Grant Duncan Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning Massey University Among a host of other recommendations, the Independent Electoral Review has proposed a referendum on extending the term of parliament to four years (from the current three). I’ll admit from the outset to being torn over the
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com ACT party leader David Seymour gives regular interviews on NZ’s very vexxing The Platform, which also hosts a new essay by him, A More Civil Vaccination Policy, in which he makes a number of self-contradictions and surprising backtracks. We
Auckland, thanks to years of economic incompetence from left-wing mayors, is in a $325 million dollar financial hole full of the brown stuff, that Mayor Brown (no relation to the other stuff) wants to extricate Auckland from. In order for this to happen, unpalatable decisions will have to be
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Back now in New Zealand and reading the despair-making budget details, I was staggered to see the government has allocated $ 34 million of our taxes, to promoting bloody hakas. This was described as an “investment”. The report quoted a Carl Ross, appointed as the
The government has announced new vaping restrictions aimed at reducing the number of young people who take up the habit, with a crackdown on cheap disposable vapes, bans on new vape shops near schools and rules around how vaping products can be named. “From August this year, all vaping devices
Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org After the great success of the mighty 2022 Convoy and Wellington Protest, which saw tens of thousands of us descend on parliament grounds to voice our disgust at the Covid vaccine mandates and lockdowns, NZ’s ‘freedom vote’ has become a precious commodity to be courted.
If Michael Wood is to be sacked for anything it should be for his stupidity, not his rule-breaking. It has now been revealed that the minister was asked to divest his shares at least 12 times, not the half a dozen times previously claimed. Michael Wood was approached 12
Where will this end? If they force the entire population to take a supplement a pregnant woman needs then what else will they add to our food supply to help other groups? New Zealand has a voluntary system that aims to fortify up to half of packaged bread, but that
Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law University of Waikato Anyone trying to follow the latest political debate over housing, urban intensification and development can be forgiven for feeling confused. The National Party’s newly announced housing policy would allow local councils to opt out of the Medium Density Residential Standards the
At last, someone has given the media a dose of reality. That person is, not surprisingly, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. He uninvited certain media to his press conference to discuss details of the upcoming Council Budget. Those not invited were Stuff, One News and Newshub. In my opinion, the NZ
Jacqui Van Der Kaay democracyproject.nz Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social
The King’s Birthday Honours List shows there is something that needs to be said and, as a result, addressed. Who DIDN’T expect Jacinda Ardern’s name to appear? It seems it’s obligatory to give ex-Prime Ministers the highest honour whether they’re deserving of it or
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
There is an uproar about Michael Wood not declaring a paltry shareholding in Auckland Airport. There are claims of a conflict of interest, but really it is a big fuss over a pathetic level of investment that could only constitute a conflict of interest to the most feeble-minded. Prime
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