Te Pāti Māori’s Gravy Train Exposed – And They’re Spitting Tacks
We are one people, one vote, one law and one flag.
NZ Politics
My Response to the Expert Opinions
The tabling of the Gene Technology Bill at this time speaks volumes about an industry determined to ignore risks and override precautionary voices.
NZ Politics Daily: 17 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING Giles Dexter (RNZ): HYEFU preview: Pre-emptive blame game ahead of opening of the books Brian Easton (Pundit): Foreshadowing HYEFU 2024 Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government reveals whether Nicola Willis will ‘shift goalposts’ on surplus target or ditch multi-year capital
Puberty Blockers Are a Hot Topic
The NZ Govt is finally talking about puberty blockers and asking the people to weigh in – by Jan 20 2025.
Is Bovaer an Innovation or Intrusion?
My talk with ChatGPT matches my first thoughts and worries about Bovaer when I first read the good reports about this and how it will save the planet from methane.
It Is the Māori Party That Is Doing This
What NZ is currently experiencing isn’t just a reaction to the Treaty Principles Bill.
Tick Tock
The cost will continue to be passed to future generations and then future generations beyond that etc, until it blows up in everyone’s faces.
This Is a Confusing Picture
Local Chinese New Zealanders have just presented a petition to parliament asking for an inquiry into foreign interference. Their concerns are not a figment of imagination.
On Writing to the King
Such comments reveal just how frayed the bonds of constitutional loyalty have become and how little stock the opposition parties now put in the democratic norms of representative government.
NZ Politics Daily: 16 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, THE YEAR IN POLITICS Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Democracy Briefing: First Among Equals? New Zealand First’s year in government Janet Wilson (The Post): In the Age of Meh, voters are sending a message loud and clear (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Politician
The Pigs at the Trough Are Squealing
If we axed all of the researchers who have received funding in the past six years then I suspect that not a tear would be shed by voters, and the universities wouldn’t miss them either.
The Slater Plan – How to Fix the Ferry Problem
This is sure to succeed: it ticks all the necessary boxes, will get the support of the opposition and provides a real, sustainable solution.
What Do You Say Now, Shane Reti?
Starmer government completely bans puberty blockers indefinitely.