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Comment:Daily review 27/11/2023
Date published: 6:30 pm, November 27th, 2023Agreed, Adrian. I can only repeat what I said on here during the negotiations: we all know Winston's going to be the same Winston (that much is undeniable, whether you like him or not). So Luxon had to choose between having a support party, where he could ...
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Comment:Aotearoa the way you want it?
Date published: 8:23 pm, November 26th, 2023I've provided plenty of relevant information on an important topic. Your response each time is "But ME, I got reckons!". No supporting evidence. I'm happy to debate, but you're not interested. Over and out.
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Comment:Aotearoa the way you want it?
Date published: 8:15 pm, November 26th, 2023For you maybe, but not the majority of National voters. Again, read. And they've only got 38%, so alienating many of those voters for no gain is not smart. You'll work it out eventually, if/when McKee tries to get ACT's unpopular policy into law.
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Comment:Aotearoa the way you want it?
Date published: 8:06 pm, November 26th, 2023See the links provided. If you voted National, you voted for their policies.
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Comment:Aotearoa the way you want it?
Date published: 6:33 pm, November 26th, 2023But it's not simply swinging Nat to Lab and back to Nat. The new government is set to move so far that it will pursue policies that National voters do not support and did not vote for. Example: guns. McKee is the new Minister, and she opposes all 3: public...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 8:31 pm, November 25th, 2023Of course they will. People on the left need to get smarter about this. The tactic (imported from USA Republicans) is to provoke a response from the people National want to respond. We could call it Hone Harawira syndrome. John Key's government would do ...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 8:19 pm, November 25th, 2023You and SPC have summed it up. National knew that if they said "tax cuts" loud and often, it would work. And it did. They could have said they were going to pay for it by making banknotes smaller, it wouldn't have mattered. A magical treasure was needed so...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 5:38 pm, November 25th, 2023The funding for St John's ambulances has been covered extensively in the media. How it was: Paramedics, St John want more funding | RNZ News How it is: St John offers biggest pay correction in the history of the ambulance service Less funding under the ...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 5:29 pm, November 25th, 2023Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry that you have had some very unpleasant experiences. The question then is "Will that improve now? Can these promises be believed?". The evidence is clear. I'll take just one example for now, policing levels. First, this ...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 2:08 pm, November 25th, 2023Can you give us examples of how you, as a citizen, have been discriminated against? Can you tell us how you have suffered, in reality? And can you tell us how the new government is going to stop that? And since you say "6 years", not "3 years", why are you...
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Comment:The long wait still continues
Date published: 1:01 pm, November 25th, 2023Luxon's popularity with his own supporters has peaked already ... the real estate crowd are getting stuck in: "inept negotiator" Real estate agents criticise Luxon’s foreign buyer U-turn: ‘We’ve blown it’, All things property, under OneRoof
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 10:44 am, November 25th, 2023No, I doubt anybody voted National because they believed Luxon was going to make tackling climate change a priority. It was barely mentioned in the campaign.
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Comment:The long wait still continues
Date published: 10:31 am, November 25th, 2023"The only saving grace in these coalition agreements is that so much is couched in weasel words ("consider", "business case", etc). A lot of it will never happen." In 2017 the Nats' line of attack on Ardern was "working groups!". There was some truth to it...
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Comment:Highlights quoted out of the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement
Date published: 9:57 am, November 25th, 2023"Reduce Core Crown expenditure as a proportion of the overall economy." That's not surprising, it's what anyone would expect from right-leaning governments anywhere. But ... It is then followed by a list of plans, at least 25 of which involve spending more...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 8:56 am, November 25th, 2023It's not a "witch hunt". Income tax cuts were a cornerstone of National's campaign, with Luxon repeating "$250" until the CTU exposed his dishonesty and the media belatedly reported it. And prior to that, he spelled it out with no ambiguity. Not "here's a ...
