK that is "White British" will drop from 73% today to 57% in 2050 and 34% in 2 ...
First of all AUKUS is probably dead as far as NZ is concerned. Trump doesn't see allies, just cost centres. He will not see any benefit in the US sharing military technology with New Zealand. Hell, he ...
KiwiSaver is about to change again. The Budget announced an increase in the minimum employee contribution (from 3% to 4%) over three years and in the matching minimum contributions paid by employers.
The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday (local time) formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to ...
Courage comes in all shapes and sizes. I saw this for myself last Friday in the Manukau District Court when I went to support Portia Mao on behalf of the Free Speech Union. Don't let Portia's ...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has expanded his Fix Auckland campaign from one candidate to two with the addition of deputy Desley Simpson, now he is recruiting a team to gain influence on the council.
And so, New Zealand universities have the chance to do well while doing good. The case is simplest for students who have not yet begun US studies and are stuck in limbo with a pause in America’s ...
A Judicial Conduct Panel will inquire into and report on the alleged conduct of acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken, Acting Attorney-General Paul Goldsmith says. “Judge Aitken’s alleged conduct at ...
After spending $23m but failing to modernise the births, deaths and marriages registry, officials are having another go. The Department of Internal Affairs has written off $22.9m on the project ...
The headline (note journalists do not write the headlines) makes you think DPMC is sacking one third of their staff. The actual story further down is: A broad restructure of the 247-strong Department ...
Whanganui District Council is sticking to an average rates increase of 2.2 percent following deliberations on its draft Annual Plan. Mayor Andrew Tripe believes it’s the lowest rise in the country for ...
The Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive moves on immigration are pulling Democrats back into a border security debate they had tried to ignore. For months, Democrats scarred by the politics ...