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.
Unequal To The Task?
More than 40 years of affirming New Zealanders’ Right to Protest had left the NZ Police without the training or the equipment to “move on” hundreds of determined protesters (many of whom were working-class battlers and not at all averse to mixing-it-up with the cops). It took weeks to assemble the person-power necessary to clear the anti-vaccination mandates protesters’ encampment from Parliament Grounds.
Does Michael Wood have enough integrity to be a Minister?
His failure to disclose these has been a clear breach of Parliament’s Standing Orders, and the Speaker can refer Wood to the Privileges Committee over the violation.
From comrade to Dame in a New York minute
Whilst Key’s comments were uncontroversial, they omitted to acknowledge the uneasy relationship that the Labour Party, and Ardern in particular, has with the Honours system.
Luxon’s Lack Of Political “Muscle Memory”.
Slow Learner: Effective leaders develop a political “muscle memory” of their own. The National Party should get one.
Deathly Silence by our leaders shows NZ's level of wokeness
Tyranny and anarchy rule when free speech dies
John Tamihere and the Waipareira Trust
The Charities Services decision to require the Waipareira Trust to claw back $385,000 of interest-free loans from John Tamihere brings renewed attention to the links between Whānau Ora and the Trust.
House Prices Are Still Outrageous: Blame Your Local Council and the Greens
The tragedy is that we have known for more than a decade what is causing extremely unaffordable housing in most of our major cities (Christchurch is a partial exception).
O lucky man! Hipkins and an indulgent media
Perceptions of journalists playing favourites are dangerous.