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Comment:Open mike 25/11/2023
Date published: 7:24 am, November 25th, 2023Perhaps the Standard could compile an ongoing list of election promises broken by the Nats and their sidekicks? It will soon be a long one, to be constantly updated. This should include all such examples, regardless of whether you think the U-turn is ...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 9:59 pm, November 24th, 2023Anyone who seriously believes we'll be getting "strong stable government" should read this. The government doesn't even exist yet (that's Monday) but today we couldn't even get through a strong stable press conference ... Analysis: The coalition ...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 7:20 pm, November 23rd, 2023Well, it's happening already. Nats leaking to reporters about their new BFFs. National reportedly 'deeply frustrated' deal not signed today (1news.co.nz) Never mind "ink not yet dry". Ink hasn't even been used yet. Public niceties, private leaks and back-...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 7:16 pm, November 23rd, 2023This isn't going to be a National-led government.
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Comment:Daily review 23/11/2023
Date published: 7:05 pm, November 23rd, 2023It's a tactic. Keep talking (and saying nothing) to prevent a follow-up question. The reporters are often as culpable as Luxon. He would have to answer more substantially if they just waited while a colleague maintains one line of questioning ("You've said...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 5:14 pm, November 23rd, 2023MPs are not there because thanks to your hero Luxon's incompetence, Parliament cannot now sit until Dec 5. Surprising that you did not know that.
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 5:09 pm, November 23rd, 2023So we will get a government on Monday. Not before. Tomorrow we get a handshake photo op, but it has no legal status to form a government. Nobody will be sworn in. Unless the Governor-General is otherwise occupied all day tomorrow, only Luxon's negotiating ...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 4:34 pm, November 23rd, 2023So Jack, are you going to be visiting next year to tell us how well it's going? Or will you disappear and re-emerge with a new handle when the inevitable meltdown happens? You've got what you wanted, please stick around to defend it (obviously you won't, ...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 3:20 pm, November 23rd, 2023Announcement last week today called off: Live: No hope of a government coalition deal being announced on Thursday | Stuff.co.nz This may be why: "On the question of whether he could share the deputy prime minister role with Seymour, Peters hit back calling...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 3:11 pm, November 23rd, 2023It's now clear (if anyone doubted it) that Luxon has been dishonest once more. He said days ago that policies had been "closed down and agreed". Policy matters settled with parties: Luxon | Otago Daily Times Online News (odt.co.nz) If that is true, then ...
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Comment:Strong stable Government?
Date published: 2:59 pm, November 23rd, 2023And Parliament won't now meet until Dec 5.
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Comment:Daily review 22/11/2023
Date published: 6:33 pm, November 22nd, 2023Not amateur interference, only preparing for the opposition's questions over the next 3 years (if it even lasts that long). He has summed it up accurately. "Does the PM from Party X agree with his Cabinet Minister Y or his Cabinet Minister Z"? No ...
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Comment:The baubles of office
Date published: 3:29 pm, November 22nd, 2023Awesome! Today Luxon (again) said it was because of MMP. Tell that to Bolger, Clark, Key, English, Ardern. It's been 27 years.
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Comment:The baubles of office
Date published: 3:13 pm, November 22nd, 2023He just can't help himself ... Today: Coalition talks: ‘Couple’ of issues still to be resolved | Nov 22 2023 | The Spinoff Nov 19: Luxon emerges from talks with Peters, says only three outstanding issues remain (newstalkzb.co.nz) Nov 16: Coalition talks in...
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Comment:The baubles of office
Date published: 2:05 pm, November 22nd, 2023Nicola Willis has now ruled herself out as Deputy PM. It's clear that she (and others in caucus no doubt) is going to play the long game. National MPs are not blind to the obvious, they know Luxon is not up to the job, and of course they will not say so ...
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Comment:Open mike 22/11/2023
Date published: 1:41 pm, November 22nd, 2023It is National's explicit policy to cut benefits, including for disabled people, as demonstrated here: Election 2023: Christopher Luxon grilled by AM's Ryan Bridge on whether beneficiaries will be better off under National or Labour | Newshub (of course we...
- Peters as Minister
A previous column looked at Winston Peters biographically. This one takes a closer look at his record as a minister, especially his policy record.1990-1991: Minister of Māori Affairs. Few remember Ka Awatea as a major document on the future of Māori policy; there is not even an entry in Wikipedia. ...1 week ago - The New Government: 2023 Edition
So New Zealand has a brand-spanking new right-wing government. Not just any new government either. A formal majority coalition, of the sort last seen in 1996-1998 (our governmental arrangements for the past quarter of a century have been varying flavours of minority coalition or single-party minority, with great emphasis ...1 week ago - The unboxing
And so this is Friday and what have we gone and done to ourselves?In the same way that a Christmas present can look lovely under the tree with its gold ribbon but can turn out to be nothing more than a big box holding a voucher for socks, so it ...1 week ago - A cruel, vicious, nasty government
So, after weeks of negotiations, we finally have a government, with a three-party cabinet and a time-sharing deputy PM arrangement. Newsroom's Marc Daalder has put the various coalition documents online, and I've been reading through them. A few things stand out: Luxon doesn't want to do any work, ...1 week ago - Hurrah – we have a new government (National, ACT and New Zealand First commit “to deliver for al...
Buzz from the Beehive Sorry, there has been no fresh news on the government’s official website since the caretaker trade minister’s press statement about the European Parliament vote on the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement. But the capital is abuzz with news – and media comment is quickly flowing – after ...1 week ago - Christopher Luxon – NZ PM #42.
Nothing says strong and stable like having your government announcement delayed by a day because one of your deputies wants to remind everyone, but mostly you, who wears the trousers. It was all a bit embarrassing yesterday with the parties descending on Wellington before pulling out of proceedings. There are ...1 week ago - Coalition Government details policies & ministers
Winston Peters will be Deputy PM for the first half of the Coalition Government’s three-year term, with David Seymour being Deputy PM for the second half. Photo montage by Lynn Grieveson for The KākāTL;DR: PM-Elect Christopher Luxon has announced the formation of a joint National-ACT-NZ First coalition Government with a ...1 week ago - “Old Coat” by Peter, Paul & Mary.
THERE ARE SOME SONGS that seem to come from a place that is at once in and out of the world. Written by men and women who, for a brief moment, are granted access to that strange, collective compendium of human experience that comes from, and belongs to, all the ...1 week ago - Weekly Roundup 23-November-2023
It’s Friday again! Maybe today we’ll finally have a government again. Roll into the weekend with some of the articles that caught our attention this week. And as always, feel free to add your links and observations in the comments. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt ...1 week ago - Geoffrey Miller: New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai
The COP28 countdown is on. Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts next Thursday. Among the VIPs confirmed for the Dubai summit are the UK’s Rishi Sunak and Brazil’s Lula da Silva – along ...1 week ago - Coalition talks: a timeline
Media demand to know why a coalition government has yet to be formed. ...1 week ago - The Hoon around the week to Nov 241 week ago
- Passing Things Down.1 week ago
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #47 2023
Open access notables How warped are we by fossil fuel dependency? Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 35-40 million cubic meters per day of Russian natural gas are piped across Ukraine for European consumption every single day, right now. In order to secure European cooperation against Russian aggression, Ukraine must help to ...1 week ago - Is political stability shifting down as NZ awaits new ministers moving into their Beehive offices?
As the talks to form a new government wrap up (40 days since the election), officials ought to be telling the three leaders what is happening in the outside world, along with their briefing papers poised for new ministers to wrestle with. Among the news items that should be ...1 week ago - The Right Move Against Hamas Was Not To Make One.1 week ago
- Only a perfect present and an even more perfect tomorrow
Yesterday, as this rough beast of a coalition began its slouch towards Wellington, the talk turned to who would be deputy. Would it be Winston? Would it be David? Would it be Nicola? Oh, it was never going to be Nicola, said the imminent prime minister, not when there is ...1 week ago - Join us on the weekly hoon on YouTube Live at 5pm
Photo by Atanas Teodosiev on UnsplashIt’s that new day of the week (Thursday rather than Friday) when and I co-host our ‘hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm. Jump on this link on YouTube Livestream for our chat about the week’s news ...1 week ago - A handful of observations.
I have opined regularly about the Hamas-Israel war over on the social media platform owned by that reactionary billionaire, but other than the preceding post have opted to not address the subject directly here at KP. However, the amount of … Continue reading ...1 week ago - Bryce Edwards: Court ruling shows big political donations can be given secretlyNew Zealand’s rules to regulate money in politics can now officially be declared broken. Although, in theory, political parties are required to publicly declare any large donations, we now know that in practice they sometimes don’t, and the enforcement and legal consequences can be extremely weak. We know this because ...1 week ago
- CHRIS TROTTER: Luxon and leadership
Chris Trotter writes – LEADERSHIP. The corporate world is obsessed by it. In the absence of strong corporate leadership an adequate return on the shareholders’ investment cannot be guaranteed. Poor corporate management can lead to poor dividends, lower share prices, disinvestment and, ultimately, disaster. That’s why corporate leadership matters. ...1 week ago - We are unsure of Damien O’Connor’s whereabouts, but he brings news today of European vote on the...Buzz from the Beehive Great news. No, not the great news you most likely are waiting for, which is the announcement of coalition negotiations being completed, what has been agreed, who has landed which jobs – and so on. It is great news nevertheless because it suggests there is life ...1 week ago
- 21st Century City or 20th Century Carpark?Yesterday I wrote about the council’s upcoming decision around the sale of the downtown carpark. On the same day the herald ran an opinion by Patrick Reynolds in his role as deputy chair of the Council’s City Centre Advisory Panel, reproduced below with permission. It is worth noting that this structure ...1 week ago
- Luxon And Leadership.1 week ago
- Auckland – My Work Here Is Done.
All the noises coming from the politicians and the press suggest that today could be the day. On the 40th day the great navigator will emerge from days and nights of negotiations to announce that we have arrived.In recent days Captain Luxon has been claiming progress - We're closer to ...1 week ago - How climate change is affecting every U.S. regionThis is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Climate change is making the weather weird in every region of the United States. That’s a key takeaway of the new fifth National Climate Assessment, a sweeping, U.S.-focused report in which top climate scientists summarize the latest research on climate change science, impacts, and ...1 week ago
- Free trade agreements may have had their day
Away from the spotlight of the government formation talks, down the road in Symonds Street at the University of Auckland, a group of academics, government officials, lawyers, consultants, and lobbyists spent yesterday trying to formulate a refresh of New Zealand’s overseas trade policies. The background to their work at ...1 week ago - First pointer to Luxon’s ability as our country’s new leader may come in the allocation of min...The NZ economy, battered and bruised after six years of a Labour government, has still to pick itself off the floor. But those who keep a close eye on it can detect some green shoots, even as the country awaits an end to the painfully slow process of forming a new, ...2 weeks ago
- Too monstrous
Each year we say, surely it can't get worse and each year it somehow does. A Doctors Without Borders official said in an interview that she had been in war zones for thirty years and she had never seen anything like the sustained intensity of the death and destruction they’re ...2 weeks ago - Māori Party is howling for the head of MFAT’s chief executive (and it is telling us about its gri...Buzz from the Beehive Without being able to tap into fresh news on the government’s official website today, Point of Order turned to Scoop’s parliamentary news site and found some politicians have been riled by the idea that government department should communicate with ministers in plain English. Yep. The Māori ...2 weeks ago
- Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
Seymour’s proposed referendum has made discussion seem a very attractive alternative. Graham Adams writes — After the revolutionary He Puapua report was brought to public attention for the first time in April 2021, Judith Collins and David Seymour did their best to spark discussion about its implications — especially ...2 weeks ago - ELE LUDEMANN: Language doesn’t work like thatEle Ludemann writes – The outgoing government didn’t appear to see the irony in its Plain Language Act : . . . The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and accountability of public service agencies and Crown agents, and to improve the accessibility of certain documents ...2 weeks ago
- PETER WILLIAMS: What kind of School Principal do we want?Eligibility Criteria seriously skewed Peter Williams writes – If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making moves to reduce or eliminate te reo in correspondence because the MFAT bosses believe the new government want that, the same attitudes have not infiltrated the Ministry of Education.In ...2 weeks ago
- Pressure growing on banks to cut mortgage rates
