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Daily review 30/07/2025
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Queenstown as an exemplar of the limits to growth
Stuff had a short video up last week about Queenstown's multiple infrastructure problems and whether locals are going to end up hating tourism. It's also a snapshot into Queenstown's failure to work within the realities of the Limits to Growth. https://youtu.be/g7wBQNw1WfI?si=oFpUHHPvyV4jrteB As an easy visual…
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Open Mike 30/07/25
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Daily review 29/07/2025
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Fisher and Paykel
Chris Hipkins came up with a zinger yesterday calling Christopher Luxon and Nicolas Willis "Fisher and Paykel" because of the incredible amount of spin they produce. The context was their post cabinet press conference where they spoke for 10 minutes listing all of the things…
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Open Mike 29/07/25
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Daily review 28/07/2025
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Judith Collins believes proposed changes to enrollment laws breaches Bill of Rights
This was not on my bingo list although on review the concession is perfectly appropriate and justified. Newsroom is reporting that Judith Collins' Bill of Rights advice on the Government's proposed changes to the Electoral Act removing election day enrollments is that it breaches the…
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Imported culture wars
The trouble with having two small fringe right wing parties as part of the ruling coalition is that they are each cultivating the racist stupid vote. This is quite a small part of the electorate but given the dynamics of MMP it attracts a great…
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Open Mike 28/07/25
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Give Young People The Vote
There is clear electoral advantage to Labour putting out new policy on younger people voting, as they are about to do in the UK with PM Starmer. If NZ Labour confine their criticism of the electoral reform bill to enrolment, they miss the opportunity to…
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Open Mike 27/07/25
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Open Mike 26/07/25
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Goldsmith’s Voter Suppression Affects 15-20% of Voters
A few hours ago, it was shared with me1 that Paul Goldsmith’s voting electoral reform affects ~560,000 voters2 Here are the details3: Election day registration: 110,000 Voting period registration: 450,000 Total special votes: 600,000 This means: Over 75% of all special votes are those that…
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Daily review 25/07/2025
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Gerrymander alert – Government running scared
You know a government is in trouble when it has to resort to gerrymander to boost its prospects. The coalition government's decision to restrict voter enrolment is disgraceful. David Seymour's arrogance was on full display in his snarky reference to "dropkicks." It was reminiscent of…
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Only a dropkick would want to make voting harder
I wrote this post a couple of months ago and prophesised that the Government would move to take away election day enrollments. I mentioned that the proposal has shades of Donald Trump about it. In 2020 he famously wanted to stop the count of votes…
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Open Mike 25/07/25
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Daily review 24/07/2025
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Sport Must Stand Up. Sport Must Lead. Sport Must Include Everyone.
I have been proud to represent Aotearoa New Zealand on the world stage, first as a Silver Fern, then as a Black Fern. I know the power of sport to bring people together. I know its ability to inspire. But I also know what it…
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NZ Government is Captured
In politics, regulatory capture is a form of corruption of authority that occurs when a political entity, policymaker, or regulator is co-opted to serve the commercial, ideological, or political interests of a minor constituency.1 ... As a rule, regulation is acquired by the industry and…
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So the Government has increased homelessness
For some time now National has been crowing about how they have solved the emergency housing problem in Aotearoa. For instance on 16 June this year they released this press release which made the following claim: Minister Potaka said the Government had already achieved its…
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Open Mike 24/07/25
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Daily review 23/07/2025
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The Time For The Left To Act Is Now
None of National's policies are working, so Prime Minister Luxon decides to lash out at everyone who criticises. Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds are on the attack as they should be. By November 2026 none of National's 149 Fast Track Approval…
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Open Mike 23/07/25
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Daily review 22/07/2025
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Hey Federated Farmers climate change is real
This strange story popped up on Radio New Zealand recently. Some local banks have joined the Net Zero Banking Alliance. This is a UN supported global member-led initiative supporting banks to lead on climate mitigation in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. It…
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Open Mike 22/07/25
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Why is National so desperate for Labour to release policy?
Note: Within a day of publishing this article, Nicola Willis was on 1News pushing for Labour policies when asked about higher inflation, and Christopher Luxon also asked where Labour policies are, when he was criticised for his Family Boost failures. I’ve noticed for a while…