Articles by Tim Fookes
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Opinion
Tim Dower: What the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing?
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:01AMWhat the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing floating the idea of a freeze on cigarette tax increases? We know the...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: American politics is baffling
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 11:42AMAmerican politics is pretty baffling, isn't it? In arguably the most powerful nation on earth, with a population of well...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: How will our actions be perceived?
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 11:34AMSix Defence Force specialists are off to the hot zone in the Middle East. Judith Collins has been at pains to stress they...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: We've known more competition is the answer for years
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:28AMSupermarkets are under fire again. The Commerce Commission now says it will look into what might be dodgy pricing practices. If...
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National
Councillor hits back after diners given spray bottles for 'aggressive' seagulls
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:26AMGulls pestering Dunedin diners are just parents desperate to feed their young “in an increasingly hostile world”, a city...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Only six cases of excessive force isn't so bad
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:11AMRemember those protests at Parliament last year, and the incredible scenes at the end? Once it was over and the fires were...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Backing out of the Interislander deal was a no-brainer
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 9:56AMI think the new Government's actually done at least one thing right this week. Backing out of the Interislander funding...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: RealMe wants too much
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 9:18AMLook, thanks so much for taking part in this, just a little experiment on people's reaction to, response, and experience...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Bit of an about-turn on immigration from the PM
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 9:21AMBit of an about-turn on immigration from the Prime Minister. Christopher Luxon now says the current numbers are unsustainable,...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Mitchell's letter wasn't meddling, it was managing
Friday, 8 December 2023, 8:41AMNow we've had a full day to digest Mark Mitchell's letter to the Police Commissioner, was he actually out of line to release...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Where was their parental instinct?
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:04AMTrue story, abbreviated for time. San Francisco, about 15 years back now, coming out of the subway following my two teenage...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Would you pay for private schools?
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 9:15AM$27-28,000 a year. That's about the going rate for private secondary education in New Zealand right now. And you'd pay it...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Te Pati Māori are shooting themselves in the foot
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 11:28AMSo, a Day of Action called by Te Pati Māori. Organisers promise they'll target busy roads and even try to jam the motorways. They're...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Do we need more A&Es?
Friday, 1 December 2023, 10:06AMReally interested in this Medical Journal piece about emergency departments. The impression we often get is they're horribly...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Jeez do dogs get to you
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 9:38AMDogs eh... jeez do they get to you. It's 12 years this Christmas, Luka and me. 12 brilliant years for me, and what a mate...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: The low-down on the Public Interest Journalism Fund
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 8:12AMSo here's the low-down on the Public Interest Journalism Fund. 55 million bucks dished out over a series of funding rounds,...
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ZB Plus - Guest Opinions
Tim Wilson: What the new government should be doing about AI
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 10:15AMThe morning before details of the coalition between National, Act and New Zealand First were announced, Westpac Bank released...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Auckland Council isn't great at leading by example
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 8:39AMI'm wondering if people in Auckland will, in a few years, look more kindly on their current Mayor. Fair to say that Wayne...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: The talks are dragging on too long now
Friday, 17 November 2023, 8:10AMLast time I had the privilege of hosting this show I said I had confidence in Chris Luxon's approach to these coalition talks. I...
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Opinion
Tim Beveridge: Poor sportsmanship has lost rugby its top ref
Friday, 3 November 2023, 1:33PMI thought that one thing we’ve done over the past few days is put the Rugby World Cup Final disappointment behind us. We've...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: These past few weeks were a demonstration
Friday, 3 November 2023, 7:46AMSpecial votes, as I'm sure you know, are usually good for the left and National has said it expects to lose one or two seats...
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Opinion
Tim Beveridge: The responsibility should go back the families and communities themselves
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 1:36PMI don’t mind telling you that I sort of avoided talking about this topic a couple of days ago because it’s simply grim. But...
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Opinion
Tim Beveridge: How do we prevent ourselves from relying on the health system?
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 11:51AMI’ve gotta be honest with you that I’m feeling a little punch drunk digesting the latest stories and statistics about our...
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Opinion
Tim Beveridge: What will it take to break the duopoly?
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 12:16PMSo, the new grocery commissioner says it's disappointing to see any potential supermarket competitor fail on the back of...