Media has been abuzz with comment about how last election Grant Robertson has backtracked on a promise on not extending the bright line test. Last December Henry Cooke wrote this: The bright line Finance Minister Grant Robertson painted about the bright-line test before the election…
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Private member's bills are an important feature of Parliament. They give all MPs the chance to change the law to address real or perceived issues and problems. Occasionally they achieve significant good. Louisa Wall is probably the most significant contributor in recent years and her…
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Tuesday was an interesting day in New Zealand politics. The Government released a series of what I thought were quite radical policy changes affecting the housing market. Having spent the past three decades practising law and the last two decades being involved in Local Government…
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To understand how power and misogyny and democracy all flow from the one stinking head, one need look no further than the Australian Parliament right now. The Australian Parliament represents the elected values of the people. Parliament is the summit of how power is organised…
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RNZ's report Government announces plan to help first-home buyers on the announcement from Labour today, you can pick out the details here. All I can see is Labour tinkering so that more of the middle classes can get back into property speculation, while maintaining the…
Chris Trotter and Martyn Bradbury have been running some interesting theories recently. The theories are straight out of beltway, or at least a twisted part of beltway. Chris reported in this post on rumours that that Jacinda was going to resign as Prime Minister. The…
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Did anyone notice Russia and China signing up to a treaty to form a common base on the moon? Now, before my imagination runs away with me and I go full Belter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7HexX3Oxso this is a wee reminder that our next step into space isn't…
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