While the intentions and goal of enhancing protections for the specified groups are commendable, we believe that the proposed review of the Human Rights Act 1993, specifically focusing on amending Section 21, poses significant risks and challenges.
I’ll make it real easy for you: It’s. Not. Your. Parking. Space.
The 1984 reforms were supposedly about getting rid of vested interests from politics and economy. But it’s clear in retrospect that they ended up empowering a brand new set of vested interests.
The government imposes an obligation only to encourage Māori to participate in the decision-making process, which means they get a chance to vote like the rest of us.
The numbers cannot be encouraged to keep growing. That will only ramp-up inter-generational dependency and further deplete potential productivity.
We are seeing a masterclass in the slow ritual humiliation of the Greens by Darleen Tana.
“I would love to speak about this. I would speak about this in front of the whole of New Zealand, of why I think... it’s a good opportunity. All these re-offenders need this because they need to get out of their bad habits. You know what I mean? Get away from it, brother. Get away from it.”
Cam speaks with guests James Kierstead, Grant Schofield and Olivia Pierson about academic freedom and why it is so important.
It seems the government is oblivious to the financial and monopolistic advantage sought by an influential lobby of biotech professionals calling for the deregulation of biotechnology. They are also in complete denial about the risks.
Except with a difference: Hipkins wants NZ to fail. For talking NZ down and wanting us to fail, Hipkins should get out of politics.
It’s time to stand firm on the principles that unite us as New Zealanders – one law for all, under one sovereign authority.
