Living Next Door to Nikki
A life that’s ended too soon. Nikki Kaye was obviously a determined and ambitious woman.
NZ Politics
Red Remembrance Day 2024, Mt Maunganui
Remembering the day Kiwis were fired from their jobs.
NZ Politics Daily: 28 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Fox Meyer and Laura Walters (Newsroom): Official concerns about haste and dearth of evidence in Govt’s first year Virginia Fallon (Post): Lost at sea: a curious case of missing consultation (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Poll results: Who does NZ think is in
Bragging
Over the course of these blogging years I’ve made three predictions which drew respectively sceptism with two and puzzlement with the third.
Willis Is Sitting on a Fiscal Hole
She’s conjured figures in Budget 2024 that contradict Treasury’s long-term fiscal forecasts.
Trudeau Dances While Montreal Burns
Why is it so hard for politicians and media to call out violence when initiated by certain groups? Plus a few observations on the ongoing hypocrisy of some New Zealand sportspeople.
Year One in Review
No amount of goofy smiles, Facebook videos, or gauche clichés – we’re the greatest country in the world – by Mr Luxon is going to restore foreign investor confidence
Is This the Foundation of a Crisis?
In Westminster systems, the courts are supposed to act as apolitical arbiters of existing laws. David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill has highlighted a profound tension at the heart of our democracy.
No, No, No...Why I Will Never Support a Four Year Term
Fours years is too long for a bad government and not long enough for a good one. Best to stick with three years for our parliamentary term.
Mr Prime Minister: Lead, God Dammit
Address the nation in this time of crisis. Tell us: are there treaty principles? If so, are they part of NZ’s Constitution?
Close to a COP Out
Some climate conference decisions were laughable. Makes you wonder why we bother. Nothing’s changing.
Māori Tribes Are Not United
To pretend otherwise is arrogant and dishonest. Rawiri Waititi and his motley crew are attacking not European culture, not colonialisation, but their own people.
This Is a Sharp Departure in Child Poverty Approach
Jacinda Ardern would never, ever have spoken those words.
NZ Politics Daily: 26 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Anneke Smith (RNZ): ACT wielding 'disproportionate' influence in government - Seymour Adam Pearse (Herald): How Act leader David Seymour ‘got it wrong’ about NZ First’s Winston Peters - and why Treaty Principles Bill could live on (paywalled)
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Only the most observant would have seen what I saw, and then asked about it via the Official Information Act. The answers will surprise you.