This is edition 2025/12 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
Welcome back. It's 2025 and 20 years since I started writing about politics and anything else that took my fancy. Thank to my VIP members for making this site what it is today. In July we will be having a 20th birthday celebration. Stay tuned for more announcements.
This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
Enjoy!
1. 2025: what's up in Aotearoa New Zealand?
Grant Duncan
- 💼 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon initiated a cabinet reshuffle and emphasized economic growth in his state of the nation speech.
- 🏛️ Labour Party held a caucus retreat at Rātana Pā, honoring Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana.
- 🗓️ Parliament reconvenes soon, and Waitangi Day is approaching.
- 🎙️ Invited by Radio NZ’s Wallace Chapman, discussions on upcoming political developments featured panelists Peter Dunne and Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
- 📈 Luxon prioritizes economic recovery with goals like controlling prices, lowering interest rates, creating jobs, fostering innovation, and improving bureaucratic efficiency.
- 📜 The debate over te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles continues, with significant legislative and societal implications.
- 🔥 The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill sparks intense political debate, challenging notions of equality and governance in New Zealand.
- 🌏 Environmental and economic policies under Luxon's government include promoting competition, reforming regulations, and investing in renewable energy and technology.
