The Green Investment Fund Should Be Liquidated
Turns out its “cornerstone partner” was not made of stone, but subject to liquefaction.
NZ Politics
I Doubt Will Anyone Notice
Health bosses are swinging the axe half-heartedly, announcing hundreds more jobs are to go. They should be announcing thousands of cuts, not hundreds.
Beware of This ‘Te Tiriti’ Sillyness
She wants something akin to South Africa’s former system of apartheid for us. Seventeen per cent on top pulling all the strings and 83 per cent putting up with whatever the minority wants to do.
‘A Woke Academia Virus’ in the Council
One of the more significant additions involves requiring nurses to “describe the impact of colonisation and social determinants on health and wellbeing”.
The Supreme Court Activism
The Supreme Court has escalated the battle, not only by failing in its duty to interpret the law as parliament intended, but also by deliberately undermining the coalition government’s attempt to legislate to fix the law.
The Flying Pigs of National
There is nothing that can be done to prevent Auckland Transport simply refusing to do something they disagree with.
NZ Politics Daily: 12 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): An 'announcement of an announcement' of two new boats Russell Palmer (RNZ): Interislander replacement: Opposition 'astounded', 'disgusted' over 'omnishambles' Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Interislander ferry replacements: Labour slams delays after Government
Can They Capitalise on This?
Now that parliament has polarised into rival coalitions, voter and media attention may turn much more to the proposed policies of the minor parties.
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.
Book Awards Fall Short, Again!
By awarding poorly written but politically charged books, the industry and the awards are in danger of losing credibility that has been hard fought for over many years and we risk sponsorships and trust.
Christopher Luxon
I think Luxon is on his way to becoming a great National prime minister.
The Finance Minister’s Solution to Big Banks?
To make you pay for dirty deals that sell out three million KiwiSaver holders. Labour did the same.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TREATY AND RACE RELATIONS Tom Day (1News): Poll: More NZers oppose than support Treaty Principles Bill David Farrar: Treaty Issues poll shows the way forward Ryan Bridge (Herald): Treaty Principles Bill: Act and David Seymour’s poll bump shows this strategy is working (paywalled)
Free Speech Union, We Have a Problem
Failing to condemn Candace Owens’ virulent anti-Semitism isn’t ‘free speech’: it’s bizarre cowardice.