Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Two weeks ago, the first day of racing of the Sail Grand Prix regatta in Lyttleton Harbour was cancelled due to the sighting of a Hector’s dolphin. That followed a practice day, where sailing was restricted to only 11 minutes. And on the final
There has been much criticism in the past week about Christopher Luxon and his ministers talking about New Zealand as though it were a company. Personally I think that is exactly how we should view New Zealand. If we are to have loads of nice-to-have things, often called a welfare
A little bit of good news – The Government is restoring democracy to councils around the issue of Maori wards. The Government’s made the announcement this afternoon that the rules are going back to the way they were. If a council wants to set up a Maori ward, ratepayers will
Chris Lynch chrislynchmedia.com If more funding to reinstate Christ Church Cathedral is not secured by August, then the project will be indefinitely mothballed, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited announced today. This is despite the fact that rate payers were forced to contribute $10 million to the project in 2017,
On Thursday JM White wrote a thoughtful essay attacking Roger Douglas and his disastrous economic policies: the chickens of which have come home to roost in recent times. Predictably, the ‘true believers’ who swallowed it whole 40 years ago jumped in to defend him in the comments. There seems to
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com In February 2024, CEO of the New Zealand Medical Council, and Chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) Joan Simeon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Although press
Harry Palmer As I’m in my 80th year, I want to explore where I’ve landed at this stage of my life in my understanding of religion. My evolved personal philosophy is increasingly at variance with the new norms by which people are beginning to live their lives today.
The public sector has been hit with another blow, as the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Social Development are expected to cut hundreds of jobs. Up next week are the Department of Internal Affairs, followed by the Department of Conservation. What isn’t clear is what will happen to
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Increasingly the New Zealand Parliament is becoming a place for the affluent. New research out today on the socioeconomic and occupational backgrounds of those in the
Imagine you have some friends at your house for a social gathering. Suddenly a gun-toting criminal bursts in the door with a shotgun, takes aim at one of your chums and opens fire. Your friend is lying on the floor, dead, with a gaping hole in his chest. Shocking and
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com While Thursday morning’s news heralded 134 job losses at the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Development has just announced their own plan to achieve the 6.5% savings requested by the new government: We will begin by offering people in some parts of our
John Porter With Critical Race Theory (CRT), we face a doctrine deeply embedded for decades with its genesis in Marxism. I have written earlier that we should all have serious concerns about the incremental creep of CRT into our lives and also into our country’s culture and governance. The
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.realitycheck.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Some politicians just don’t get the concept of democracy. That every New Zealander, citizen and resident, gets to cast a
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Alwyn Poole, Gary Moller and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! ALWYN POOLE: Education Specialist: On The State Of NZ’s Education System; Concerning Statistics, Potential Impacts And Solutions Education specialist Alwyn Poole drops
Tani Newton How long will it be before rainbow pedestrian crossings are left alone? Will this all blow over, and will we go back to our humdrum lives? Or will pedestrian crossings become the new battleground of the culture war? There are many sides to the culture war; many battles
Mark Blackham and Emily Mingins Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Although there are now more farmers than teachers in the in the 54th Parliament, office work, politics and humanities education are the dominant backgrounds of MPs. Research released today by Blackland, a PR consultancy, finds that the six most
