Parliament, and end of year reviews Bryce Edwards (Guardian): The secret of Jacinda Ardern’s success lies in her conservatism Chris Trotter (Interest): Jacinda Ardern knows that it’s restoration people want – not revolution Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): New Zealand’s 2020 report card: doing well but could try harder
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The Government has promised light rail to Auckland Airport for two elections now. In 2017 they promised that light rail to Mt Roskill would be delivered by 2021. Now it appears, after three years of inaction, that no public body has the skills or wherewithal to even begin the project:
David Theobald As I sit here in my rural idyll North of Auckland I am extremely worried about the new mutant virus that has been stealing all the headlines over the last few days (note the timeline there, very important – this thing is quick to move). Am I concerned about
Parliament, and end of year reviews Chris Trotter: 2021 will be about brown poverty and white guilt Steve Braunias (Guardian): Photos of New Zealand politicians and their bookcases are creepily revealing Claire Trevett (Herald): The lol-lights and comedy awards of 2020 (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): Fact or Fiction: the
The Government fought the election on the basis that they did a stellar job on saving us all from the Chinese Plague. Except they withheld key information and reports from us which showed that they were far from being in control, and only really got through the crisis through good
Bruce Logan “At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and the mystery of human life. Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under the compulsion of the state.” Planned
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Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners This will be the last update from COLFO this year. Let me say first, thank you to all of our supporters who make our work possible, and I wish you a relaxing summer break. I am emailing to flag a number of
Peter J. Morgan Honorary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Environomics (NZ) Trust Politicised climate scientists say their models and their case for rapid, dangerous, manmade global warming are based on “sound science”. They are not. In a new learned paper the Argonauts – ten eminent experts – demonstrate irrefutably that climate scientists
Housing Dan Satherley and Rosie Gordon (Newshub): Housing crisis: Rents up everywhere, as demand far outstrips supply Miriam Bell (RNZ): Median rent now 21 per cent higher than in 2015, Trade Me data shows Marta Steeman (Stuff): Construction sector slump forecast with calls for Government action Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): Auckland
