This Waitangi Day has been fascinating. Can I acknowledge the response of Ngāpuhi and other Iwi to the Government during the past couple of weeks. Their anger is palpable and their reo very direct but they made their protest noisily but peacefully and given the Government…
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"My understanding is a guy came out as a prophet of his own religious movement in the 1870s. And politicians feel a strange obligation to be there every year. I've never felt that." David Seymour is shallow as a birdbath. With the Bible in one…
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While we are mourning the election result and wondering why the masses rejected the offer of GST off fruit and vegetables, I thought I would map out some suggestions that could make the New Zealand Labour Party, the party of our future. We might see…
Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog Many question the value of the performing arts and drama. At the start of 2024, the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office did what journalists, politicians and broader civil society have failed to do over the last…
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lprent: There is an unsubstantiated assertion of fact in this Guest post that the Green party has been putting pressure to relax section 19 of the Prostitution Law Reform Act 2003. See my comment at the end of the post weka: The Women's Rights Party…
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Coffee and cigarettes go hand-in-hand and hand-to-mouth. They are social lubricants but also good company in solitude. They are warm, comforting, and stimulating at the same time. A cup of coffee contains many components, notwithstanding the many over-used additions of sugar (and artificial sweeteners for…
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War with China? Or cocktails with the Colonels? I haven't got the invitations, but I'm a no for both. Speaking to Radio New Zealand about the prospect of New Zealand joining the AUKUS nuclear submarine-related deal, Defence Minister Judith Collins said: While the US has…
The release from the Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa around tobacco industry interference was a glimpse behind the curtain. And just like the curtain being pulled back in the Wizard of Oz, what we saw is the mechanics behind a mirage. The mirage in this…
Spare a thought for Casey Costello. Fresh from her being elected to Parliament and rushed into Cabinet she has spent the first few weeks getting used to the job. And making a complete hash of it. On January 25 Radio New Zealand revealed that the…
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Leaving aside the party politics for a moment, can I just say as someone who does housework, lives in the country and wears gumboots most of the year, this image is cringe af. You take your dirty boots off at the door, ya numpties. The…
Yesterday in Parliament Christopher Luxon showed that he is struggling on the job. Good Prime Ministers have a solid grasp of the detail. They are briefed, are on top of the facts and understand and are prepared for the variety of potential attacks on the…
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Israel has responded to the International Court of Justice's urging that it take all steps necessary to prevent acts of genocide, ensure the provision of basic services and essential humanitarian aid, prevent the destruction of evidence and report on measures it has taken to address…
James Shaw has announced that he is standing down as co-leader of the Green Party and a leadership process will be triggered. He will stay on in Parliament in the meantime. From the Green Party website: Hon James Shaw, the architect of New Zealand’s landmark…
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I have tried to write this post for a week now. But each day things have become worse or better depending on your point of view. Ratana last Wednesday was very interesting. It is normally a happy peaceful event. But this time there was clearly…
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