Open mike 22/05/2025
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Daily review 21/05/2025
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The Government blinks
Faced with the threat of an impassioned filibuster against the Priviliges Committee extreme recommendations the Government yesterday abruptly stopped debate on the committee report by voting to adjourn the debate.
Open mike 21/05/2025
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Daily review 20/05/2025
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What would the Greens’ inheritance/gift tax mean for farming?
In a climate crisis world we should be treating farming as a national strategic asset.How would a wealth transfer tax affect that?
Open mike 20/05/2025
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Daily review 19/05/2025
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Privileges Committee recommendations are partisan, indefensible and racist
The Privileges Committee recommendation for suspension of three Maori Party MPs for performing a haka in Parliament has been described as appearing to be partisan, indefensible and open to attacks of racism. Parliament’s response tomorrow will show how political the issue has become.
Jacinda Ardern’s speech to Yale graduates: leading with empathy is a strength
Ardern at her finest.
Open mike 19/05/2025
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RNZ’s report on its Israel/Gaza coverage is not credible
Radio New Zealand’s decision to conduct a review of its Israel-Palestine coverage post-7 October 2023 is commendable. We believe the presented report does not meet a credible standard in terms of breadth, methodology and analysis.
The Coalition Continues to Defund Science
Another science fund bites the dust in New Zealand.
Waitangi Tribunal wants halt to Regulatory Standards Bill introduction
The Waitangi Tribunal’s interim judgment on the Regulatory Standards Bill strongly suggests the Government has been playing games with it.
Open mike 18/05/2025
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Open mike 17/05/2025
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Daily review 16/05/2025
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Te Pati Maori and the Privileges Committee
The Government’s desire to heavily punish Maori Party MPs for their haka in Parliament in opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill may have a dramatic effect on Budget Week.
The Empire strikes back
National has launched an all out attack on Labour for accusing it of cutting women’s pay, even though this is precisely what it has done.
Open mike 16/05/2025
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Daily review 15/05/2025
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The Green Budget
An economy for the people, by the people.
Louisa Wall – This Is Not Feminism – It’s Fiscal Evasion Dressed in Lipstick
Louisa Wall eviscerates Government claims about pay equity.
Open mike 15/05/2025
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Daily review 14/05/2025
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Open mike 14/05/2025
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Daily review 13/05/2025
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The worst Finance Minister ever?
Future historians may consider Nicola Willis to be the country’s worst Finance Minister, even worse than Rob Muldoon and Ruth Richardson.
Open mike 13/05/2025
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Daily review 12/05/2025
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We’ve Lost Australia
New Zealand was once in a sustained Australasian partnership. Now, with New Zealand tracking further and further into policy extremes, Australia – and our children – are leaving New Zealand behind.
Open mike 12/05/2025
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Get ready for the Regulatory Standards Bill
Following on from the undermining under urgency of the current Pay Equity scheme the Government intends to introduce the Regulatory Standards Bill which if passed would have a significant adverse effect on collective rights and environmental action.
Open mike 11/05/2025
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Rock and a hard place: the under 16 social media ban
Given the complexities and conflict over privacy, can MPs be trusted to design a good law?
The beginning of the end
When the history of the sixth National Government is written I am confident that the events of this week when the Pay Equity system was smashed up will be described as the the beginning of the end.