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Daily review 07/12/2023
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Who leaked the Fair Pay Cabinet Paper?
This is something that I have been mulling on ever since it was announced that one of the first Cabinet Papers had been leaked to the media. My initial impression was that it was probably a disgruntled Public Servant but on reflection I am not…
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Open mike 07/12/2023
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About that Speech from the Throne
What a snooze fest! It was boringly predictable and even mentioned the strong and stable government again, as an affirmative note from the speechwriters to themselves. The only two Ministers who get a specific mention are the Minister for Regulation (Seymour) and the Minister of…
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The inspiring Pope Francis
Though I don’t find it easy to be inspired at the moment, Pope Francis consistently tells me to lift my game. Pope Francis has been pope for a bit over 10 years. He's made a difference. It was 8 years ago that he set down…
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Daily review 06/12/2023
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What does National have against Te Reo?
It may have been coincidental but the day after there were mass protests against the new Government's actions in undermining te Tiriti o Waitangi it was announced that National would seek to remove bonus payments for Public Servants learning Te Reo. From Phil Pennington at…
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Tobacco bans in NZ and the UK.
Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog In October, UK PM Rishi Sunak announced that he would follow New Zealand's policy of gradually lifting the age at which people can buy tobacco. This would mean anyone born after 2009 would never be legally allowed to purchase…
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Open mike 06/12/2023
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Daily review 05/12/2023
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Willis’s budget analysis is either deeply cynical or evidence she does not know what she is talking about
I almost feel sorry for Nicola Willis. She is under some pressure trying to make National's tax cut policy work. After all she did promise to resign if she did not deliver tax cuts. Remember when she said: I am going to ensure that National…
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Greenpeace event: What will the new Government mean for the environment?
From Greenpeace Aotearoa __________________________________________________________________ In a special live stream event, the Greenpeace crew will respond to the makeup of the new coalition government and what it will mean for the environment. Join the Greenpeace crew on the evening of Wednesday, 6 December, for a dive…
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Open mike 05/12/2023
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Cutting fair pay agreements will disproportionately impact women, Māori and Pasifika and young people
Just over one week in and the first major leak has occurred. The Cabinet Paper dealing with the Government's proposal to do away with fair pay agreements has hit the media. And the advice suggests that Cabinet is completely disinterested in the on the ground…
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Daily review 04/12/2023
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The long wait – dithering, inexperience and wreckers
After 59 days after election day, parliament will finally sit again todaywith a new government. The process has mostly been notable for its incoherent dithering, inexperience, and general stupidity. It is a coalition based on chaos, a lack of usable policy and based on wrecking…
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Open mike 04/12/2023
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Chris Bishop can’t count
You have to worry about how trustworthy the Government is especially when it gets very simple facts wrong. Latest example has come from its attempt to justify its rolling back of the Smokefree reforms so that it had space to give landlords a retrospective tax…
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Labour needs to open the military-political front
The new National coalition cares little about defence. Defence is surprisingly a large and under-appreciated strength for Labour. 15,200 New Zealanders of diverse specialisations and skills serve in our military. It is a proudly bicultural institution which sustains this irrespective of political fashion. They are…
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Open mike 03/12/2023
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Just One Term
There is every reason to believe National will be chucked out in 2026. It is lazy thinking to presume that because National were in for 9 years the last three times, that it has to happen again. Comparing Luxon to Key or Bolger is like…
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Gangs rejoice as Pseudoephedrine is back
For a Government that hates gangs you would think that they would be more circumspect with policies that may enrich gangs and increase illicit drug use. But this is exactly what the current Government is planning. As part of its 100 day plan the Government…
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Open mike 02/12/2023
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Daily review 01/12/2023
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100 days of chaos
So National has released its 100 day action plan. In an effort to address what it says is an underperforming economy and a cost of living crisis it will do a number of things. It will: Increase congestion by starving Auckland of necessary funds through…
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Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
I should admit that I am a fan of Tory Whanau. For the last Wellington Mayoralty I preferred her policy mix to that of the labour candidate Paul Eagle. He had a "middle" of the road anti cycleway and lets form a coalition with the…
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Open mike 01/12/2023
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