Aukus and Undermining the Foreign Policy Debate
New Zealand needs to have public debate about its foreign policy direction. There are massive choices to be made. The problem is that this public debate is barely happening at the moment.
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Trade Union Tantrum Over Gun Review
Nicole McKee has exercised sensible judgement in deciding which organisations may have value to offer through consultation on the review of the arms registry.
NZ Herald Leaves Us in No Doubt
For those of us on the right who have called the New Zealand Herald out for being left, woke and politically correct, the publication has, kindly (and maybe unintentionally), proven us correct. The Herald owners, NZME, could not have made the point clearer than by refusing to accept a front
NZ Politics Daily: 16 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS Geoffrey Miller (Democracy Project): Christopher Luxon’s hawkish foreign policy address in Sydney Chris Trotter (ODT): In whose footsteps exactly are our leaders choosing to follow? (paywalled) Laura Walters (Newsroom): Luxon to Canberra: we need you (you might need us too) Jenna
Laugh Out Loud Hypocrisy
Those responsible for the recklessness, many of whom are now opposition spokespeople, haven’t a leg to stand on when it comes to forming a logical and credible objection.
Face of the Day
Seymour said 10 of the 78 applications were state schools that would like to switch over.
This Undermines Both Trust in Media and Public Debate
NZME should not pick and choose which opinions deserve a hearing.
Are the Nats Scheming Against Regular Kiwis?
The National Party’s adviser/think tank, the NZ Initiative, comes out as pro-monopoly, anti-consumer.
Union Calls for Action on Energy Pricing
Union officials are urgently seeking government intervention to prevent what they describe as “a significant loss of manufacturing capacity and jobs in New Zealand”.
Ngāpuhi Need to Take Care of Their Own
This is far too an important matter to make it an issue of race. Race-based talk and insulting and violent rhetoric towards a minister or anyone else is not the answer.
The ‘Big Four’ Power Companies Are Profiteering
There is good reason to blame the energy companies – they are acting like a cartel to price gouge consumers while failing to invest in the necessary infrastructure.
NZ Politics Daily: 15 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ECONOMY Ben Thomas (Post): Interest rate decision will be like the clouds parting for Luxon (paywalled) Dan Brunskill (Interest): RBNZ performs U-turn, cutting rates as recession worsens Richard Harman (Politik): Success has many fathers (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): What’s behind the Reserve Bank’
A Speech We Should Take Note Of
Richard Prebble takes a good hard look at Christopher Luxon’s speech to the National Party conference and finds there is much to admire.
The MOE Is Destroying Our Kids
This is exactly what you would do if you wanted to destroy a society from within.
NZ Politics Daily: 14 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WELFARE Gordon Campbell: On The Crackdown On The Beneficiary Poor Bridie Witton (Stuff): ACT pushes for harsher sanctions on beneficiaries who ‘keep having children’ Amy Williams (RNZ): JobSeekers already being warned of benefit cuts Giles Dexter (RNZ): How will the benefit changes coming next