Is Bovaer an Innovation or Intrusion?
My talk with ChatGPT matches my first thoughts and worries about Bovaer when I first read the good reports about this and how it will save the planet from methane.
NZ Politics
It Is the Māori Party That Is Doing This
What NZ is currently experiencing isn’t just a reaction to the Treaty Principles Bill.
Tick Tock
The cost will continue to be passed to future generations and then future generations beyond that etc, until it blows up in everyone’s faces.
This Is a Confusing Picture
Local Chinese New Zealanders have just presented a petition to parliament asking for an inquiry into foreign interference. Their concerns are not a figment of imagination.
On Writing to the King
Such comments reveal just how frayed the bonds of constitutional loyalty have become and how little stock the opposition parties now put in the democratic norms of representative government.
NZ Politics Daily: 16 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, THE YEAR IN POLITICS Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Democracy Briefing: First Among Equals? New Zealand First’s year in government Janet Wilson (The Post): In the Age of Meh, voters are sending a message loud and clear (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Politician
The Pigs at the Trough Are Squealing
If we axed all of the researchers who have received funding in the past six years then I suspect that not a tear would be shed by voters, and the universities wouldn’t miss them either.
The Slater Plan – How to Fix the Ferry Problem
This is sure to succeed: it ticks all the necessary boxes, will get the support of the opposition and provides a real, sustainable solution.
What Do You Say Now, Shane Reti?
Starmer government completely bans puberty blockers indefinitely.
March for Life 2024
Right to Life with other pro-life groups supported the annual National March for Life on Saturday 7th December.
Are We Worried About Division in NZ?
Fundamental human rights for all should be the baseline for modern societies. We won’t stop fighting for equality.
NZ Health Minister ‘Not Convinced’
The Nursing Council is responsible for determining standards of competence under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, which is currently under review, the health minister’s office said.
NZ Politics Daily: 13 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Jo Moir (RNZ): Winston Peters says rail-enabled ferries are 'no-brainer' for Interislander replacements Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk): The ferry "announcement" is embarrassing Dom Kalasih (The Post): Rail ferry debate needs reality rather than rhetoric (paywalled) Thomas Manch