Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The pressure on Jacinda Ardern to sack Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is building. But Mahuta is too powerful within the Labour Party to get
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“Informed consent is vital and is the cornerstone of the Code”, said Morag McDowell, Health and Disability Commissioner in her report following her investigation into the GP who emailed patients about his concerns about the Covid-19 vaccine and on behalf of New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science. It
There is life after Covid, and our health authorities should consider other public health crises besides Covid. The current surge in RSV infections has resulted from extended lockdowns preventing us from developing natural immunity from the spread of the usual winter viruses. According to University of Otago epidemiologist Prof. Michael
Despite massive public opposition to Three Waters, Labour rammed the legislation through Parliament yesterday, even losing the Green Party and Maori Party support for the legislation. The Government has passed its major Three Waters reform bill into law, with Labour the only party supporting the controversial legislation. Labour voted the
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Winston Peters, aged 77,
The media are flailing around searching for other missiles to chuck at Luxon over the Hamilton West byelection, as their ‘not another pale, stale, male’ line has become redundant with National’s selection of high calibre candidate Tama Potaka. I must admit I had my doubts when he was announced
The Crown’s claim to sovereignty in this country is built on myth and assumption, not on the rule of law! So said Dr Claire Charters, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Auckland and author of the He Puapua report. Hello, it’s All things Political with John
“Never set up an inquiry,” as the old political saying goes, “unless you know in advance what its findings will be.” While it might seem like welcome news that New Zealand is going to have an inquiry into the Ardern government’s Covid-19 response, the reality is that it’
Voters are starting to get the distinct impression that Jacinda Ardern is no longer in control of either the Labour Party or the Government. To all appearances, the real Prime Minister appears to be Nanaia Mahuta, with Jacinda Ardern putting a pretty face to some rather ugly politics. National leader
Turns out the youth crime wave we've been hearing about all year looks a bit different if you take a step back. 2016 was bad though. https://t.co/bzXP8Ix3Zm pic.twitter.com/0MU3jJxngy — Russell Brown (@publicaddress) December 5, 2022 Next minute… We spent 40 minutes getting noodles
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Online retail owners Suzy and David Lee were surprised to receive a visit from two detectives investigating a complaint of a possible ‘hate crime’ related to their sale of dog toys. “We’ve been importing pet accessories from China for many years and selling them
Nobody likes being told, “told you so”, but, New Zealand, you’ve asked for it. Told you so. You got carried away by your own “progressivism”, and now look where you are. I recall the debate over New Zealand’s then-mooted Bill of Rights, and the warnings from grumpy
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is apparently planning a second trip to Antarctica in February. Unlike her trip a month ago, this trip is all about getting some political wins under her belt. Because Ms. Ardern’s polling is not where she’d like it to be
