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The great policy bonfire
Written By: - Date published: 10:44 am, March 14th, 2023 - 45 comments
Chris Hipkins continues with his shock and awe campaign and has torched a number of policies that National and Act were using to foment unrest.
Luxon slumps in latest Colmar Brunton poll
Written By: - Date published: 6:18 pm, March 13th, 2023 - 57 comments
The latest One News Kantar Poll result has been released and it is a doozie.
National’s childcare announcement
Written By: - Date published: 1:43 pm, March 6th, 2023 - 21 comments
National’s proposed child care subsidy policy is essentially an increase to existing grants that will fuel inflation and costs increases in the child care sector.
How Activism Dies
Written By: - Date published: 9:33 am, March 4th, 2023 - 40 comments
If anything progressive is to come out of this current government other than disaster recovery, really focused protest must prevail. It isn’t.
Where is the Free Speech Union when you need it?
Written By: - Date published: 8:25 am, February 28th, 2023 - 97 comments
Rob Campbell is under some pressure from National and Act for calling out publicly the right’s dog whistle attacks on co governance. But so far self appointed protector of the right to freedom of speech, the Free Speech Union, has been very quiet. Why is this?
National’s three waters policy
Written By: - Date published: 1:21 pm, February 26th, 2023 - 44 comments
National has announced its alternative to the Three Waters Policy with the standout feature being greater central control of asset management and investment plans than offered by Three Waters and even greater loss of local control.
Climate change – do we mitigate or do we adapt?
Written By: - Date published: 1:32 pm, February 25th, 2023 - 21 comments
The political debate about climate change is coming to an end as the North Island is battered by the third huge climate change induced storm in a month. The focus will not be on what to do? Do we still mitigate the effects by reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Or do we dig in and adapt?
Is Labour heading for Muriwai-scale landslide win?
Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, February 22nd, 2023 - 37 comments
Here’s my prediction: Labour will not just win the October election, but it will complete a landslide of similar proportions to the 2020 election. It has been Labour’s response to the cyclones that will be the decisive factor in October. Luxon’s low energy performance helps.
This is really awkward
Written By: - Date published: 3:13 pm, February 21st, 2023 - 63 comments
National MP Maureen Pugh has questioned the existence of human induced climate change.
Natural disasters test new leaders in New Zealand – some did better than others.
Written By: - Date published: 4:48 am, February 19th, 2023 - 1 comment
After the Auckland flood, Wayne Brown’s election will now be viewed as a cautionary tale. What can happen when someone who is inexperienced and unsuited to political office is elected to important political leadership roles. The blowback of this on the New Zealand right should not be understated, it is bad news for them.
Prime Ministerial
Written By: - Date published: 11:38 am, February 17th, 2023 - 31 comments
Chris Hipkins has so far not put a foot wrong. Since he became PM he has quickly and competently reformed the Cabinet and jettisoned policies that were for one reason or another causing problems. And he has quickly asserted control over two massive storms, the first which pummeled the country’s major city and the second which has caused massive floods to much of the East Coast of the North Island.
Luxon’s little experiment
Written By: - Date published: 11:32 am, February 12th, 2023 - 30 comments
It is really difficult trying to appear to be Prime Minister material and inclusive and to appeal to racists at the same time. Christopher Luxon this week has shown how difficult it is.
Two new polls …
Written By: - Date published: 6:24 pm, January 30th, 2023 - 78 comments
This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National.
National is showing its class prejudice
Written By: - Date published: 8:54 am, January 27th, 2023 - 26 comments
National Deputy Leader Nicola Willis said yesterday that it was a great shame that the minimum wage had increased by so much because it means the Government can’t do it now to help low-income Kiwis make ends meet without stoking inflation.
Luxon blunders again
Written By: - Date published: 2:38 pm, January 26th, 2023 - 25 comments
Chris Luxon has provided another example of his ineptness by suggesting in an MMP environment that a vote in a Maori Seat is worth more than a vote in an European seat.
Slater and Lusk limp again
Written By: - Date published: 9:53 am, January 19th, 2023 - 2 comments
Cameron Slater and Simon Lusk have been accused of engaging in underhand tactics to upset National’s Tukituki selection process.
The rich want their country back
Written By: - Date published: 9:44 am, January 18th, 2023 - 61 comments
The Electoral Commission has published that National raised $2.3 million dollars in large donations alone over the past 12 months.
The importance of political narrative
Written By: - Date published: 9:54 am, January 15th, 2023 - 37 comments
Wayne Brown’s campaign techniques used in the Auckland Mayoral election are likely to be used by National in the election campaign this year.
Dog whistling climate change
Written By: - Date published: 11:24 am, January 12th, 2023 - 30 comments
National MP Stuart Smith has tweeted suggesting that students should not be taught about climate change but should instead be taught the skills to decide for themselves if it exists.
Why is everything always Jacinda’s fault?
Written By: - Date published: 9:35 am, January 10th, 2023 - 57 comments
Son of former National MP and former Political reporter and currently self branded travel reporter Brook Sabin has produced potentially the most ridiculous article of the year by blaming the Government for not sorting out Auckland Airport’s baggage handling problems. And we are only 10 days in.
