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Looks like the Maori Party has decided to stand by their principles and oppose weakening the Emissions Trading Scheme. Their stinging minority report rules out supporting any weakening of the already too weak ETS and calls for a far greater commitment to the environment from government:…
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The report of the special select committee on the Emissions Trading Scheme has been released. I've only had a chance to read the recommendations and the minority reports (the whole thing is 130 pages). The committee (with the exception of ACT) says that the climate…
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It seems I've hit a sore spot with David Farrar over the business of death threats to Sue Bradford. He's now claiming I've dived for the gutter. At the risk of starting a flame war I'd like to point out that if I was aiming…
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How come the Government says that the people of Auckland should decide whether they want Maori seats in a referendum after the supercity is formed, but they don't get to have a referendum on whether they want a supercity at all? It's clear there is…
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In the aftermath of the "smacking" referendum I was struck (as I often am lately) by the range in quality of editorial / opinion piece writing on the subject. Compare and contrast. John Armstrong writes: The referendum's opponents have naturally sought to downplay the 88…
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Why are house prices rising at the same time as mortgagee sales are hitting record highs? More people than ever are unable to meet their mortgage, and a growing proportion of them owned only a single home. It's not just speculators losing their shirts. With so…