Everything about politics
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE RNZ: 'It'll kill rail off' - Rail advocate on Government's transport plan Russell Palmer (RNZ): National's new roads a trade-off for safety, public transport, local roading - opposition parties Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): The politics
The Government takes the long handle to cycleways and walking projects, prioritising a project to actually get New Zealand moving.
The 1984 reforms were supposedly about getting rid of vested interests from politics and economy. But it’s clear in retrospect that they ended up empowering a brand new set of vested interests.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, POLITICAL INTEGRITY Janet Wilson (Post): Shining a light on smokefree policy reveals troubling behaviour (paywalled) Vernon Small (Post): PM Luxon’s multi-headed problem (paywalled) Joel Maxwell (Stuff): 'A solution is imminent' - Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Fuel and all
We are seeing a masterclass in the slow ritual humiliation of the Greens by Darleen Tana.
Cam speaks with guests James Kierstead, Grant Schofield and Olivia Pierson about academic freedom and why it is so important.
It’s the media’s favourite phrase, but what does it mean?
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards KIINGI TUHEITIA HAS DIED RNZ: Live updates: Māori King Kiingi Tūheitia dies Joseph Los’e (Herald): Tributes flow for Māori Kiing Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII Stuff: Māori King Tūheitia dies aged 69 RNZ: Obituary: Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Māori King, dies at
The Greens’ clown show and circus act staggers on for a few more weeks. Reports show supermarkets are having a run on popcorn.
It won’t be too long before bug parts are in most of our processed foods, and they aren’t even trying to hide what they have planned.
Eventually, as Orwell predicted, telling the truth will become a revolutionary act. If the government can control speech, it can control thought and, in turn, it can control the minds of the citizenry.
Too many women are choosing perfect freedom and that is their prerogative. Yet no one will remember their names. They will fade into anonymity.