The weather sucks
Written By: - Date published: 10:39 am, January 9th, 2023 - 48 comments
I’m back at work at my home office desk today and the weather sucked in Auckland and the north of the North Island over my break. Waiting for Luxon and minons blaming the government for not controlling La Niña – now in the third year of her current reign.It seems like all that National can do these days – blame the government for external events.
New Zealand is in a terrible state *
Written By: - Date published: 10:55 am, January 6th, 2023 - 116 comments
* or is it?
National’s Andrew Bayly is incompetent about earthquakes.
Written By: - Date published: 10:09 am, January 4th, 2023 - 23 comments
This morning a estimated 5.1 earthquake close to Te Aroha shook Hamilton, Tauranga, Auckland and Rotorua a region of half of our population. Only a day earlier National’s number 3 14 stupidly criticised a programme designed to diminish the risks in earthquakes. As usual National has no policy on dealing with earthquake risks that I can see. National simply aren’t ready for government.
The Standard’s political awards for 2022
Written By: - Date published: 12:01 pm, December 30th, 2022 - 39 comments
It is that time of year again where the events of the year are reviewed and what was notable, noteworthy and notorious.
Be afraid, be very afraid …
Written By: - Date published: 7:20 am, December 22nd, 2022 - 165 comments
David Seymour is feeling his oats and has claimed that past National Governments never changes anything. A brief review of history would suggest otherwise.
The rise and rise of David Seymour’s ACT
Written By: - Date published: 7:28 am, December 20th, 2022 - 96 comments
I thought David Seymour was the most interesting speaker at the Victoria University post-election conference at Parliament last year. Two things stood out for me in his presentation following ACT’s election gains. He opened by offering lengthy and effusive praise to his researcher, then clearly stated his objective to supplant National as the leading party on the right. He’s on track for that, as current media attention shows.
Labour’s big reset
Written By: - Date published: 7:46 am, December 13th, 2022 - 77 comments
New Zealand politics is at an interesting stage. With announcements about Ministerial futures pending and with a review of all current projects to occur over Christmas Jadinda Ardern is planning to repurpose Labour to have its best chance in the election next year.
The Hamilton West by election
Written By: - Date published: 7:11 pm, December 10th, 2022 - 95 comments
The polls are now closed but someone should tell National about how on election day you should not be campaigning.
Labour and National and Industry Intervention
Written By: - Date published: 8:51 am, December 9th, 2022 - 73 comments
Minister Mahuta’s water reforms are by some measure the most consequential industry intervention of this Labour government, and likely to be the most successful in over a decade.
Luxon’s first year
Written By: - Date published: 8:46 am, December 4th, 2022 - 56 comments
Chris Luxon marked the anniversary of his becoming National leader this week by showing that he is that out of touch he had no idea what the single rate of superannuation is.
Co-Governance is Orthodox Policy for both National and Labour
Written By: - Date published: 8:12 am, November 30th, 2022 - 412 comments
National, the party which enacted legislation that gave Waikato command over the allocation of the Waikato River, iwi command over the Taupo catchment and full Maori control over the massive Uruwera water catchment, has not traditionally been opposed to co governance.
- ‘Inconvenient truths’ stall naming PM’s science chief
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Wellington shopper Elvira George would rather drive 40 minutes to Kmart in Porirua than visit her local Warehouse store five minutes down the road.The Miramar hairdresser used to pop in to the Warehouse store at Lyall Bay every other weekend and have a look around if she had a spare ...5 days ago
- Rural academic activity stifled by ‘geographical narcissism’
Opinion: Rural New Zealanders have poorer health outcomes than their urban peers and the country suffers from a strained and maldistributed health professional workforce.Rectifying these problems is no easy fix but one thing is certain – we need to support more rural health professionals to take up academic roles, combining ...5 days ago
- The dubious politics of the Treaty Principles Bill
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- Monkeypox, Medsafe, and monkey business
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- More Australians are using their superannuation for medical procedures. But that might put their fin...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University fizkes/Shutterstock A record number of Australians are accessing their superannuation early on compassionate grounds, mainly to fund their own medical procedures – or those of a family member. Some 150,000 Australians have ...6 days ago - Interislander replacements: ‘We’re continuing to take advice’ – Willis
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- Government’s anti-working from home move a ‘total distraction’ – union
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- View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met. So it is with their “ask” on the ...6 days ago
- Not guilty: At the end of the Polkinghorne trial, what have we learned?
