Daily review 18/12/2023
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90 day trials – Don’t come Monday
This coming week, under urgency and leading into Xmas, the Coalition government will expand 90-day trials to all workers, in yet another payback to National/ACT/NZ First’s (NAF) business backers.
Open mike 18/12/2023
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Wanted: Dead or Alive? The Treaty of Waitangi
Is the Treaty a contemporary guide or an archaic historical document?
Why was Judith Collins appointed as a KC?
Judith Collins has been appointed a Kings Counsel even before she has had time to show her performance as Attorney General and even though previous highly respected lawyers such as David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer and Margaret Wilson were not appointed while serving as Attorneys General.
Open mike 17/12/2023
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Open mike 16/12/2023
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Daily review 15/12/2023
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The week of going backward
National has this week chosen to smash through under urgency legislation that will increase unemployment and interest rates, reduce workers wages and increase the country’s emissions of greenhouse gasses.
Open mike 15/12/2023
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Political comeback – Getting the sequencing right
A notably different approach to sequencing political comeback was on show at the VUW post-election seminar last week. Luxon put rebuilding the party first, Hipkins put it last. On policy Luxon was bottom-up and early, Hipkins was top-down and late.
Daily review 14/12/2023
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Open mike 14/12/2023
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Daily review 13/12/2023
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Shame Jones
In one speech Shane Jones has talked about the “hysteria surrounding climate change”, promised to disregard targets agreed to under the Paris Agreement, ordered the halting of work at the Ministry for the Environment, promised the lifting the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration at pace, and said that Mining on Department of Conservation (DoC) and Stewardship land is also in the pipeline.
Open mike 13/12/2023
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Daily review 12/12/2023
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About the Te Papa protest
Yesterday’s protest at Te Papa is but a teaser of what can be expected when Act’s Treaty Principles Bill is introduced.
National’s contradictory stance on Immigration
So Christopher Luxon thinks there is too much immigration. It was not what he was saying last year.
Open mike 12/12/2023
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Daily review 11/12/2023
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How To Make Bad Law
The cutting of Regulatory Impact Statements is a very serious weakening of holding lawmakers and decision makers to account.
Open mike 11/12/2023
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About that First Speech from Luxon as PM
Chris Luxon failed miserably at his first character test as PM.
Open mike 10/12/2023
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The Government is leaking like a leaky thing
Another day and another leak. And this time it calls into question the Government’s commitment to informed decision making.
Open mike 09/12/2023
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Daily review 08/12/2023
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Open mike 08/12/2023
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Daily review 07/12/2023
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Who leaked the Fair Pay Cabinet Paper?
My initial impression was that the person who leaked the Fair Pay Cabinet Paper to the media was probably a disgruntled Public Servant but was it?
Open mike 07/12/2023
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About that Speech from the Throne
The new Government blows the dog-whistle like the pied piper.
The inspiring Pope Francis
Pope Francis has been pope for a bit over 10 years. He’s made a difference.
Daily review 06/12/2023
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What does National have against Te Reo?
It may have been coincidental but the day after there were mass protests against the new Government’s actions in undermining te Tiriti o Waitangi it was announced that National would seek to remove bonus payments for Public Servants learning Te Reo. Not only is this petty and vindictive, it may also be a breach of te Tiriti.