It’s Official, the Ardern Regime Was Cruel
With the release of the first part of the Covid Inquiry we can now acknowledge what many of us already knew...that Ardern’s regime was cruel...and wrong.
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The video was widely mocked by critics noting the vice president’s tired and somewhat rattled appearance, with some going so far as to question whether she was under the influence of alcohol.
Now Vanuatu Has Banned Gay Marriage
The minister says let this serve as a notice that the government has decided: marriage is defined as being between a male and a female.
NZ Politics Daily: 28 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Fox Meyer and Laura Walters (Newsroom): Official concerns about haste and dearth of evidence in Govt’s first year Virginia Fallon (Post): Lost at sea: a curious case of missing consultation (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Poll results: Who does NZ think is in
Is This the Foundation of a Crisis?
In Westminster systems, the courts are supposed to act as apolitical arbiters of existing laws. David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill has highlighted a profound tension at the heart of our democracy.
No, No, No...Why I Will Never Support a Four Year Term
Fours years is too long for a bad government and not long enough for a good one. Best to stick with three years for our parliamentary term.
NZ Politics Daily: 26 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Anneke Smith (RNZ): ACT wielding 'disproportionate' influence in government - Seymour Adam Pearse (Herald): How Act leader David Seymour ‘got it wrong’ about NZ First’s Winston Peters - and why Treaty Principles Bill could live on (paywalled)
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Only the most observant would have seen what I saw, and then asked about it via the Official Information Act. The answers will surprise you.
NZ Politics Daily: 25 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): Ripples of discontent: The second-year test for Luxon and co (paywalled) Justin Hu (1News): Q+A: Treaty bill: ACT leader Seymour on coalition partners' disagreement Craig McCulloch (RNZ): The government turns one: PM Christopher
We’re Having the Debate, Ready or Not
So, here’s what’s going to happen: National and Labour are going to bleed support.
