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Showing posts with label Carmel Sepuloni. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carmel Sepuloni. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Rodney Hide: The limits of cleverness versus capitalism

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The following column appeared in the NATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW October 27th 2017. With the support of Winston Peters, Jacinda Ardern had just...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

David Farrar: Labour Deputy Leader didn’t know the Government doesn’t pay rates

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Wayne Brown interviewed Carmel Sepuloni, and asked her why the Government doesn’t pay rates on land and buildings it owns. Her answer was “...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

JC: Carmel and Chloe Are Cot Cases

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The Collins English Dictionary ’s definition of a cot case in Australia and New Zealand is someone who is either to ill to get out of bed or...
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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Peter Dunne: Labour's rebuild

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Over 2,500 years ago the legendary ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu observed that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a sin...
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Lindsay Mitchell: Checking out Carmel Sepuloni's campaign claims

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Radio NZ reports that Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni was on the campaign trail in Christchurch yesterday defending her gov...
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Monday, January 23, 2023

Bryce Edwards: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland

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The days of the Labour Government being associated with middle class social liberalism look to be numbered. Soon-to-be Prime Minister Chris ...
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Lindsay Mitchell: Sepuloni

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Hot on the heels of media nonsense about Ardern's departure - for instance, it was driven by misogyny despite many of her harshest criti...
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Sunday, January 22, 2023

Bryce Edwards: PM Hipkins resets Labour to the right

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Get ready for a major political reset once Chris Hipkins is sworn in as Prime Minister this week. Labour’s new leader is likely to push the ...
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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Mike Hosking: Why can't the Government make a simple apology?

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I asked a simple question of Megan Woods yesterday on the programme. Does this Government apologise for anything? She went on to not apologi...
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Karl du Fresne: "Wraparound support": the magical incantation that will stop teenage ram raids

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Two of the most meaningless phrases in the English language are “award-winning” and “wraparound support”. I expressed my views about awards ...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Bryce Edwards: Massive Wage Subsidy and Covid spending is under scrutinised

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In the lead-up to the Budget, the Government has been on an offensive to promote the efficiency and quality of its $74 billion Covid Respons...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Point of Order: Bigger benefits from tomorrow – bravo! But they might not buy as much as before

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Ministers have been celebrating their wisdom in raising benefits substantially from April 1. Social Development Minister Carmel Sepulo...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Lindsay Mitchell: Carmel Sepuloni "useless"

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Peter Williams recently described the Minister of Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni as "useless" on his Magic Talk radio show. T...
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