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If Seymour succeeds what happens to Ngāpuhi’s Treaty claim?
If David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill is passed it may complicate Ngapuhi’s outstanding claim.
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A guide to making a submission on the Treaty Principles Bill
Want to make a submission opposing David Seymour’s dog whistle Treaty Principles Bill? Here’s how.
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The great gaslighter
act, david seymour, making shit up, national, national/act government, Politics, spin, treaty settlements, you couldn't make this shit upIn the gaslight to end gaslights David Seymour is suggesting that anyone opposed to his Treaty Principles Bill is also opposed to fundamental human rights.
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This Government’s day of shame
David Seymour thinks that opponents to his bill cannot explain what it is they are opposed to but ignores the clear advice of 40 Kings Counsel who have written to the Government telling it that the bill is itself a breach of the treaty.
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What happened?
Christopher Luxon, climate change, david seymour, Donald Trump, International, politicans, Shane Jones, us politicsWhy did America vote for the least suitable candidate imaginable? And what are the implications for New Zealand politics?
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An Appeal To The Left: On Purity And The Media
The media landscape in Aotearoa NZ continues to weaken. In the same week TVNZ announced massive job cuts and further firings to come, Paul Goldsmith rewarded TVNZ Directors.
But can the left learn to avoid the trap of rapid fire – we need the journalists and newsrooms we have left.
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The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill gets slammed
Christopher Luxon, david seymour, Maori Issues, maori party, national, national/act government, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit upThe Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill has now been released and it appears that the provisions take away more rights from Māori than originally proposed.
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The Government’s cynical manipulation of the Treaty Principles Bill
act, david seymour, Maori Issues, maori party, political parties, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, treaty settlements, uncategorizedIn a cynical manipulation of Parliamentary Processes the Government is changing the date of introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill. And the Waitangi Tribunal has said that the bill is a deliberate attempt to destroy the treaty relationship.
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Act’s revenge on the Waitangi Tribunal
In what must be the most unsuitable appointment decision ever made Richard Prebble has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal.
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Tobacco product investigation is requested and warranted
Ayesha Verrall, casey costello, coalition of chaos, corruption, Economy, health, Social issues, taxpayers union, TobaccoWelcome news from yesterday was the request to the Auditor General under the Public Audit Act on the arbitrary and unsupported by evidence decisions on tobacco products by the Customs Minister Casey Costello. As the request stated, Labour’s health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall had reached the limits of the information that she could seek using the Official Information Act.
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Notice: Protest Locations Today
Today is Protest Day – Stand Together. Here are the locations around the country and why you might feel moved to join.
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Will This Be a One-Term Government?
act, Austerity, coalition of chaos, Dirty Politics, national, nz first, Politics, polls, racism, uncategorizedElliot Crossan at System Change Aotearoa reviews the past year. Despite the tepid public support for this government’s problematic actions, he warns that ‘The Right Is United By Power — Don’t Underestimate Them’
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Chris Trotter’s Arguments for the Treaty Principles Bill Are Flawed
Chris Trotter argues that those who oppose the Treaty Principles Bill aren’t fair. But are his arguments accurate or is his repetition of David Seymour’s human rights narrative a potential red herring?
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Twelve months of this Government
act, casey costello, chris bishop, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, karen chhour, michael wood, national, nz first, same old national, winston petersThis Government was elected 12 months ago. And I don’t think any of us could have appreciated how bad it would have been.
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Where’s The Opposition?
Chlöe Swarbrick, chris hipkins, greens, labour, maori party, marama davidson, privatisation, Public Private Partnerships, uncategorizedLabour, Green Party and Te Pati Māori have been relatively quiet as the Coalition government move at breakneck speed to roll back laws and transfer wealth. Is it a matter of resources, media coverage, or will?
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How does the left win the Auckland Mayoralty?
I think the left should find a Mayoral candidate to advance progressive principles and policies. And with a muscular fight on the right there may be the opportunity for a candidate to come through the middle and win.
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National is stuffing up health
The adding of extra costs to the Dunedin Hospital project to make it appear to be unaffordable, the reckless allowance for a tax cut for Philip Morris and the fudging of health figures to suggest there is a crisis all point to gross mismanagement of Health at a time when it is under stress. Is the goal privatisation?
