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.
NZ Politics
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.
Highlights From the C-19 Enquiry
I would love to make sweeping statements about the report, but I must control myself. Whatever we do, we must not surrender the moral high ground.
The NZ Charities Law and Social Engineering
This reveals a disturbing pattern: our highest court is reshaping the law based on judges’ perceptions of changing social values.
The IMF Confirms That Hipkins Put NZ at the Bottom in 2023
Whatever new PM Chris Luxon’s faults, anything is an improvement on Chris Hipkins and the country’s worst finance minister ever, Grant Robertson, as well as former PM Ardern.