Must Be Designed to Fail
Something as simple as this would do more good than Coster and Willis poncing about pretending they will achieve something.
NZ Politics
NZ Politics Daily: 29 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards COVID-19 INQUIRY Russell Palmer (RNZ): Health sector cuts: Michael Baker sounds alarm on job losses after Covid inquiry Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): A Covid inquiry ends and another begins Luke Malpass (Post): The Covid inquiry that did what it was asked (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Measured
The 50 Basis Point Cut
NZ’s Reserve Bank has broken its remit. Truth is, it’s trying to kick start the economy, not fight inflation.
It’s Official, the Ardern Regime Was Cruel
With the release of the first part of the Covid Inquiry we can now acknowledge what many of us already knew...that Ardern’s regime was cruel...and wrong.
NZ’s Biggest Solar Energy Company Goes
SolarZero employed over 160 staff across New Zealand, with key office locations in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wānaka.
Thoughts on the Formidable Ms Kaye
A young lady who confronted diagnosis with a grave illness by running a marathon. I think that is who she was.
Living Next Door to Nikki
A life that’s ended too soon. Nikki Kaye was obviously a determined and ambitious woman.
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.