TVNZ Is Circling the Drain
The world media is going digital so, in order to compete, TVNZ cancels their online digital presence. If TVNZ was a dog we’d put it down.
Politics
Everything about politics
NZ Politics Daily: 7 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, INFRASTRUCTURE Anneke Smith (RNZ): Critics express alarm at list of fast-track projects Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The details for each of the 149 projects on the ‘fast track’ list Richard Harman (Politik): Bishop answers the call (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): Why fast track
I Suppose That’s One Way to Find the Reef
The Navy parked their survey boat on top of a reef they were there to survey. I guess that’s one way of finding it.
These Are the People Calling You ‘Deplorable'
For all their lecturing sanctimony, the celebrity industry worships monsters.
It’s Not Bullying
The media are the biggest cry-bullies there are. They are wailing because Google is going to walk if they end up being taxed to protect failing media companies.
NZ Politics Daily: 4 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Govt out of pan and into fire on health funding Phil Pennington (RNZ): Analysis: Dunedin Hospital rebuild held up by authorities as example of 'lessons learned' programme Haimona Gray: Dunedin Hospital - A Mislabelled Failure Jules Radich (Post)
Labour’s Antisemitism Problem
Labour in the UK had a terrible anti-Semitism issue, so much so they needed an inquiry and the removal of some MPs. Labour in New Zealand seems to have a similar issue, but are strangely silent on the issue, even as their MPs signal support for the genocidal attacks against Israel on Oct 7.
The Left Ruined Everything
The establishment left dragged the centre right so far leftward to the point that traditional conservative positions on anything were considered to be far-right. So why is the left, not the right, such a threat to the Free World?
Do Housing Assets Cause a Conflict of Interest?
The concentration of property ownership among MPs and the potential influence this might have on policy decisions, especially in a housing crisis, raises valid concerns about conflicts of interest and erodes public trust.
NZ Politics Daily: 3 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Jo Moir (RNZ): Casey Costello will release 'independent advice' about benefits of heated tobacco products ODT Editorial: Getting on the case of Costello (paywalled) Bridie Witton (Stuff): ‘Resign’: Growing calls for Casey Costello to lose portfolios over heated tobacco products Adam
If They Aren’t Then Sack Them
Civil servants seem to be ignoring the government directive to get back to the office. Time they had a harsh lesson.