Nongqawuse dreamed a dream and most of her tribe died. ‘Net Zero’ is today’s apocalyptic dream articulated by Al Gore and his loyal Australian disciple, Chris Bowen. Their impossible dream is to power the modern world with green energy. How many people need to die before they are content?
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, PPPs RNZ: 'Public institutions' like schools and hospitals shouldn't be owned privately - Chris Hipkins Thomas Coughlan (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon finds his happy place, courting investment to New Zealand (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): Urgent but
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards The appointment of Sir Brian Roche as the new Public Service Commissioner was met last year with predictable endorsements from the political class. With a career spanning the private and public sectors, Roche has been a go-to “fix-it” man for governments of all stripes.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, WEALTH VISA Alice Peacock (Newsroom): Guardrails needed to protect NZ from foreign investors – ex-SolarZero employee Giles Dexter (RNZ): What's on the table at the government's infrastructure summit Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Government sets out its wares for
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FAST-TRACK Laura Walters (Newsroom): Staying up late for Luxon’s sell-a-thon, hawking NZ to the world John Tookey (The Conversation): Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit Brent Edwards (NBR): Fast-track makes NZ more attractive
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, POLLING, PUBLIC SERVICE Jenna Lynch (Stuff): The PM needs his political radar to flick on - urgently Richard Harman (Politik): The coalition gets a wakeup call (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): A critical week or two for the PM (paywalled) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff)
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): How likely is the National Party to oust Luxon? (paywalled) Duncan Garner (Listener): Why I’m picking Christopher Luxon won’t lead National into the next election (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): Under-fire MP Andrew Bayly takes a break to
Isn’t globalism marvellous? Communication is difficult, comprehension nigh on impossible, everything is difficult; little is achieved and it doesn’t work but it sure is wonderfully diverse.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE Luke Malpass (Post): Suits in the White House and Phil Goff’s untenable position (paywalled) RNZ: Peters say sacking Goff was seriously regrettable, expert says it's justified 1News: Peters says Goff's role in UK 'untenable'
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING, POLITICAL FINANCE, PARLIAMENT Bryce Edwards (Integrity Institute): The Silent Death of Lobbying Reform in NZ Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt criticised for go-slow on lobbying reform (paywalled) Eloise Gibson (NZ): Simeon Brown appointed prominent oil and gas lobbyist to energy savings board against official
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRIES, TRANSPORT Jo Moir (RNZ): Government's iRex ferry cancellation costed at $300 million - for now Thomas Manch (Post): Breaking Cook Strait ferry contracts to cost Govt $300m (paywalled) No Right Turn: A complete fiasco Georgina Campbell (Herald): Nicola Willis told to
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WELLINGTON WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Wellington Water – A Case Study in Infrastructure Failure and Incompetence Andrea Vance (Post): Why ratepayers are paying the price for Wellington Water failings (paywalled) Tom Hunt (Post): Reports light a bomb under Wellington Water, city and
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE 1News: Q+A: Helen Clark questions NZ's continued involvement in Five Eyes Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Five Eyes: Former Prime Minister Helen Clark questions New Zealand’s continued involvement Nadine Roberts (Stuff): Helen Clark says Europe is traumatised by Trump
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOUR-YEAR PARLIAMENTARY TERM PROPOSAL Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): The strings attached to the four-year parliamentary term proposal, explained Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Four-year term of government: how would it work? Luke Malpass (Post): Four-year terms, but what’s the catch? (paywalled) Justin Wong (Post): Labour: Four-year
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CITIZEN’S ARREST POWERS, CRIME, JUSTICE Andrew Geddis and Henry Benson-Pope (Spinoff): The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers RNZ: Police Association slams beefed-up citizen arrest powers AJ Hendry: New arrest laws: Negligent & dangerous Adam Pearse (Herald)
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards REGIONAL ECONOMIC ZONES, ENERGY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government mulls bespoke regional tax and concessions to spur growth (paywalled) RNZ: Special economic zones could boost NZ's fuel security - energy minister Tom Pullar-Strecker (The Post): Marsden Point set to become NZ's