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Inventing a crisis to privatise NZ healthcare
chris bishop, Christopher Luxon, Dirty Politics, health, national, Privatisation, same old national, Shane RetiYesterday a former Health NZ Chair said the government is intentionally manufacturing a crisis to privatise healthcare. However privatisation will not solve anything and will only lead to worse financial and health outcomes for all Kiwis as confirmed by Lancet Medical Journal and case studies around the world.
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Submit as if your grandkids’ lives depend on it
The Government plans to smash through the reintroduction of off shore oil and gas drilling under some urgency and has given the people of New Zealand only five days to submit.
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The New Zealand left are in the worst place in a century
New Zealand has the most right wing government it’s had since Governor George Grey determined to eradicate all Maori power by systematic war and then systematic legislative theft in 1863. But the left shows no sign of unifying.
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National plan for 2000 extra Kiwis in prison per year
The government plans to put up to 2000 more Kiwis behind bars by 2034 at a potential cost of up to $1.2bn per budget in today’s money. Meanwhile crime, including violent crime is increasing across all of NZ.
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Attorney General’s constitutional advice on Treaty Principles bill will be interesting
David Seymour finally released some hard information about Act’s coalition bone – Treaty Principles bill. The regulatory impact statement is damning and points to the status quo as being preferable. It will provide an interesting scope for Judith Collins in her non-partisan role as Attorney-General.
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Towards the abyss
act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, labour, national, nz first, Politics, racism, racism, same old national, treaty settlements, winston petersYesterday it was confirmed that Act’s Treaty Principles Bill had been approved by Cabinet for drafting and introduction into Parliament in November this year. Get ready for the circus to start.
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Shane Jones is obsessed with communists
Shane Jones has been getting into the news recently after his comment that High Court Judge Cheryl Gwyn was a communist made at a private meeting was revealed in the media. He has been called out by Judith Collins and Winston Peters but surprisingly not by Christopher Luxon.
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Let’s Talk About Tax
Yes, Labour can restore its woeful tax position.
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King Luxon Isn’t Wearing Any Clothes
While Luxon and Brown hand it to the Councils, a grassroots campaign is taking effect and the power is with the people. Warning: article contains satire.
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Is Casey Costello Corrupt?
Casey Costello and the Coalition government have already halved tobacco excise at a cost of up to $216mn. Today RNZ reports there remain more questions on who wrote her Ministerial papers begging for tobacco industry benefits.
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Where Does Labour Rebuild?
It won’t come from the working class. But we know where it will come from.
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Roger Douglas Has a Lesson for the Left
Roger Douglas, the most revolutionary minister in the postwar history of Aotearoa, knew how to exert change in three years. Rogernomics transformed the economy with dizzying speed, from protectionist welfare state to a neoliberal free market. Elliot Crossan argues that the left needs to take the same approach to end the era of neoliberalism.
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Culture wars are a diversion from addressing class struggles
Ditch the NZ culture wars if we really want challenge status quo.
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So much for Localism and Devolution
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that the Government will do away with Local Government’s obligations to consider the social, cultural and environmental implications of their decisions.
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Is the Treaty Principles Bill dead or has it just suffered a flesh wound?
act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, Maori Issues, national, nz first, Politics, racism, Shane Jones, treaty settlementsEven though National and NZ First have ruled out supporting Act’s Treaty Principles Bill beyond the first reading David Seymour thinks that the Bill has a chance of succeeding and wishes to proceed with introduction of the bill.
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Is a Transformational Left-Wing Leadership of the NZ Labour Party Possible?
Bernie Sanders, Economy, election 2023, Jeremy Corbyn, labour, political parties, Politics, uncategorizedIt is a painful experience, to have fought long and hard for something you knew was inadequate and to have even that taken away. The Labour Party has long urged activists to be ‘realistic’. Elliot Crossan argues that it will not return to be a socialist party of the working class.
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Waitangi Tribunal slams Treaty Principles Bill
The Waitangi Tribunal has in a scathing interim report slammed Act’s Treaty Principles Bill. And Christopher Luxon has underlined his weakness by refusing to halt the bill.
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English rising anti-fascism
This is more hope than I have felt about humans in a long time
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Luxon is numerically illiterate
Christopher Luxon, education, making shit up, national, political parties, same old national, spin, you couldn't make this shit upNational has been caught out yet again using dubious analysis of data to justify policy.
