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NZ Politics Daily: 11 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why Luxon won’t outstay his welcome Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ First celebrates strongest position this century (paywalled) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs lack accountability and transparency for their taxpayer expenses ODT Editorial: Love is blind (paywalled) Audrey Young
How Dare They Honour Their Promises!
You know that things are seriously awry in modern media when an old warhorse journalist lambasts the government for doing the unspeakable – honouring election promises. Yet here we are.
Support What You Love or It Goes Away
Understand that this rule is still in force today. The state does not want you to ‘do’ anything too dangerous. It much prefers that you focus on gathering ‘knowledge’ – but only the right kind.
The SFO Will Be Kept Busy Monitoring the Fast Track Act List
BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich has come out saying how pleased businesses are with the list. Likewise, the Employers and Manufacturers Association credits the announcement as a potential major economic boost.
NZ Politics Daily: 10 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Farah Hancock (RNZ): $500,000 in political donations associated with fast track projects Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): A Fast-Track Backwards Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Fast-track list: The favoured projects that could be pie in the sky Brent Edwards (NBR)
How Long Has Chippy Got?
National support up in September as National-led Government increases lead
The Greatest Human Failings
Overy concluded that if warfare has a very long human history, it also has a future. If that’s true, then if the wasted application of so much human resources into warfare technology continues then humanity may itself prove to have no future.
Fear Can Be a Powerful Motivator
Whether Team Trump achieves their goal depends on two things: the level of Trump support where public awareness of the facts is crucial; and a fair election free from political interference. Fighting the government and MSM is asking a lot.
What Business Is Lobbying For
The Herald’s “Mood of the Boardroom” report is invaluable reading for those that want to know where the current coalition government is headed.
NZ Politics Daily: 9 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, MINING, ENVIRONMENT Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The SFO will be kept busy monitoring the Fast Track Act list Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fast-track approvals projects raise conflict of interest questions, Govt maintains ‘robust’ process followed Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Will the 149
Give It a Rest, Fella
Tomato Boy, a man who assaulted a woman, is trying to have his conviction over turned. The consequences for his actions would never have occurred if he had chosen not to assault Posie Parker.
Misdirection Steps Up a Notch
We are now reaping the ill harvest of this madness. Enough is enough.