The Joy of Black Humour
My eight-plus decades have taught me one salient lesson about humour, whether black or otherwise, and that is it bears a close relationship with intelligence.
Politics
Everything about politics
Attempting to Depoliticise the Fast Track Bill?
The power to send applications to the expert panel will now be concentrated in the Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Chris Bishop. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Transport Minister Simeon Brown will lose their power.
NZ Politics Daily: 28 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FORESHORE AND SEABED, TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL, MĀORI WARDS Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Ministers’ seafood meeting smells whiffy but within the rules Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): Claims and Counter-Claims Liam Rātana (Spinoff): What is customary marine title and why are some people so scared
What’s the Problem? She Is a Commie
Chris Hipkins is chasing passing cars again. Now he looks like a complete fool, because this judge actually is a communist.
Save the Voters, Replace the Schools
Replace government schools with schools that actually teach instead of indoctrinate.
NZ Politics Daily: 27 August 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ENERGY Emma Ricketts (RNZ): Gas not the way out of an energy crisis, expert warns Brent Edwards (NBR): Govt considered being a more active owner of Air NZ, gentailers (paywalled) No Right Turn: Not a solution Luke Malpass (Post): Coalition shows it is taking
Sit Down, Shut Up, Do What You’re Told
Teachers have failed kids, especially in mathematics. Now they are moaning because the government has stepped in to tell them to teach kids properly. They need to sit down, shut up, and do what they’re told.
Who Says Diversity Is a Strength?
In reality, there’s no evidence that diversity is a ‘strength’ at all.
How Would New Zealanders Vote?
The populist or anti-Establishment mood that has created electoral earthquakes elsewhere around the world doesn’t appear to have had an impact here, yet this survey might suggest that such latent sentiments might still be growing.
Luxon Gave Councils a Well Deserved Kicking
Christopher Luxon has been hitting them out of the park in the past week. Can he keep up the momentum? He will if he doesn’t get squeamish or squirrelly.
Replay Radio – The Crunch
Cam speaks with guests Casey Costello and Eric Crampton about tobacco control policy.
