Ani O'Brien thinks that claims by Green co leader Chloe Swarbrick that the Government is intentionally increasing homelessness are engaging in hyperbole and are not true. From her substack: Chlöe Swarbrick wants you to believe the Government is intentionally increasing homelessness. She told RNZ’s Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes:…
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Basic premise: power to the people Most of these would have Chamber of Commerce and Major Users Group support, tConsumer NZ would like it, CAFCA would like it, some were already proposed as government policy anyway, and some like offshore wind have some momentum and…
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The most important points in this article are as follows - National want to open up ~2/31 of our entire conservation estate for sale / commercialisation and exchange. And, at the same time they are in the process of eliminating substantive protections from foreigners2 and…
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I went through school in a system where the only goal was to prepare us for a job. That was it. No big ideas about growing confident learners, critical thinkers, or creative contributors to society. No talk about identity, belonging, or the joy of learning.…
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Half-baked attempts to fix New Zealand’s failing health system has resulted in Aotearoa drifting into a hybrid public-private model that threatens to combine the worst of both worlds. Because of broad political consensus that healthcare should be primarily state-funded and the complexity of dismantling the…
The country’s four main power companies have signed an agreement to stockpile coal and to extend the life of the coal-fired Huntly power station. Genesis, Mercury, Contact, and Meridian control 85% of electricity supply and customers in New Zealand, and have sought Commerce Commission approval…
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Another day, another stupid consequence of NACTFirst's mongrel government policies. North Shore hospital has dedicated a ward for patients who would normally be discharged but have nowhere to go. RNZ, North Shore Hospital has an entire ward of people stuck in hospital with no medical…
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It certainly appears so. Yesterday there was a dump of information about the cancellation under urgency of pay equity claims earlier this year. The timing is suspicious. A Thursday dump immediately before a Parliamentary recess week means that the response is somewhat more muted. Radio…
The Herald are reporting... something... about Labour's intentions around NACTFirst's Fast-track Approvals Act that was designed to prioritise business and profit well ahead of the environment and communities. Chris Hipkin's response to National poking at Labour, is to go tit for tat with Chris Bishop,…
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You might be able to tell from my writing that I have never liked Shane Jones. When he was a Labour MP he always struck me as being glib, lazy and his values were difficult to ascertain. He charmed and talked his way onto the…