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Health NZ ends use of race-based patient priority tool

Health NZ has decided to discontinue the use of an equity adjustor tool that included ethnicity as a factor in non-urgent surgical waitlists.

This decision follows a review which found the tool “legally and ethically justifiable” but not developed according to “best practice.”

31 July 2024

Simeon Brown blasts Local Government NZ for pushing a woke agenda over core services

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has sharply criticised Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) for prioritising a left-wing agenda over essential services. Citing a report by the Institute of Economic Research, Brown called out local councils for their focus on speed limit reductions, speed bumps, and cycle lanes, rather than core services.

31 July 2024

Can ACC handle the potential Abuse in Care compensation demands?

The final report on the abuse and neglect of individuals in state and faith-based care in Aotearoa New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 involves up to 256,000 victims. The report recommends compensation, but political commentator Grant Duncan writes that it also notes acceptance of a payment should not limit the right to sue or to lay a complaint with the Police.

30 July 2024

Free Speech Union challenges Police ‘hate crime’ and ‘hate speech’ training over political bias concerns

Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union, has called on the Police to halt the newly introduced ‘hate crime’ and ‘hate speech’ training for officers, citing concerns over political bias and the undermining of free speech.

30 July 2024

Air New Zealand abandons 2030 climate targets: “It’s just always the case, that aviation was extremely difficult”

Air New Zealand has abandoned its 2030 carbon reduction targets and withdrawn from the Science Based Targets initiative, citing delays in acquiring fuel-efficient planes and the high cost of alternative fuels. The airline initially aimed to cut carbon intensity by nearly 30% by 2030 but now finds this target unachievable.

31 July 2024

SenateSHJ’s Collapse: Bryce Edwards calls for stricter lobbying regulations and exposes conflicts of interest

Political commentator Bryce Edwards discusses the surprise collapse of once prominent lobbying-PR firm SenateSHJ. He says that, generally speaking, people don’t like lobbyists and many see it as a win for democracy.