The Left Do Not Own Maori
Labour, the Greens and liberal parts of the media have not adjusted to the fact that liberal and Maori are different things.
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Highlights quoted out of the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement
Some of the more unusual policies from the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement.
What Is peace Anyway?
We are further away from peace in parts of the world than a decade ago. But pessimism about peace isn’t a foregone conclusion.
Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
Negotiation of chaos
So the coalition negotiations are going as well as I thought they would.
Australia just made a high impact treaty with a Pacific Island state that puts a question on New Zealand about climate change
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano have announced a deal whereby Australia is offering permanent residency to Tuvaluans affected by climate change, and a security guarantee that will bind both countries close together.
What will National do about special voting rights?
One of the most democratic changes that Labour made to the electoral system was to allow people to enroll and vote on election day. The right hate it. And may be planning to change it.
Labour’s leadership
Now that the dust is settling it is time for the Labour Party to think about its future.
The Injustice of Blackball
There is no “just transition” occurring on New Zealand’s west coast and there should be.
Don’t get angry, get organised
Labour day is a good day for all progressives to start getting organised for the next three years and working on the election of the next progressive Government.
Politics By The Armful
I’m going to show you what a large scale effective political act in a second hand store looked like recently.
The lost art of the heckle
What has happened to the fine art of intelligent heckling?
Skyfall comes to Wellington
Skyfall was 10 years ago but it has a message for all public servants local or central as you choose your vote.
Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights
“Worker’s rights are under threat this election as Christopher Luxon and David Seymour eye up a smorgasbord of cuts,” Labour Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety Carmel Sepuloni said.
“Only a Labour government will safeguard fair pay agreements, where applications are currently progressing to improve pay and conditions for bus drivers, hospitality staff, early childhood teachers, port workers, cleaners and security guards.”
Labour pledges free cervical screening
“Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and regular screening saves lives, so it is critical cost isn’t a barrier to accessing early detection”
Greens will demand Minister for Oceans and Fisheries to lead ocean rescue plan
“The Green Party has a rescue plan for the ocean”
An ACT New Zealand
What will New Zealand look like if Act forms part of the next Government?
This Election we need to talk About China
Yes we could do the next five weeks on teeth and taxes, but actually China is pulling us down and our political parties need to make it an election issue.
Semour is more like Rimmer than Mandela
David Seymour reached more absurd levels of idiocy this week with a suggestion that if he was alive Nelson Mandela would be an Act supporter.
Foreign Interference
New Zealand Parliamentarians are certainly facing foreign-funded political interference from China. It’s just not from the official Communist Party-led nation.
Later Stuart
Stuart Nash has given a valedictory speech which could have been delivered by a retiring National MP.
David Seymour should be ashamed
David Seymour yesterday hit a new low in race baiting when he said that “in my fantasy we’d send a guy called Guy Fawkes in [to the ministry of Pacific Peoples] and it’d be all over”.
Labour’s GST and WFF policy announcement
As predicted Labour has announced a policy of taking GST off fresh fruit and vegetables and a significant adjustment to Working for Families In House Tax Credit levels and the Thresholds.
Barbie Will Save The World
Ad believes the Barbie Movie will be a mobilising element in regaining Democrat balance in Congress (maybe not the Senate) and the White House.
Laura norda rides again
This week Labour has announced toughening up of the law dealing with 12 and 13 year olds and National has been playing politics with the shooting incident after earlier saying it was not a day to play politics.
Potholes damned potholes and National Party statistics
National underlined its complete lack of intellectual grunt and its fascination with passing anxieties as well as its intent to forget what it did by recently releasing a pothole policy.
The very Kafkaesque attack on Kiritapu Allan
Being subject to allegations of inappropriate behaviour the detail of which has not been released by unnamed public servants must make Kiritapu Allan think that she is living in a Franz Kafka novel.
Proper Race Politics In Your Face
Who has the better take on the Treaty of Waitangi? Julian Batchelor or Sir Apirana Ngata?
Sepuloni 1 Luxon 0
Yesterday in Parliament National attempted to embarrass Carmel Sepuloni in question time by asking her detailed economic questions. But the attempt backfired.
Hipkins in China
A weakened Russia is a Russia made more dependent on China. New Zealand is also deeply reliant on China.
Why selling Auckland Port Operations is a particularly silly thing to do
It is a given that the right in power want to sell public assets off and the left want to retain those assets. And it appears that the right’s eyes are on Ports of Auckland.
Why Public Ownership Is Great
In the absence of any political party stating clearly that public ownership of major infrastructure is a very good idea, here’s 10 good things public ownership of infrastructure does that private ownership doesn’t.
China’s gift horse
It is good to see that there is a substantial business delegation accompanying Chris Hipkins to China, and that it is aimed at seeking to diversify into a wider range of issues. As China’s ambassador Wang Xiaolong noted in the Herald yesterday, there are significant opportunities for New Zealand on offer.
Greenpeace: Climate activist Rosemary Penwarden found guilty but remains undeterred
“We applaud Rosemary for standing up against big oil and gas.”
Greens announce income guarantee and wealth tax policy
The Green Party has today announced an income guarantee and a wealth tax.
Diplomacy with China hasn’t failed – it hasn’t been tried
Gerald Hensley was David Lange’s chief of staff when New Zealand’s nuclear free policy was adopted. He opposed what happened then and opposes it still. He now argues we should prepare for war with China.