Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, POLITICAL INTEGRITY Janet Wilson (Post): Shining a light on smokefree policy reveals troubling behaviour (paywalled) Vernon Small (Post): PM Luxon’s multi-headed problem (paywalled) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): 'A solution is imminent' - Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Fuel and all
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards KIINGI TUHEITIA HAS DIED RNZ: Live updates: Māori King Kiingi Tūheitia dies Joseph Los’e (Herald): Tributes flow for Māori Kiing Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII Stuff: Māori King Tūheitia dies aged 69 RNZ: Obituary: Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Māori King, dies at
It’s possibly just a coincidence that the reforms that the new minister has now implemented are the same as the various lobbying documents advocate, but there’s plenty of room to reasonably speculate about the linkages.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GREENS Herald: Law expert Andrew Geddis discusses Darleen Tana’s decision to take the Green Party to court Bridie Witton (Stuff): Former Green MP Darleen Tana takes last stand with legal challenge Thomas Couglan (Herald): Darleen Tana saga: Greens head to court over the
Like green energy, green food for humans is proving a disastrous choice. Pretending humans are herbivores and granivores has accompanied an epidemic of ill health.
The power to send applications to the expert panel will now be concentrated in the Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Chris Bishop. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Transport Minister Simeon Brown will lose their power.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FORESHORE AND SEABED, TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL, MĀORI WARDS Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Ministers’ seafood meeting smells whiffy but within the rules Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): Claims and Counter-Claims Liam Rātana (Spinoff): What is customary marine title and why are some people so scared of
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ENERGY Emma Ricketts (RNZ): Gas not the way out of an energy crisis, expert warns Brent Edwards (NBR): Govt considered being a more active owner of Air NZ, gentailers (paywalled) No Right Turn: Not a solution Luke Malpass (Post): Coalition shows it is taking
The populist or anti-Establishment mood that has created electoral earthquakes elsewhere around the world doesn’t appear to have had an impact here, yet this survey might suggest that such latent sentiments might still be growing.
Clearly, the Commerce Commission’s final report had been strongly influenced by the banking industry, especially the Big Four banks.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THREE WATERS Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Luxon has officially abandoned localism Thomas Manch (Post): Mayors, councillors given their marching orders from Wellington (paywalled) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Day after accusing councils of wasting money, government puts $750K toward dance festival Glenn McConnell (Stuff): What
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Leaked tobacco lobbying plan for 'political pressure' shows tobacco giant got its tax cut wish Otago Daily Times: Editorial: As transparent as mud (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Minister calls Judge ‘Communist’ in meeting with seafood lobby
Without others to keep pushing forward its recommendations, those in power will too easily let it languish.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BANKING SECTOR Lillian Hanly (RNZ): ComCom report: Willis adamant she wants 'action' on banking sector reforms Gareth Vaughan (Interest): Govt to act on all Commerce Commission bank competition recommendations to disrupt 'cosy pillow fight' between big 4 banks Jenée Tibshraeny
