Which Way Will Winston Jump?
The only way Winston can continue to make gains is by staying with the present coalition. Therefore my bet is the coalition will be re-elected and Winston will play a part.
NZ Politics
Why Was UNDRIP ‘Affirmed’ in the FTA?
Many among the coalition government’s voters will remain incensed until the agreement has been altered.
National’s Panic Attack on Winston Reveals the Real Problem: They’re Labour Lite
If National keeps this up, they risk handing Winston an even stronger hand in post-election negotiations. Attacking him now could exact a fair bit of utu later.
Now Do Palestine
New Zealand’s “grave concerns” risk looking less like principled diplomacy and more like a performance of selective morality.
It Seems the Uniparty Says No
Will they support the bill to define biological sex in law all the way?
MPs Who Can’t Tell Boys From Girls
The first reading exposed something alarming: a chunk of our political class has less grasp of biological reality than the average three-year-old.
The Late Homeschooling Law Changes
PILLAR is calling on the minister to halt the progression of the bill before its third reading and engage in extensive consultation with the homeschooling sector before granting sweeping new powers to an unelected body.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 33 – Barry Soper
If you enjoy proper yarns about New Zealand politics with zero filter, this one’s for you.
Is Whānau Ora Lifting Student Attendance?
Outcomes are expressed in terms of number of engagements and the odd case study, alongside broad-based expressions of improved lives and expectations. This type of ongoing reporting was obviously insufficient to satisfy the new government post 2023.
We Should Pity the Young
The category conspicuously absent from Woke’s hierarchy of victimhood.
Gender Lobby Gains Access to High Schools
The presenters named are not independent health educators. Each is a registered member of PATHA – the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa – the activist organisation currently waging a court battle against the New Zealand Government’s puberty blocker ban.
The Phillips Case Should Not Drive Home-School Legislation
Home education communities deserve better than to be caught in the crossfire of a government seeking a visible policy response to a tragedy it contributed to.
The Public Service Head Count Cuts
And there you have the answer to the Minister Willis’s conundrum. We can prove that, by simply not employing that extra 14.7 equivalents, we have effectively reduced our theoretical headcount by this number.
To Draw a Line
The proposal is, at its core, an attempt to answer a question that sounds simple but is not: what should professional regulation actually be for? Personal beliefs should be of no interest to the regulators.