Woke Workshops and Kiwi Commissars
Commissar (noun): An official in any communist government whose duties include political indoctrination and the detection of political deviation.
NZ Politics
The Greens Need to Decide
The question is, therefore, how to fix this quality problem. And it’s far from clear that the best answer is to just give party leaders the ability to fire MPs via the waka-jumping law.
NZ Politics Daily: 12 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ENERGY Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Electricity Crisis: why we are ‘forked’ (paywalled) RNZ: Pressure on power companies to act as energy woes mount Press Editorial (Post): The exercising of power (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Winston Peters says he ‘knows’ power companies are profiteering during ‘crisis’
If Is a Long Way from When
Labour spokesperson only talking about 'if' Labour gets back in as they oppose the educational reforms the public are crying out for.
Face of the Day
Labour's education spokesperson says she wants to scrap charter schools if the party regains power, potentially cutting short their return to the education system.
Oranga Tamariki Cutbacks
This is a massive abuse of taxpayer money like we’ve never seen. Reminds me of the cartel.
Replay Radio – The Crunch
Cam speaks with guests Chris Trotter about the Green Party and Alwyn Poole about the appalling state of education in New Zealand.
C-19: An Orchestrated Litany of Lies
They were not very good scientists before the pandemic and they are still not very good now
Gradual Escalation of the War on Booze
While it is a relief that the current Government is adopting a less draconian approach to tobacco, so far they are silent on the creeping community totalitarianism that attacks the liquor industry and their customers.
Grow a Pair, You Fatuous Tit
Christopher Luxon throws smarmy jibes at Australia rather than own his own policy.
OIA Advises RSE Guidelines Not Compulsory
“In the absence of an announcement from the MOE to the education sector and parents, it’s vitally important that this news be communicated widely to school communities.”
NZ Politics Daily: 9 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ENERGY Brianna McIlraith (Stuff): What is behind our super high electricity prices? No Right Turn: Reaping what they sowed Richard Harman (Politik): Jones runs rings around the coalition (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Energy crisis: Simeon Brown says power shortage the problem despite gouging claim
A Good Sledge, but There Have Been Better
A storm in a teacup, but fun nonetheless. Sledging is an important part of politics, but these days sledges seem to cause faux-outrage.
Face of the Day
"The gentailers no longer operate in New Zealand in a way that enhances competitiveness number one. Number two, the gentailers no longer operate in a vein that boosts or gives greater primacy to the greater interests. Therefore there are provisions under the existing electricity legislation that enables the Crown