Off You Go Disinformation Project
In the end, the Disinformation Project imploded under the weight of its own hypocrisy. New Zealanders have moved on and so should Kate Hannah.
NZ Politics
NZ Politics Daily: 15 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold? Simon Wilson (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: The surprising things business leaders say and don’t say (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): No enemies to the Left
Give It up Sweetie, Now You’re Just Taking the Proverbial
Golriz Ghahraman is just taking the proverbial in appealing her sentencing after she was busted during a one-woman crime spree amongst high-end fashion boutiques. She says the cost of the convictions are a bit hurty and wants them gone.
Face of the Day
Duncan Garner: I know my dad – he’s dead now, he died of cancer – he wanted me to go on an adventure like that, and we never got around to it. The anniversary of his death’s coming up, so I’m doing this for him and me, to prove I can do it.
When Models and Reality Clash
A review of predictions of epidemic and pandemic mortality. Ginkgo Bioworks have now provided a more detailed report to the New Zealand Royal Commission on Covid-19 Lessons Learned.
Does God Hate Dunedin?
I say that given the terrible punishments the bugger has laid on it in recent years.
Crackdown on Transgender Sports Participation in NZ
How far will Sport NZ go? The appropriate response is to simply categorize sport players by their sex at birth so that females compete with females and males with males.
Is There a (Really Big) Cover Up?
What was the NZ Navy ship Manawanui actually doing in Samoa?
Was Sovereignty Ceded in 1840?
The Crown is sovereign now over all New Zealanders. Frankly, there is no other peaceful way forward.
“Iwi versus Peewee”: A Good, Old-Fashioned Debate
It is the particular tragedy of contemporary New Zealand politics that, with the noble exception of Bradbury’s Working Group, the critical cultural, political and constitutional issues raised by the Treaty Principles Bill will not be fairly, frankly or fearlessly debated anywhere else.
You Really Want to Tell Me She Was the Best Choice?
Anti-misogynist and journalist Ryan Bridge comes to the defence of the former commander of the Manawanui, Yvonne Gray.
What About Accountability and Transparency?
Clearly, it’s time for reform in this area. But it won’t happen without public pressure on the politicians.
NZ Politics Daily: 14 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why the govt's fast-track bill could turn into its own Three Waters debacle (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest Thomas Manch (Post): Ten controversial projects on the
Goodness, Who Would’ve Thought?
Latest gun crime statistics show, unsurprisingly, that criminals are committing gun crime and not licensed firearms owners.