The eight-week media circus of the Philip Polkinghorne trial ends with a not guilty verdict. Lyric Waiwiri-Smith reports from the High Court. After eight weeks, the verdict comes in just past 2pm: former eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne is not guilty of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna. After 10 hours of ...6 days ago - Offering end of life support as part of home care is important – but may face some challenges
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Tieman, Matthew Flinders Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, Flinders University Andrew Angelov/Shutterstock Earlier this month, the government announced major changes to aged care in Australia, including a A$4.3 billion investment in home ...6 days ago
- Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney The minimoon 2020 CD3 orbited Earth between 2018 and 2020. International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/G. Fedorets, CC BY Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. ...6 days ago
- Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne At a time most people are trying to cut their weekly grocery bills, Australia’s supermarket giants have been hit with legal action for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of hundreds of ...6 days ago
- Council finally releases settlement payment to former CEO
It took more than six months, and required an intervention by the chief ombudsman, but Christchurch’s council has finally released its exit payment to former chief executive Dawn Baxendale.The council announced in November last year it had accepted Baxendale’s resignation, after a tumultuous four years in the job, and a ...6 days ago
- PSA Strongly Opposes Any Clawback On Flexible Work Arrangements
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- Am I The Asshole? How judging other people’s dirty laundry became the internet’s favourite pasti...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Myers, Sessional Academic, Creative and Professional Writing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock You don’t have to be an avid Reddit user to know about r/AITA, or Am I the Asshole? This subreddit’s digital afterlife reaches endlessly across the vast plains ...6 days ago
- RNZ cancels release of podcast episode featuring ex-minister Kiritapu Allan
The public broadcaster had promoted the episode of It's Personal with Anika Moa, but decided not to air the interview following an "editorial check". ...6 days ago
- Harris’ post-debate gains sustained in US polls, but Republicans likely to gain Senate control
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris ...6 days ago
- The pressing case for a new emergency visa to help people fleeing Gaza and other conflicts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney Recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza have displaced large numbers of people. In each case, Australia’s humanitarian response has been different. Some people have ...6 days ago
- State Of NZ’s Waters Worsening As Luxon Barges Ahead With Reckless Plan To Strip Freshwater Protec...
In May, the Government announced plans to remove requirements for consent applicants to comply with Te Mana o Te Wai - the hierarchy of obligations, which puts the health of fresh water and communities ahead of commercial use of water. ...6 days ago
- Businessman Christopher Luxon talks business to business people
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith gets an ‘economic education’ at the prime minister’s Bloomberg Address. In his hour-long Bloomberg Address, prime minister Christopher Luxon revealed just one new tidbit of information to a crowd of his former ilk: businesspeople. The possibility of a four-year government term, to be voted on in a referendum ...6 days ago
- Louise Upston rejects official advice $3b a year needed to fix child poverty
Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston says the government is taking a different approach. ...6 days ago
- The United Nations has a plan to govern AI – but has it bought the industry’s hype?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University saiko3p/Shutterstock The United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has released its final report on governing AI for humanity. The report presents a blueprint for addressing AI-related risks ...6 days ago
- New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
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- CPAG Disappointed Child Poverty Reduction Minister Rejected Official Advice To Get NZ Back On Track ...
CPAG Executive Officer, Sarita Divis states, ‘Not only has the Minister rejected official advice, she has not provided any solid evidence, modelling or data that shows her chosen path will result in us meeting the 2028 goal of halving child poverty.' ...6 days ago
- Move over Olympians, Australia’s wildlife are incredible athletes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Now that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics have disappeared from our screens, let’s get back to watching animal videos. But seriously, have you ever paused to ...6 days ago
- BCTF Calls On Government To Go Further On VET Reform For Meaningful Change
Grant Florence, BCTF Chief Executive, says its key focus is on the work-based learning aspect of the proposed reform and that while it supports the proposal for a statutory body with industry representation to set standards, it believes the statutory body ...6 days ago
- The benefits of eating unpopular fish
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- Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The Luxon government surely has little sense of irony. Shortly after introducing the Parliament Bill, designed to reinforce the fundamental constitutional principle of the separation of powers, it has ...6 days ago
- Federal Newspoll still tied but Albanese’s ratings up; Queensland Newspoll has big LNP lead
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted September 16–20 from a sample of 1,249, had a 50–50 tie for the third consecutive time. Since the ...6 days ago
- Students using artificial intelligence to cheat on assessments, teachers warn
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- Debunking some capital gains tax myths
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- Police begin testing new approach to 111 calls, pulling back on social harm callouts
A new system means police will not respond to some 111 calls. ...6 days ago
- How did they get my data? I uncovered the hidden web of networks behind telemarketers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Dev, Lecturer & Academic Data Science, Digital Assets & Distributed Ledgers, Australian National University Kokhan O/Shutterstock Last year, I started getting a lot of unsolicited phone calls, mainly from people trying to sell me things. This came as a surprise ...6 days ago
- With all these defamation lawsuits, what ever happened to free speech?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock It seems like the dust barely settles from the latest high-profile defamation stoush before the next set of litigants straps on the gloves and steps into the ring. Many of these ...6 days ago
- Do footy’s best and fairest awards achieve what they claim?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Fujak, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University Football’s awards season kicks off this week, with the AFL’s Brownlow Medal awarded on Monday evening and the NRL’s Dally M awarded on October 2. Both medals aim to crown their league’s best ...6 days ago
- Basic service provider or mini democracy? Why NZ needs to decide what it wants from local government
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey McNeill, Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s recent challenge to local government “to rein in the fantasies and to get back to delivering the basics brilliantly” was ...6 days ago
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