Can They Capitalise on This?
Now that parliament has polarised into rival coalitions, voter and media attention may turn much more to the proposed policies of the minor parties.
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Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TREATY AND RACE RELATIONS Tom Day (1News): Poll: More NZers oppose than support Treaty Principles Bill David Farrar: Treaty Issues poll shows the way forward Ryan Bridge (Herald): Treaty Principles Bill: Act and David Seymour’s poll bump shows this strategy is working (paywalled)
And the Left Celebrate This
The sickening response to a man’s death reveals a disturbing component of left-wing ideology.
NZ Politics Daily: 10 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards OPINION POLLS Tom Day (1News): Political leaders react to poll showing Te Pāti Māori rise RNZ: Support for Te Pāti Māori has surged in the latest One News Verian poll RNZ: ACT and Te Pāti Māori up in latest Taxpayers-Union Curia poll Stewart
Seems the Treaty Principles Bill has boosted ACT and squeezed National
Warnings for both Luxon and Winston that sitting on the fence is not an option for the Treaty Principles Bill.
The Politics of NZ’s ‘Postjournalism‘
New Zealand is experiencing the emergence of more explicitly partisan media.
NZ Politics Daily: 9 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Farah Hancock (RNZ): The government's targets in charts: More than half behind track The Post: The Annual Report: The quiet political layers you’ve barely heard of. Part 1. (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government survives under scrutiny, but crisis in health
So, What Are You Going to Do About It?
The Electoral Commission has said “We got it wrong” but what are they going to do to correct their appalling error of judgment. This electorate went Te Pāti Māori by only 42 votes!
New Zealand - Unity or Apartheid?
If Māori want progress – and most do – they must reject these divisive narratives. The only way forward for all of us is to embrace timeless virtues: responsibility, resilience and a strong work ethic.
NZ Politics Daily: 6 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Richard Harman (Herald): Budget battle looms as reality hits Coalition Government (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government floats new deficit measure, Labour says it is ‘shifting the goalposts’ Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Government deficit moves further off track (paywalled) Michael Reddell: