NZ Politics
Disturbing Data in NZ Assisted-Death Report
The End of Life Choice Act only provides a ‘right’ to one choice – premature death. There is no corresponding right to palliative care. Good palliative care and hospice services are resource intensive: euthanasia is cheaper.
Review Criticises Council for Poor Flood Management
A review into the devastating June flood in Wairoa has criticised the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for its lack of a clear plan to manage the river mouth.
Ancestors and the Culture Clash
In New Zealand, we are left placing a great importance on incorporating this part of Māori culture into our lives, which sees that you can be judged on the tribe you come from, your ancestors and even the mountain you grow up near.
Olympians Call for an Urgent Review
The letter concluded by urging the government to show leadership in ensuring guidelines reflect both fairness and safety for all athletes, saying, “We owe our next generation of female athletes a fair, safe future in sport.”
Darleen Tana Is Dismantling the Greens, and It’s Awesome
As predicted Darleen Tana is slowly dismantling the previous impervious aura of The Greens
Face of the Day
Born in Australia, Malcolm moved to New Zealand as a child and attended Wellington College where his classmates nicknamed him “Aussie”. The name stuck with him his whole life.
The Beginning of Healing or a Theatre of the Absurd?
Brooke van Velden is planning to withhold the report from phase one of the RCI, possibly until 2026. Why?
Trump the Greek Hero
I have had enough of the nice and the useless. Bring on the gunslinger.
Yes, Wellington Has Taken a Hammering
This isn’t much consolation to those losing their jobs today but let’s hope that the unavoidable correction to Labour’s six years of over-cooking the economy with borrowed money doesn’t come with too much more pain.
Good Grief, What on Earth For?
The Government has decided to enter the so-called AI space, but bizarrely chose the name of an existing organisation.