Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Farah Hancock (RNZ): New KiwiRail director Scott O'Donnell linked to NZ First donation, government loan Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Pretty ironic’: Friday drinks sessions organised by senior health manager in charge of reducing alcohol harm Matthew Hooton (Metro): Procrastination plus
We are becoming numb to child abuse. This was not just a violent outburst. It was a near-death experience for an infant and the system has once again allowed the offender to walk free.
The government’s headlong rush into big defence contracts, with minimal public oversight, risks compounding the problem by entrenching a military-industrial elite operating with impunity.
Systemic racism or an inconveniently multifaceted set of problems requiring uncomfortable conversations.
What is it that academics and public servants are afraid of? That the consequences of enforced personal responsibility would drive worse outcomes?
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Peter Adams (Newsroom): Alcohol lobbying is a wild west of influence Kate MacNamara (Herald): Lease termination for unused Three Waters Auckland office costs taxpayers $2.2m (paywalled) NataliIS THATa Albert: Winston Peters and the Myth of MMP’s Stability Good Ideas:
In episode ten of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Unite NZ leader Lee Taituha.
An insight into the little monsters who will one day run the country.
Many New Zealanders resent being told what to think. That was the lesson of 1975 and I don’t think much has changed.
A school board affirms its right to apply Treaty obligations lawfully – supporting Māori students without mandating cultural content for all.
Whānau Ora should be dismantled. This isn’t empowerment: it is exploitation of the system by those lucky enough to sit at the top. The people it was meant to help never see the benefit. The insiders make sure of that.
What chance do the “progressive forces” have of prevailing in the battle for the future if they are forced to admit, if only to themselves, that the left is losing to the right in a fair fight?
Chinese people had the lowest dependency rate at 2.4 per cent. The highest rate is for Māori at 23 per cent.
The possibilities are endless, provided you have the money and the intestinal fortitude to tell the truth about some ratbag local government candidate.
