stranger195 accuses Front leader of exacerbating Tiwai hardships as post-debate poll released

An electorate debate for Southern that almost never happened. Sober_King_Robert, leader of the Front, the first to show up, waited nearly a half hour for stranger195, the National MP, to arrive, who ultimately arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled beginning. BarmyJo, the Labour candidate, was not present. In the debate, stranger195 accused the Front leader of “creating the crisis in the first place”, in regards … Continue reading stranger195 accuses Front leader of exacerbating Tiwai hardships as post-debate poll released

answermenow13rd Oct 2019Leave a comment

New Zealand, News, Politics

Waitematā and Southern debates to occur

2 electorate debates will take place over the next few days, hosted by Radio New Zealand’s very own AnswerMeNow1. A Southern debate will be hosted tonight (2 October 2019) at 10:00PM between Sober_King_Robert of the Front and incumbent MP stranger195. BarmyJo of Labour is welcome to attend but has not yet confirmed they will. In Waitematā, a debate shall occur for 4 October 2019 at … Continue reading Waitematā and Southern debates to occur

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News, RNZ Pacific, World

Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva dies age 78

From pro-democracy activist to prison to the Prime Minister’s office, Samiuela ʻAkilisi Pōhiva passed away 3 days ago in Auckland City Hospital over pneumonia troubles. In 1984, Pōhiva became assistant editor of Tongan pro-democracy magazine, Kele’a. Tonga, at the time, was the Pacific’s last remaining absolute monarchy, and one of the world’s only remaining monarchies. In 1987, Pōhiva was elected to the Tongan Legislative Assembly … Continue reading Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva dies age 78

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Business, News, World

New Brazil smelter recording high profits, driving down international prices

The Arara Escalarte smelter, which opened recently in fire-effected areas of the Amazon, has been recording high profits in the days after its opening. Although the smelter is new, projections show that Arara Escalarte is well on its way to exceeding the producing capacity of Vila dos Cabanos, Brazil’s largest aluminium smelter. Some economists attribute the popularity of Brazilian aluminium products to the viral tag … Continue reading New Brazil smelter recording high profits, driving down international prices

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News, World

Brazil opens new smelter in Amazon

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has ceremonially opened a new aluminium smelter on land previously covered by untouched Amazon rainforest – some of which was destroyed in the recent 2019 fires. The smelter was built to take advantage of significant new aluminium sources found beneath the deforested land. The smelter is titled Arara Escalarte, after the scarlet macaw, a bird indigenous to the American tropics, … Continue reading Brazil opens new smelter in Amazon

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Business, New Zealand, News, Politics, Te Ao Māori

Fresh3001 releases his first budget as Minister for Finance

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article stated that land value taxation will be increased by 3%. It will, in fact, be increased to 3%. We apologise. The National-ACT government’s budget is out. Sponsored by Minister for Finance Fresh3001, this new budget abolishes capital income tax, lowers corporate taxation to 22%, while increasing the carbon tax by $10 on the abstract rate. Land value taxation … Continue reading Fresh3001 releases his first budget as Minister for Finance

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Getting their ACT together- Mattsthetic elected as ACT leader, ACT ministers restored to cabinet

ACT New Zealand has a new leader. After the resignation of Timewalker102, 3 candidates stood for election within the party- Mattsthetic, FatherNigel and BellmanTGM. 4 votes within the party were cast. Mattsthetic won 2, and his challengers- FatherNigel and BellmanTGM- won 1 each. FatherNigel advanced to the next round due to having more second preference votes, and the vote was a dead heat- 2 for … Continue reading Getting their ACT together- Mattsthetic elected as ACT leader, ACT ministers restored to cabinet

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4 independent MPs band together to form the Socialist Alliance

UPDATE: A version of this article initially misattributed a quote to Sylviagony. That error has been fixed. Late last night, at the Blenheim farm of gavingrotegut and Goatshedg, a new political party was unveiled. Socialist Alliance- led by Chairwoman Sylviagony with her deputies gavingrotegut, Goatshedg and eelsemaj99. Goatshedg, at the announcement, proclaimed that “Our plans will bring back the power that the people rightfully have. … Continue reading 4 independent MPs band together to form the Socialist Alliance

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The government’s new competition inquiry, explained

In the chaos of the weekend, we had planned to write this article, but didn’t get to, but now here it is! On 1 September 2019, 4 days ago, PM and Business Minister FinePorpoise announced a Competition Inquiry Into Building Materials Markets. Wait, what does that mean? Well, basically, the government will have the Commerce Commission hold an inquiry to see if there are any … Continue reading The government’s new competition inquiry, explained

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Manukau by-election campaign starts with a whimper as candidates out on trail

See The RNZ’s page on the Manukau by-election for more information. Day 1 of the Manukau by-election has started, and so far, three out of four parties have kicked off their campaign for the seat. Manukau, the former seat of fartoomuchpressure and traditionally a marginal seat, is up for election with 4 candidates seeking the electorate. Labour’s Youmaton- who was propelled to Parliament as a … Continue reading Manukau by-election campaign starts with a whimper as candidates out on trail

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