NZ Politics
Quick Hit: Five or Zero
Chippy's genuine shot is a binary bet on Qiulae Wong. Five per cent or zero.
This Bill Is a Trojan Horse
The farmers in that 1989 meeting thought the extreme examples were absurd. They were not. The question now is whether we recognise the same pattern while there is still time to constrain it.
Hipkins Says One Tax, Waititi Booked the 8th
Hipkins has one tax. Waititi put the rest on the table and named the day.
Is the Electoral Commission No Longer Neutral?
This issue deserves scrutiny, public debate, and immediate action.
A Law That Can Be Defeated With a Pen
A critique of the Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill
Where Is the Accountability Now?
As Davison points out in his report, the council had plenty of foresight of the disaster, with multiple reports on it over 27 years.
Seymour’s Focus On Equality Is 50 Years Too Late
If you choose to keep following rules that an increasingly smaller number of your neighbours also follow, then you are living dangerously indeed.
Debating the Need for Debates
A couple of them take my fancy, but on second thoughts I think I’ll grab a book.
Quick Hit: Contempt, Then Nothing.
The finding is the punishment. The invoice still sits in the file.
Who Decides When Tikanga Becomes Part of New Zealand Law?
So much for treatment being your first requirement when being admitted to hospital. Where the hell are our health priorities?
The Slogan Is What You Say When You Do Not Have an Answer
John Campbell asked three times. Chippy answered with a slogan.
The ‘Single Source of Truth’ Collapses
Those who were vilified for asking the obvious questions do not need a quiet correction from the major newsrooms. The admissions are now on the public record in a US federal courthouse.
This U16 Ban Is a Bad Idea
A response to National’s announcement of legislation to ban u16 social media.