NZ Politics
It Is Now Official
Behind all the hot air from the PM and finance minister, National is running a bigger borrow-and-spend government than six years of Ardern and Robertson.
NZ Politics Daily: 19 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, MINING Fox Meyer (Newsroom): ‘Luxon Hustle’ targets foreign tech and infrastructure investors Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Zombies given new life as fast-track passes into law Eva Corlett (Guardian): ‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved
This Judge Needs to Be Sacked
A drunk dud judge attacks Winston Peters at a private function, and she’s in charge of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court!
See the Ad Stuff Refuses to Print
To whom is Sinead Boucher beholden? Who is calling the shots at Stuff? Who has an interest in discussions on the Treaty Principles Bill being shut down? Who wants to control the narrative?
Puberty Blocks – the Facts
Thousands of doctors worldwide rely on WPATH including our own Ministry of Health Te Whatu Ora – and it’s pushed by the radical association of NZ activists called PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa).
Mind-Blowing Naivety
Hond is wasting his time with this activism when his obvious career lies as an entertainer.
Call In the Bailiffs
How the NZ Government’s Green Investment Fund turned itself into an unpleasant predatory lender and debt collection agency.
NZ Politics Daily: 18 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING Thomas Coughlan (Herald): More tax, fewer services - Treasury’s forecasts a grim warning to MPs and New Zealanders (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): A bigger recession for each Kiwi than the GFC (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): HYEFU revealed: Nicola Willis
Vain Posturing Puts NZ in Real Peril
If we are not careful we, like Britain, will be paying a heavy price for our politicians’ vain posturing.
They Are Out of Control
There are solutions. The way councils manage projects seems to be designed to make everything cost at least twice as much.
The Need to Make Bigger Cuts
The government has been fiddling around the edges; the opposition are living in cloud cuckoo land as they moan about cuts.
Te Pāti Māori’s Gravy Train Exposed – And They’re Spitting Tacks
We are one people, one vote, one law and one flag.
My Response to the Expert Opinions
The tabling of the Gene Technology Bill at this time speaks volumes about an industry determined to ignore risks and override precautionary voices.
NZ Politics Daily: 17 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING Giles Dexter (RNZ): HYEFU preview: Pre-emptive blame game ahead of opening of the books Brian Easton (Pundit): Foreshadowing HYEFU 2024 Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government reveals whether Nicola Willis will ‘shift goalposts’ on surplus target or ditch multi-year capital allowance, details