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The Rule of Law Is Fundamental to a Free Society
Allan Beever Professor of Law Auckland University of Technology Ever since the 17th century, the rule of law has been regarded as one of the fundamental values of a free society. It means you cannot be forced to do something unless there is a law requiring you to do it.
Let’s Talk About Mullets and Marriage
Alex Penk aplacetostand.substack.com One mullet has always stuck in my mind. It belonged to a classmate who we’ll call Dwayne (not his real name, which was as typically Westie as this pseudonym). Dwayne had shaven temples, a bristling crown, and lank locks straggling down to his shoulders.
View from Your Window
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Poll Shows Most Kiwis Don’t Need Daily Media Updates Reminding Them We Don’t Have a Govt Yet
Alex Hickey whakatakitimes.nz WE KNOW. Media outlets around New Zealand are sticking to their guns after a poll showed New Zealanders don’t need regular reminders that government negotiations are ongoing. A Roy Morgan poll found 99% of Kiwis know that a government hasn’t been formed yet. The
Three Wise Men
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Three Politicians Walk Into a Bar
Chris Trotter democracyproject.nz Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with thirty years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. BY THE END of this week, or the next, New Zealand will have a government. It is unlikely to be a pleasant one. The three
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The New Government Won’t Be Able to Fix It
Tani Newton normaleducation.wordpress.com No wonder it’s taking them so long to form a government. The list of problems they can’t fix, and that the public will get angry with them for not fixing, grows at about the same rate as the national debt. You could almost
It Is Time to End Judicial Activism
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Judicial activism is showing no signs of slowing down, and it’s a stain on our society. If you have
The Future New Zealanders Deserve
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The last six years of inept management by the Hipkins-Ardern Labour Government has exposed a multitude of problems facing the country that need to be addressed. Since poor outcomes have become the norm in most public policy areas, the lack of resilience of many
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Never Apologise, It’s What They Want
I have a rule in modern politics: never, ever say sorry, especially if there are hordes of woke wombles on social media clamouring for an apology. It’s what they want and after they get the apology, they start trying to pressure you some more to resign or be ‘more