Guest Post
AG Damns the Govt’s Charity Funding Processes
The unfortunate lesson for the charity sector therefore seems to be that it’s not what you do, it’s who you know.
NZ Politics Daily: 15 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold? Simon Wilson (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: The surprising things business leaders say and don’t say (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): No enemies to the
What About Accountability and Transparency?
Clearly, it’s time for reform in this area. But it won’t happen without public pressure on the politicians.
NZ Politics Daily: 14 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why the govt's fast-track bill could turn into its own Three Waters debacle (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest Thomas Manch (Post): Ten controversial projects
A Little Quibble About Words, Plus
I just want you to be honest about the fact that you want the schools to teach your worldview.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why Luxon won’t outstay his welcome Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ First celebrates strongest position this century (paywalled) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs lack accountability and transparency for their taxpayer expenses ODT Editorial: Love is blind (paywalled) Audrey Young
The SFO Will Be Kept Busy Monitoring the Fast Track Act List
BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich has come out saying how pleased businesses are with the list. Likewise, the Employers and Manufacturers Association credits the announcement as a potential major economic boost.
NZ Politics Daily: 10 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Farah Hancock (RNZ): $500,000 in political donations associated with fast track projects Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): A Fast-Track Backwards Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Fast-track list: The favoured projects that could be pie in the sky Brent Edwards (NBR)
What Business Is Lobbying For
The Herald’s “Mood of the Boardroom” report is invaluable reading for those that want to know where the current coalition government is headed.
NZ Politics Daily: 9 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, MINING, ENVIRONMENT Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The SFO will be kept busy monitoring the Fast Track Act list Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fast-track approvals projects raise conflict of interest questions, Govt maintains ‘robust’ process followed Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Will the 149
The US Election and NZ’s Foreign Policy
New Zealand might continue to align itself more closely with the United States. But it would come at a cost.
On the News From Auckland University
The only surprise about the news from Auckland University is that it has taken them this long to create a compulsory Māori course.
NZ Politics Daily: 8 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, INFRASTRUCTURE Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Government won’t say how fast track conflicts of interest were managed RNZ: Shane Jones calls Fast Track Bill conflict fears politically motivated Gary Taylor and Shay Schlaepfer (Newsroom): The fast-track bill: the good, the bad and