The New Tyrants
The takeover has been swift and total. The key has been the ruthless squashing of dissent.
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NZ Politics Daily: 5 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards COMCOM GROCERY SECTOR REPORT Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Supermarkets now a sitting duck for intervention (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Supermarkets get terse tongue-lashing for ‘ripping off’ Kiwis (paywalled) Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Five things households should know about the first annual grocery report Lauren Crimp (RNZ)
Latest Poll: Government Extends Lead to 10%
Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for August 2024 shows support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) has increased in August, up three per cent points to 53 per cent, increasing its lead over the Labour-Greens-Māori Party Opposition on 43 per cent (down one percentage point).
Kīngi Tūheitia’s Message of Unity
Speaking about the Treaty Principles Bill at the hui-a-iwi in January, Tūheitia said, “There’s no principles, the Treaty is written. That’s it.” The coming weeks and months will test that.
What’s Going On With Our Kids? – Roadshow Part 3
People before policies in a world that is policies before people.
Our Post-War Political History
Here’s a possible scenario that could see the first ever two-term National government.
No Logic Keeping TVNZ on Life Support
The government needs to have a rethink on TVNZ: either send it to the media graveyard or make it more fit for purpose.
110+ Children and Teens Change Birth Certificate
Almost 900 people in total have changed their birth certificates to their ‘self-identified gender’.
Kangaroos Are Hopping Mad
Withholding evidence is just one of a long list of legal breaches that amount to deliberate corruption.
Treasury Secretary Discusses How to Improve Prosperity
Asked what her legacy would be, Caralee McLiesh replied, “Any leader wants to leave things better than when they came.” On that Key Performance Indicator, her tenure at the Treasury was a failure.
NZ Politics Daily: 4 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE Russell Palmer (RNZ): Korea ferry cancellation talks were two texts sent within an hour of announcement Tova O’Brien (Stuff): PM to avoid any talk of cancelled Korean ferry deal while in South Korea despite official warnings Thomas Coughlan (Herald): National Land
Like He Gives a Tinker’s Cuss
Shane Jones turns 65, gets a telling off for telling the truth, then acts like he doesn’t care...and he doesn’t.
Charter Schools Can Help Struggling Pasifika and Māori
Following shocking NCEA pass rates for Pacific and Māori students, Alwyn Poole is pushing for a much needed shake-up on education.
Have Your Say to the Law Commission
If this discussion achieves its evidently intended outcomes, we will eventually have laws against ‘misgendering’ and ‘deadnaming’. That would amount to a loss of freedom of speech or even to forced speech.