John Robinson waikanaewatch.org A meeting has been organised at The University of Auckland’s Business School this month to develop a new constitution. This is announced as a ‘Constitutional Conference Korero’, a national hui “to provide the technical and legal support for constitutional transformation in Aotearoa New Zealand — a
Information Opinion Make no mistake – this is Mahuta co-governance and also Tuhoe-governance. It only benefits the tribal elite who are political insiders. Don’t ever overlook this Mahuta with family and friends model of co-governance, which this minister is determined to roll out across the country. If
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Imagine if you were in a vehicle careering downhill toward a cliff edge and, instead of applying the brakes or bailing out, the driver insisted on pushing harder on the accelerator. All this, after you’ve already watched a few of your mates’ cars plunge over the cliff and smash
Louise M Diack kiwi-chronicle.ghost.io Information Opinion In The Other Side of the Tipping Point, I talked about feeling that at long last we were coming out of a dark period in recent history. This is something of a follow-up. I read an encouraging article by The
Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi surprised when he announced earlier this year that he was pulling stumps on politics after 12 years. Then 3 months later he announced he would form his own consultancy firm. The pompous reaction from journalists, editorial writers and opposition politicians was
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second round of culture wars over free speech. As one journalist states today, Allan is
Let us go back to the boring subject of tax… except that it is not boring if you have to pay it, and it is anything but boring if you have to pay too much of it. The Greens are out of their box again, determined to tax anyone that
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. National used to claim
It looks like there will be an electoral petition in the Albert-Eden-Puketapapa council ward after some voting shenanigans have come to light. It seems that we may very well have a case of ballot stuffing in Auckland: A former Auckland board member has claimed he has evidence of
The latest economic data have been released and it is not good news. There is basically full employment, incomes are soaring, interest rates are about to skyrocket, and inflation is out of control; the New Zealand economy has many difficult years ahead. All of this was preventable, and there is
Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused
Sometimes, it almost seems like they’re working to a plan. Governments across the Western world dance in a conga line to the tune of the Pied Piper of Davos. During the pandemic, they robotically chanted the mantras of “Build Back Better” and a “Great Reset”. Then there’s the
