New Zealand gets ready to embrace NATO
So far, the New Zealand PM has only announced three main engagements for his travel – providing plenty of time, at least in theory, for a quick side-trip to Ukraine.
Shane Te Pou is profoundly wrong
Mr Te Pou notes that “the greatest political achievement of my lifetime is the bipartisan political consensus we managed to forge on Treaty settlements”. But nobody is disputing the importance of those settlements – not Christopher Luxon, not David Seymour, and certainly not me.
Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping
Hipkins carefully declined to be drawn on what views Xi expressed during the private meeting, saying that ‘wouldn’t be diplomatic or appropriate’.
Guest post: Why I have left the Labour Party
(As founder of the Progeni software company, Perce Harpham, now 91, was a pioneer of the New Zealand computer industry. He is also a former Green Party candidate.)
Hipkins’ government descends into farce
Conflicts of interest make ministers disappear.
The Era of complacency over political conflicts of interest is over
It should be alarming that he was so easily able to fob off any questions about his conflicts of interest from annoying officials. But, of course, politicians have surely been doing this forever in New Zealand.
Labour Jumps From Cow Pat To Cow Pat
Scarcely a one of their MPs has ever worked at a real job or demonstrated any administrative skill.
The Troubling report into Stuart Nash’s conflicts of interest
Although it has been glossed over, the investigation discovered that Nash had been guilty of another breach of the Cabinet Manual – once again involving one of his major business donors.
What to expect from Chris Hipkins’ trip to China
During his time in China, Chris Hipkins will be seeking to rekindle and rebuild the trading relationship, especially after Covid-19.
A Disappointing pick-and-mix approach to electoral reform
But the problem is that the panel’s package is something of a pick-and-mix selection for politicians to choose between.