NZ Politics
News Briefing: 1 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET, ECONOMY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government not ruling out cuts to its $521 a year KiwiSaver contribution Gordon Campbell: On Our Austerity Fixation Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: What could be cut as Government slashes operating allowance for Budget 2025 Bernard Hickey (The Kākā)
Judge Ema Aitken’s Disgrace: A Judicial Scandal That Demands Accountability
How can the public trust Aitken to preside impartially when she’s shown such blatant disregard for judicial decorum?
Face of the Day
Goldsmith said allowing prisoners to vote was “typical of the previous government’s soft-on-crime approach”.
Here Comes the Politics of Kindness
Over the proceeding years, Kiwis would come to learn that there was nothing kind or empathetic about her leadership and policies.
Did They Die in Vain?
What is happening in New Zealand right now, is NOT democracy. It is not what those 30,000 Kiwis died for.
They Have Created a Fiscal Crisis
There’s only one way out. Here it is, in joint work with former Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas
Claire Bleakley on the Gene Tech Bill
She is asking for the bill to be withdrawn and rewritten or amendments put into existing legislation: the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms Act 1996.
Why Is Doyle Allowed Anywhere Near This?
This man should not be anywhere near discussions about our children’s education – and it’s disgraceful that he still holds office.
News Briefing: 30 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET, ECONOMY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government trimming spending in big way - here’s what it might cut and why (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Five key insights into Budget 2025 Dennis Wesselbaum (The Conversation): Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should
Tory Whanau’s Exit: A Chaotic Farewell to Wellington’s Most Authentic Disaster
Tory Whanau is on her way out, thank goodness, but her legacy of chaos will linger like a bad smell. Andrew Little might be next in line but his history suggests he’ll just swap one set of disasters for another.
Face of the Day
“I was worried there were no viable candidates for mayor. Now that has changed, I can now focus on what is important to me” – Whanau
This May Be as Good as It Gets
NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices.
Turning Around New Zealand News for a Few Million Dollars
Calling on all investors to fire the going-nowhere, lost, Herald board.
