Of course it's your right to moderate your posts as you see fit. And a moderator's decisions tell readers a lot about him/her as a person.
Well that contributes nothing new. And I'm not sure how I've given you grounds for believing I'm an advocate of free-market neoliberalism - I'm not.
Your moving my comment to Open Mike is misleading, as you've divorced it from the comment by Patricia Bremner that I was responding to. Posted here divorced from its context, it DOES look like Nats/ACT propaganda (nice one). But in the original context I ...
Both the Nats and ACT are committed to reducing NZ's net emissions. Note in particular ACT's pledge to "Fast-track permit development to make offshore wind easier to permit", and the Nats' ambitious plan to "electrify NZ": https://www.national.org.nz/...
How exactly is the current government "limiting science, law and the rights of many groups in the community"? The previous government undermined science by bringing maatauranga into the science curriculum. [No diversion trolling under my Post! If you want ...
What gives you such confidence that anyone reading the report would share your opinion of it? The report leans heavily on fictitious "treaty principles", for example claiming that requiring referenda on Maaori wards is "a breach of the treaty principle of ...
Stuff claims the Waitangi Tribunal's report on the planned Maaori ward reversal is "damning". Doesn't sound like neutral reporting to me. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350281311/waitangi-tribunal-releases-damning-report-maori-ward-reversal
And yet you don't have to be a gender-critical feminist OR a religious conservative to understand that kids are impressionable, prone to crazes and phases, and need responsible guidance and protection by adults. A 13-yr old girl cannot give informed ...
"There's far too much mistaking our political beliefs for moral virtues" Such a great point. And it can be so hard to remain calm and civil when we're confronted with opposing beliefs.
The tribunal already knows what the government's position is. This is just a powerplay by the tribunal - that is all.
"the Minister refused to provide requested information" If the minister had appeared before the tribunal, what could she have told them that they don't know already?
Further evidence that NZ is not really a 1st world country, and yet another reason why 6.5 % cuts across the board are a bad idea. Some areas like education and health need strengthening, not cutting.
You want evidence? Well how about this article posted above by Traveller. Clause 7AA in action: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/15/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right-2/
I doubt this government would be so bold - unfortunately.
Kindly show me where I've "rewritten" anything. And why misrepresent me? I wrote 'How does "cultural continuity" guarantee anything about children's well-being?' And what is your evidence that the government is "blundering"?
The state is between a rock and a hard place here. Yes it's horrible that Maaori kids have been abused in state care, but how do the numbers compare with the numbers of Maaori kids abused by their own whanau and hapu? There wouldn't have been any need to ...
Good news for freedom of expression. The DIA has scrapped the previous government's 'Safer Online Services and Media Platforms' proposal that would have effectively imposed "hate speech" laws on the internet. I wrote one of the many submissions against ...
If you're not going to substantiate your claims, you're no "fact checker".
Can you back up those numbers with solid independent evidence? (i.e. not something lifted from the Labour Party website). As for this: "Plan for Water Infrastructure. Planning for better rail freight rail ferry interface." Anyone can "plan" and "look at". ...
Chris Trotter is regularly denounced as a "turncoat" by the tribal left, and mocked by the tribal right. But here he nails New Zealand's plight better than most: https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/more-harm-than-good?utm_source=post-email-title&...
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 ...
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