Hobson’s Pledge Trust An appeal is needed to restore certainty to the common law and confine the notion of tikanga to the historical relationships and understandings of those seeking ownership of the coastal area of New Zealand, legal expert Anthony Willy wrote this week. The High Court last week
Hobson’s Pledge Trust At least 5 per cent of the total number of procurement contracts awarded each year by the government must be awarded to Maori businesses, according to guidelines released last December. See Government procurement. For government procurement purposes, a Maori business is defined as one that has
Immigration reset Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): ‘Scene setting’ immigration speech labelled confusing by critics Luke Malpass (Stuff): Immigration reset light on details, but direction of travel is clear Richard Harman: Major immigration speech falls flat (paywalled) Michael Neilson (Herald): Government targets rich investors as part of its ‘reset’ of immigration settings
We’re focused on the issues that matter to Kiwis. Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * We’re still waiting for the PM to give straight answers on He Puapua. * Politicised education priorities are short-changing kids. * State housing register continues to climb. * DOC
ACT Party Free Press The Haps This week the Government brings down a budget to spend over a third of New Zealanders’ income. The risk is that increasingly racialized government policy will overshadow it. The Churchman decision, awarding customary title over an area of foreshore and seabed in the eastern
Hobson’s Pledge Trust The headline said, “Maori party co-leader ejected from parliament after performing haka in racism row”. See Maori Party leader ejected. However, what the Leader of the Opposition said was not reported. To set the record straight, the missing content involved questions from National Party leader Judith
Newshub poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins’ allegations of Maori separatism not working for National in Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: The race relations debate – Kiwis think Judith Collins is being divisive Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins being replaced as leader is now
Inequality and poverty Claire Achmad (RNZ): A brave and bold Budget 2021 is needed Anna Whyte (1News): Child poverty report ‘grim reading’, says action group Thomas Manch (Stuff): Child poverty report shows no measurable improvement in housing conditions, hospitalisations, food security Michael Neilson (Herald): Child poverty: High housing costs, poor
Dane Giraud Spokesperson Free Speech Union A University of Waikato professor has apologised after saying the n-word during a lecture, as part of a discussion about the reclamation of offensive terms. According to the NZ Herald: The University of Waikato professor was teaching a lecture on representation and reclaiming terms
Parliamentary debates on race Jane Patterson (RNZ): Policies can be called racist but not MPs, Speaker rules Richard Harman: Behind Parliament’s “racist” row (paywalled) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi ejected from Parliament Anna Whyte (1News): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi performs haka in Parliament, ordered to
David Seymour ACT Leader Business. I just wanted to get in early. Grant Robertson almost completely forgot to mention business in both his pre-Budget speeches. I didn’t want to risk the same mistake. Welcome thank you to Price Waterhouse Cooper and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting us
Public sector pay freeze Claire Trevett (Herald): PM steps in, the melting of the pay freeze begins (paywalled) Jordan Bond (RNZ): Public sector pay freeze: Nurses warming to strike action plan – union Henry Cooke (Stuff): Thawing freeze: Jacinda Ardern says Government is open to introducing step-based pay for more public
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Free Press ACT Party The Haps The Prime Minister has written to Trevor Mallard, asking him to convene a committee to improve Parliament’s conduct and culture. We are not making this up. Co-governance of the DoC Estate risks being an inland Foreshore and Seabed. Our politics is becoming uncomfortably
Public sector pay freeze Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Grant Robertson schedules union crisis meetings after failing to communicate public pay freeze properly Chris Trotter (Interest): Playing by a new set of rules RNZ: Government urged to rethink public sector pay freeze decision Henry Cooke (Stuff): Government in damage control over public
We’re focused on the issues that matter to Kiwis. Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * PM needs to give straight answers on He Puapua. * Labour’s union paymasters get their rewards. * Government vetoes mental health and prison violence inquiries. * Labour not interested
