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Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING, INTEGRITY ISSUES David Williams (Newsroom): Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns Andrea Vance (Post): Public Service Commission
The documents are stale, the connections are imaginary, and the public isn’t buying it. Winston’s response laid bare the absurdity and the declining listener numbers prove New Zealanders are done with the narrative.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly' Steve Randerson (Spin0ff): It’s time to shut the alcohol industry out of health policy in Aotearoa David Farrar: Smearing public servants is not
This poll’s a wake-up call for National. Luxon needs to stop playing the bland CEO and start showing some fire.
“I’m not taking any lectures from frickin’ Chris Hipkins and the Labour Party” – Luxon
When it comes to personal physical health, we have a basic responsibility to thoroughly vet all authorities at all times, especially those clad in white lab coats.
Luxon’s Government gets a half-hearted pat on the back for sticking to their word. But pushing ahead with a medical school at an institution with a shaky academic reputation? That’s a gamble... and not a smart one.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WAIKATO MEDICAL SCHOOL Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Waikato Medical School – A Costly case study in policy capture Adam Pearse (Herald): Neil Quigley denies conflict of interest as Reserve Bank chairman amid Waikato medical school deal (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Waikato
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): 'Announcement of an announcement': Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push RNZ: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government promises $6b infrastructure blitz will create thousands more
Wokeness is, of course, simply ‘radical leftism’ with its roots in African-American liberation theology and Marxist critical theory. It is not possible to apply the label woke to anything that is not radically left.
Let’s call this what it is: a PR stunt. The government is desperate to look like it’s doing something about corruption, so they’ve thrown together a hodgepodge of agencies, given it a fancy name and promised a report by Christmas.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT Russell Palmer (RNZ): 'Councils have lacked fiscal discipline’ Local Government Minister says Jonathan Milne Newsroom): Govt to explore sharing GST with councils next year Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The tension between central and local government bubbles to the surface Sinead Gill (Press/
