The Treaty of Waitangi and Oranga Tamariki
Minister for Children Karen Chhour has resisted attempts by the Waitangi Tribunal to get her to explain how removing requirements to improve outcomes for Māori children is not a breach of the Treaty.
The Jack Tame and James Shaw korero
This is politics as it should and could be: human, honest while retaining boundaries, insightful without the need for politicking.
Open mike 29/04/2024
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Open mike 28/04/2024
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This is fine
There is absolutely nothing to worry about if the Fast-track Approvals Bill gets passed into law and Shane Jones gets extraordinary powers to decide on consent applications which normally would be subject to enormous rigour and oversight.
NZ White Rural Rage
What is really going on in the minds of
Open mike 27/04/2024
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Daily review 26/04/2024
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Open mike 26/04/2024
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New Zealand Needs a Security Alliance Fast
Who will defend us when the military chaos now expanding in the world finally hits hard in our region, because that is what is really happening.
Open mike 25/04/2024
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Daily review 24/04/2024
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Goneburger
As predicted 10 days ago the first Ministerial goneburger has occurred and it is Melissa Lee.
What does this Government have against the environment
It is almost as if the environment was really cruel to senior members of the Government when they were kids. But whatever the reason this Government appears to be intent on wrecking the local environment with a degree of vengeance and stupidity not seen before.
It’s not a culture war, it’s a class war, and the left should be naming it as such
The culture wars exist, and they are a tool weaponised in the class war.
Open mike 24/04/2024
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Daily review 23/04/2024
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Open mike 23/04/2024
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Daily review 22/04/2024
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Open mike 22/04/2024
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Joining US military alliance not in our national interest
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark – the safest pair of hands this country has had in living memory – gave a masterclass on the importance of maintaining an independent foreign policy when she spoke at an AUKUS symposium held in Parliament’s old Legislative Chambers on April 18.
The list
Making a major infrastructure deal happen takes years of planning, exceptionally qualified people on all sides, and in New Zealand it takes about ten years of your life. Until now.
The Liz Truss of the South Seas
Liz Truss’s short reign as UK Prime Minister foundered after her budget requiring borrowing to fund tax cuts was released. The budget tanked the UK economy and caused Truss’s resignation. This week amongst announcements of massive cuts it has emerged that the Government is also planning borrowing for tax cuts.
Open mike 21/04/2024
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Open mike 20/04/2024
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Daily review 19/04/2024
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How to slow down the Fast Track Bill
UPDATE: government forced to release the list of companies it wrote to about the Fast-Track application process.
Yesterday was the last day for submissions on the nature and society destroying Fast Track bill.
Open mike 19/04/2024
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Daily review 18/04/2024
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Open mike 18/04/2024
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Daily review 17/04/2024
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Towards Banana Republic Status
There is a bill before Parliament right now that has the potential of blowing a rather big hole in our reputation as an open and transparent democracy.
At least Chris Bishop sleeps in a well made bed
Having a decent home is a human right
Open mike 17/04/2024
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Daily review 16/04/2024
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Forget this Trump trial
In the Trump felony trial now underway, there’s a yawning gap between media attention paid to this and the actual scale of the […]