Simon O’Neill ONZM Dear Operatic Friends of Aotearoa Regards from my Tristan filled studio here in Tamaki Makaurau. I hope Michael doesn’t mind me writing to you all. I just wanted to follow up on the Radio NZ story this morning concerning the departure of the three directors
Ashley Church The Advocate Newsletter of IINZ Like many of you reading this, I attended one of the rallies in support of Israel which took place last weekend. In my case it was the Hastings rally which was seamlessly coordinated by the amazing Pastor Nigel Woodley and his team from
Susan Short Secretary democracyaction.org.nz This brief article is to remind you that the opportunity to have a say on the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories in the New Zealand Curriculum runs out in six days’ time. Consultation closes on Monday 31 May. For those who have already made
Jeff Thomas internationalman.com Traditionally, inflation has been defined as “an increase in the amount of currency in circulation.” Such an increase almost always causes an increase in the cost of goods and services, since, more plentiful currency units lowers their rarity, as compared to the supply of goods and
Hobson’s Pledge Trust It looks like Jacinda Ardern’s He Puapua plan to set up two governments under a tribal monitoring committee within the next 19 years is quietly rolling on. The steps so far are: 1. The abolition of the right of local communities to hold binding referenda
Hobson’s Pledge Trust The proposal to spend $1.3 billion in the next financial year on “Maori” cannot go without comment. Proposed spending includes: 1. $427.8 million supposedly for “Crown-Maori” relations, but actually for Treaty settlements. 2. $380 million to deliver 1000 new homes for Maori including housing
Hobson’s Pledge Trust At least 32 councils scrambled to meet Friday’s deadline to set up segregated voting via Maori wards or constituencies for next year’s elections. Overwhelming support was claimed despite low response to limited consultation. These councils wanted to follow Environment Bay of Plenty, the Waikato
Free Press ACT Party The Haps More than 500 people, six months after an election. ACT’s annual rally Honest Conversations was huge. The party launched new future-focused policies for democracy and education. They have been widely reported and you can read about them here and here. The Policies Nothing
We’re focused on the issues that matter to Kiwis. Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * Budget 2021 – Labour’s focus reinforces failure to deliver * Benefits aren’t a pathway to prosperity * Labour cuts Police Budget as gang membership soars * Govt’s water
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Your humble taxpayer advocates and analysts spent Thursday morning working through the Budget 2021 papers. I’m afraid to tell you that from a taxpayer perspective there are no redeeming features of this Budget. It represents a major shift of the economic
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand Kia ora Yesterday, our Government released this year’s Budget, focused on securing our COVID recovery. I’ll go into more detail about what’s in the Budget and why it’s important below, but if you’re short on time, here are
Budget: Benefits increase Audrey Young (Herald): If not now, then when for beneficiaries? (paywalled) Max Rashbrooke (Stuff): Labour’s years of caution are finally paying off Stuff: Editorial – Revenge on the ‘mother of all Budgets’ Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Ruth Richardson calls Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson’s budget attack a
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I move, That all the words after “That” be omitted and the following substituted: “this House has no confidence in anything this Government promises, because after just four years, its track record of failing to deliver, of broken promises, of spin over substance, and of announcements
H.E. Ambassador Ran Yaakoby Israel wants quiet to be restored. Israel is on the receiving end of thousands of rockets and hopes the hostilities will end soon, but it must end right, which is in all of our interests. There are two types of ceasefires, the right type of
Budget 2021 Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Budget 2021: Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Kiwis are on board with expected benefit increase Jane Patterson (RNZ): Budget 2021 set to deliver more money to NZ’s poorest and those hardest hit by Covid-19 Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Budget 2021: Benefit increases, rent reforms needed
Budget 2021 Kate C. Prickett (The Conversation): NZ’s second ‘Well-being Budget’ must deliver for the families that sacrificed most during the pandemic Praveen Menon (Reuters): New Zealand’s recovery budget seen focusing on targeted spending Jason Walls (Herald): Maori housing and child poverty initiatives likely to be biggest Budget
