Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING AND INFLUENCE Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alcohol lobbyists given input on health policies, documents reveal Danica Ludlow (Health Coalition Aotearoa): Evidence of lobbying of NZ Government officials by the alcohol industry RNZ: Labour proposes law to restrict big tobacco lobbyists influence on government John
The government’s use of urgency to change pay equity laws doesn’t pass the sniff test but at least now MPs seem to know what a woman is.
Curia’s given us a clear picture: it’s a two-horse race, but the finish line is anyone’s guess. One thing’s for sure – come election day, it’s going to be a hell of a fight.
Other countries have acted. The United States, Germany, the European Union, and Canada have all suspended or reconsidered their UNRWA funding after learning of staff participation in terrorism and systemic antisemitic indoctrination. New Zealand, meanwhile, is standing still.
Why? Because the smartest and hardest working are being shafted by dummies.
Viewers aren’t rejecting the news. They’re rejecting being treated like mugs.
It will be particularly interesting to see whether Peters, known for his populist instincts and defence of individual freedoms, chooses to join ACT in opposing the bill.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT Janet Wilson (Post): National blows up its support from women with pay equity debacle (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Under urgency, without basic paperwork, the Govt moves to change workers’ rights (paywalled) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National grins and bears it as Act
The coalition’s 49 per cent is a fragile foundation and a two to three per cent swing could hand the opposition the keys to power. Labour, despite its own challenges, is within striking distance, and a stumble by National – another policy misstep or leadership wobble – could prove fatal.
Sex education experts? Tabby Besley (InsideOut) and Tracey Clelland (Beyond The Birds and Bees) were interviewed, along with Penny Marie from Let Kids Be Kids, on 1News recently about the RSE refresh.
What exactly is being shielded from public view? If an MP’s official communications channels are closed off, it undermines public trust and the principle that elected representatives should be visible and accessible to their constituents.
Retail NZ is urging all businesses to report every incident to police, regardless of the scale.
Under Luxon’s leadership, National are now burning their political capital at a prodigious rate! For me and many others the gauge is hovering just outside the red sector and the big E!
