I imagine Seymour's problem is with the price of middle-class foods like hummus and quinoa.
Yes I have listened to it weka. And as one other commentator noted, it showed "she is in questionable contact with reality". Would you like to respond to my questions?
"she is in questionable contact with reality" So deftly put.
I'm not sure what you think you're proving by quoting an activist like Kapa-Kingi? Do you actually believe the CRT line that colour-blindness is a "just another word for white supremacy"? And what makes you think section 7AA is some kind of magic formula ...
That does not in any way "remove Māori ability to remain Māori." Even if it wanted to, the government could not remove anyone's ability to remain Maori. And the government has not tried to "erase or eliminate the langauge from the Public Service." It has ...
How exactly will government policy "remove Māori ability to remain Māori."? I don't understand this claim.
"The Government’s education policy reform has striking parallels to those put forward by researcher Michael Johnston and right-wing think tank the New Zealand Initiative." So what does that prove? Is the NZ Institute necessarily wrong about everything ...
Yes, sadly. University administrators all around the country are running scared of the the possibility of brand damage by student activists denouncing their university as "racist", "transphobic" etc. If a staff member publicly criticizes the university, s/...
The good news is that the free speech debate is back on at Victoria University: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515928/free-speech-debate-back-on-as-victoria-university-expands-diversity-on-panel The bad news is that the formerly balanced panel has ...
Your benefit isn't going to increase quite as much = "economic marginalization"? Sounds like hyperbole to me Kay.
Which of the current government's policies are "economically marginalizing minorities"? I'm unhappy that the government is demanding a 6.5 % cut in health spending, as we already have some obvious deficiencies in that area. But this policy economically ...
I think the scrapes that Green Party politicians have regularly been getting into lately reflect their sense of moral superiority, leading to entitled behaviour. I'm not sure Golriz is a good example of this, as she appears to have more serious issues. I'm...
Like a lot of people, I was unimpressed with the government's announced intention of demanding 6.5 % public spending cuts across the board. If anything, some areas need strengthening. For example, we need more ICU capacity in hospitals. If there was a good...
As if there wasn't already enough wrong with NZ universities, now there's a whiff of the c-word: https://www.oag.parliament.nz/2024/university-of-waikato
Of course I'm aware that poverty impacts educational, health and judicial incomes. Do you really think that's news to anyone? But that's of no relevance to my point that "equity" is a false north. What's needed is better outcomes for Maaori, not "equity".
Spare me your santimoniousness. I did no such thing. I was talking about population-level inequality. The UNHRC's statement contributes nothing of utility - do they imagine that NZ governments do not attempt to improve Maaori outcomes? What practical steps...
Now you wouldn't be engaging in a bit of motte-and-bailey would you, SPC? You report a recommendation that "New Zealand do more to reduce health, education and justice inequities for Māori." When challenged about the flawed (in)equity framing, you retreat ...
The "equity" framing adopted by the UNHRC is seriously flawed. Here's an example of why this is so. The Tertiary Education Commission demanded that universities reduce disparities in pass rates between Maaori/Pasifika and other students. Let's imagine next...
"To be a Tory politician, one must have, at the very least, sociopathic traits. Be hardwired to feel incapable of empathy or compassion, in order to harm so many citizens and still sleep at night." Is that you, Angela Rayner? This kind of smug self-...
On that note, a new Curia poll suggests the NZ public are more sensible than most of our politicians: http://familyfirst.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Child-Gender-Dysphoria-Poll-Results-April-2024.pdf Green Party supporters are the only significant ...
What exactly does she need to explain to the Waitangi Tribunal that they don't know already? It's a power play by the tribunal, pure and simple.
There's a Leunig cartoon that skewers "inclusivity" thus: "This is an inclusive society. Anyone deemed to be acting, speaking or thinking in a non-inclusive manner will be excluded". I have experienced this directly myself, having been uninvited from ...
I agree. Turning students into customers has given students too much power. University administrators live in fear of "brand damage" by student accusations of "racism", "transphobia" etc on social media. The old fees-free model needed reform, not ...
"The left can complain about the right's free speech agenda, but it is dropping the ball in many ways on fairness." So right. The left used to defend free speech, but now progressives want to shut down events that include "right-wing" voices. So much for ...
Chhour hasn't "thumbed her nose" at anyone. The Waitangi Tribunal is not a court, and so has no power to summons anyone.
Yes, important to distinguish between the public service and the PSA. But I'm not sure what you mean by "political". The PSA's job is to push for better pay and working conditions in the public service - that is all.
"Ok, so you don't know what unions are" sounds a bit patronizing, weka. As I've said, teachers, nurses, scientists, bureaucrats, DOC workers etc are free to participate in any protest they like - as private individuals. But the moment they put up a banner ...
Representing the workers doesn't equate to what contemporary leftists call "social justice". Representing the workers means just that - pushing for better pay and working conditions for workers in the relevant industry. That is all.
I'm not sure which protests you mean Weka, as I was out of the country then. Should teachers be at the forefront of protests? It depends - if they're protesting for higher pay for teachers, that seems fair enough. But (for an imaginary example) "Teachers ...
So Tiger you don't believe "political neutrality" should be required of public servants? As for "This is serious ruling class war on the Aotearoa NZ state". For God's sake Tiger, the PSA IS the ruling class in Wellington. And as several commentators have ...
I hope you're wrong about higher GST and higher petrol tax, as both would hurt low-income earners most. Maybe pricing the plebs off the road is part of the government's plan to reduce emissions.
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