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High cost of living pushes more Kiwi households with full-time jobs into ‘in-work’ poverty

Many households in New Zealand earn less than the average of $132,000 per year. Even though these individuals have jobs, their incomes are too low to lift them out of poverty. This is often due to rising living expenses, thereby pushing them towards ‘in-work poverty.’

Economist Satish Ranchhod highlights how essentials like food, rent, and non-discretionary expenses like mortgage rates are gobbling up most of the income, leaving little for improving quality of life.

24 September 2024

MSM inadvertently reveals ‘inconvenient truth’ about global warming

Corporate media has been pushing the “hottest day ever” narrative, conveniently coinciding with peak summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.

But the long-term climate data might not exactly support the idea that the Earth is on the brink of a climate Armageddon.

24 September 2024

Study links higher heart failure risk to severe heart attacks in COVID-vaccinated patients

A team led by Dr Ana Blasco from Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda in Madrid, Spain published a study in Vaccine suggesting that people who got vaccinated and then caught COVID might have a higher risk of heart failure.

While the vaccine alone isn’t thought to be causing major heart problems, getting both the shot and the infection could make things worse. This could possibly explain why heart attacks are still rising after vaccination.

24 September 2024

Police now empowered to prosecute nitrous oxide ‘nangs’ sellers in NZ

Retailers selling nitrous oxide for recreational use, commonly known as “nangs” or “laughing gas,” can now face prosecution under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013.

This move, announced by Medsafe, lowers the threshold for police to crack down on sellers as the government takes on the rising misuse of nitrous oxide.

24 September 2024

NZ Chinese community calls for urgent inquiry into Chinese interference

Stuff’s Paula Penfold reports that a pro-democracy group of Chinese New Zealanders says “We don’t feel safe here in New Zealand.”

The New Zealand Values Alliance is calling for an urgent public inquiry into China’s alleged efforts to influence NZ elections, infiltrate political systems, and intimidate dissidents.

24 September 2024

National rejects previous government’s $3b child poverty plan

The government has declined to invest $3b annually to meet Labour’s target of reducing child poverty to 6% by 2028, with Minister Louise Upston stating that the approach, including benefit increases, is too costly.

Instead the government is advocating for economic growth and tax cuts to combat poverty.

24 September 2024

Easton on recent announcement to introduce congestion pricing

Columnist Brian Easton writes that while Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced the introduction of congestion pricing to reduce traffic and fund road investment, actually implementing it is another story.

Easton writes that historically, congestion pricing has faced major hurdles. Previous attempts, like Maurice Williamson’s GPS-based proposal 25 years ago, failed due to high costs and privacy concerns.