Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign This is a short post for those of you who have (or have had) licences expiring during the lockdown period. On Tuesday, the Government introduced the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill which includes measures to extend the expiry of certain licences.
Government, NZ moves to Level 2 Graham Adams (Democracy Project): The Perils of Premature Congratulation Natasha Hamilton-Hart (Stuff): NZ’s toolkit for the Covid-19 response limited by our institutions Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern rolls dice on jobs, lives and re-election (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern’s dive
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign We’ve started to trawl through what is a pretty damning report by the Auditor-General into the Government’s firearm buyback scheme. The full report can be found here. Here are the key takes: * The cost for administering the system blew out from
Government documents on Covid-19 response released Derek Cheng (Herald): The gagging order from Jacinda Ardern’s office – cynical, arrogant and unnecessary Tim Watkins (Pundit): Gagging Order Is Double Dumb: Disrespecting Public Sacrifice & Damaging Brand Ardern Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Are these the first signs of third term arrogance from a
‘WRECKREATIONAL’ DRUGS “Recreational” drug use is a misnomer – put a ‘w’ on the front and you’d be closer to the truth Former Wellington coroner Garry Evans As commercialisation increases in legalized states, false advertising of marijuana products as being “natural” and “healthier than alcohol and tobacco” have greatly decreased
saynopetodope.org.nz JOINT GUMMI BEAR When you think about “marijuana”, you probably immediately think about a joint. But legalising marijuana will be far more than that. People will be popping it between classes, sucking on it while driving, drinking it before work, chewing on it while they talk to
Democracy, lockdown legality Matthew Hooton (Herald): Government abusing lockdown powers (paywalled) Chris Trotter: The Safety Of The People Shall Be The Highest Law Peter Dunne: Cracks in the machinery of democracy Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Leaked Crown Law advice shows alert level 4 rules had no legal force Cameron Slater
Government, lockdown legality Branko Marcetic (Democracy Project): The prime minister should listen to her own mantra: “Be kind” RNZ: Was Covid-19 lockdown legal? Professor Claudia Geiringer explains Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Legal challenge over coronavirus lockdown Yvette McCullough (RNZ): Epidemic Response Committee to summons Solicitor-General to reveal legal advice for lockdown
Video Transcript: General Debate Hon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to acknowledge all the people in business who have kept paying the wages, who have kept paying their rent, who have kept their employees employed, and who are not sacking their staff or making
saynopetodope.org.nz Tobacco companies lied to New Zealanders and the world for more than a century about the dangers of smoking. They based their market on addiction. They deliberately targeted kids. They even had doctors promote cigarettes as medicine. And today we are paying the price. The conversation is
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign Day One: I’m now out of our first day of hearings and a “Zoom” meeting with our lawyers. Of course a result is impossible to predict, and I make this observation as a non-lawyer, but it appeared Justice Cooke really engaged on
Move to Level 2 1News: Modelling expert ‘a little bit nervous’ that unknown Covid-19 cases will spread if we burst our bubbles Gordon Purdie, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker (Public Health Expert): What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19
saynopetodope.org.nz Potency: Today’s marijuana is a different, harder drug. Let’s be blunt. 2% THC weed of Woodstock era has been replaced by popping a handful of gummy bears containing 10 times the legal limit of THC per serving, or a 90% THC dab. It was just
Level 2 – What’s To Decide? Media reports that the Cabinet is meeting to decide how Level 2 would work. This morning the Prime Minister said there was lots to work out. So we consulted the Government’s table of COVID-19 Alert Levels, published on 16 April. To summarise, it
Tuesday 5 May 2020 News: Maori offered track into legal cannabis industry Maori Party Calling On Govt To Ensure RMA Changes Don’t Undermine Maori Rights Or The Environment Maori views considered in RMA fast tracking Waipareira Nurses Granted Wider Medical Powers Police Commissioner: Community-run roadblocks are now close to
Economy Robert MacCulloch (Herald): A time for trickle-up economics (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Sir Roger Douglas – Let big firms ‘fend for themselves’ Bruce Munro (ODT): Recovery for all Liam Dann (Herald): How bad will unemployment get in New Zealand? New data to show start of the job crunch (paywalled) Tom
