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The Habit Which Dare Not Speak Its Name
Phil Green Yesterday, Kerre Woodham treated the world to an opinion piece on NewstalkZB about the perils of smoking. Her main point was, “You wouldn’t want your children doing it.” Well, in the deep well of excess that we worry about our children getting up to these days, I
Why Is Labour Doing This in an Election Year?
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Yesterday’s announcement by Finance Minister Grant Robertson that the Government will axe half-price fares for public transport in an election year certainly seems
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Three Waters Flushing Millions Down the Dunny
The Government touted Three Waters as a way to save ratepayers and taxpayers money but within a week of them ramming the bill through parliament we find out that the cost of the new IT system, to replace IT systems councils already have in place to manage water, has ballooned
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Dick of the Day
After having a laugh about it, Jacinda Ardern and I are going to auction a signed copy of the Hansard (official record) of her calling me an “arrogant prick” to raise money for pricks everywhere, a great cause, the Prostate Cancer Foundation. https://t.co/6QJ0bV73Zc pic.twitter.com/5FzIzqUiQf
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Takes One to Know One
The old saying ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ came into play in Parliament this week. Not surprisingly it concerned the Prime Minister. It followed her answer to a question from David Seymour who, in my opinion, is the most eloquent questioner on the Opposition benches. He frames his
NZ’s MIQ system at Fault
Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law University of Waikato Although it has yet to begin work, the first finding of the forthcoming royal commission into New Zealand’s COVID-19 response has probably just been written by Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier. The royal commission will likely agree with his finding: while