Summarised by Centrist
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not attend Waitangi events next year, instead opting to mark the day elsewhere. Māori leaders, including Pita Tipene and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, criticised the move, calling it a missed opportunity for dialogue. Labour’s Willie Jackson labelled the decision “pathetic,” and ACT’s David Seymour confirmed his attendance. Luxon defended his choice, citing a desire to engage with other regions.
“A comprehensive and consistent view of the flood risks across the country.”
“Serious and repeated failures...”
“Some children as young as 12 were commenced on puberty blockers, with others on testosterone, without adequate documentation of assessments or monitoring.
“The next move looks more likely to be up than down.”
This is what I’d call the government spending spiral – a self-reinforcing doom loop where each dollar spent justifies even more spending. PepsiCo alone spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep their highly processed junk food eligible for food stamps.
We can’t recapture the $16 trillion wasted on a false crisis. Sunk costs are, alas, sunk. The one sliver of good news is that it appears the climate change neuroses have finally started to subside.
There’s nothing stopping the government banning ‘ISIS brides’ – except the will to do it.