All across NZ, Kiwis are dealing with high mortgage payments. But banks that have lent nearly $350 billion to those owner-occupiers and landlords are not passing on a slide in global and local wholesale interest rates. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: It is the cost of living pressure that ...2 weeks ago - Mike Treen: Migrant labour exploitation as an essential feature of late capitalismLast month an Australian billionaire property mogul made headlines when he welcomed more “pain” for Australian workers through increasing unemployment to remind them they are lucky to be in a job. Gurner Group chief executive Tim Gurner took aim at “unproductive tradies” for being “paid a lot to do not ...2 weeks ago
- Councillors: Sell the Downtown CarparkDiscussion around the sale of the Downtown Carpark has been heating up again lately and it likely all comes to a head tomorrow when the council will effectively decide on whether to sell it or not. The previous council’s Finance and Performance Committee approved to start the sale process back ...2 weeks ago
- Webworm Exclusive: Mister Organ Deleted Scenes
Hi,I am writing this newsletter from Roswell, New Mexico, to let you know that Mister Organ is finally out on digital in America.And as a paying subscriber to Webworm and overall supporter of my work, wherever you are in the world, I also wanted to send you a few deleted ...2 weeks ago - At a glance – How sensitive is our climate?On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...2 weeks ago
- Instability Built In
The long and contested process of negotiation to arrive at a new government, comprising three separate parties and with three different sets of priorities, signals strongly that the new government (if we get one) will be inherently unstable and will fall apart at the seams as soon as it faces ...2 weeks ago - Little things that matter
Things that occur to me as I read something by Andrea Vance in Stuff Thing 1November 17, 2023 was the first day in recorded history when the earth's surface was a whole 2°C hotter than pre-industrial times.Thing 2A great many of our commuter trips are by car and under 10 km, ...2 weeks ago - You can get away with being the first white bloke to win an electorate – but don’t try making a ...Buzz from the Beehive No news to pass on from the Beehive website today, sorry. But we have noted how quickly political reporters can swarm – and inflict their sting – after one of them was alerted to something a newly elected MP had said on Election Day. The ...2 weeks ago
- PETER WILLIAMS: End judicial activismIt’s time to stop the insults and division Peter Williams writes – Judicial activism is showing no signs of slowing down, and it’s a stain on our society. If you have any fraction of Māori in your bloodline, it is, according to a Family Court judge, “necessary to ...2 weeks ago
- GRAEME EDGELER: As Long as It Takes, or There are No Hard DeadlinesGraeme Edgeler writes – Government-formation negotiations are ongoing between National, Act and New Zealand First. We do not know how long these will take. Neither, it seems, do they. Importantly, there are fundamentally no hard deadlines on government formation negotiations in New Zealand. It will take as long ...2 weeks ago
- Gordon Campbell on coalitions, and hostage dealsReportedly, National has finalised the details of its separate policy programmes with (a) the Act Party and (b) with New Zealand First. Terrific. Yet surprisingly, it has only been in the last 36 hours that Winston Peters and David Seymour have seen the agreements that each of them has reached ...2 weeks ago
- MBIE ignoring energy poverty reportEnergy poverty continues to rise, but any changes that might have undercut the gentailing industry’s profits have been successfully diverted, delayed, distracted and denied. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: This is how the status quo wins, not with a hard block or a public fight, but through extended dribs ...2 weeks ago
- Chris Trotter: The Most Unlikely TrinityBY THE END of this week, or the next, New Zealand will have a government. It is unlikely to be a pleasant one. The three political leaders, and the three political parties they lead, comprise the most unlikely trinity. Whether they are able to work together constructively for more than ...2 weeks ago
- How Kiwis Went From Decent To Disgusting.
Yesterday afternoon I spoke to my Dad, who’s in hospital. The latest update was that he has Covid. He’s going to be in isolation for the next five days, in a room with other people who have tested positive, and no visitors.That’s the worst part. My Mum, who is ever ...2 weeks ago - Climate Adam: Climate Negotiation Crisis – Will COP28 be a giant mess?This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). It's no secret that COP climate negotiations often disappoint. But the COP28 talks in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ...2 weeks ago
- Of Local Shops and a Wee Lesson on Attracting Staff
No, I haven’t vanished off the face of the earth. I’ve just been doing what I’m supposed to be doing: writing original fiction. Old Phuul might be done (for now), but there are other projects, and thus far in November I have managed a good 18,000 words across three ...2 weeks ago - Worst Threesome Ever
In a moment, Episode 2 of Amsterdam to Hong Kong, but first, Episode 94 of Worst Threesome EverA quick review of today’s developments:1. They can’t agree about Treaty issues, constitutional issues and foreign buyers2. They’ve hit an impasse, we could be going back to the polls3. They haven’t hit an ...2 weeks ago - Worst Threesome EverIn a moment, Episode 2 of Amsterdam to Hong Kong, but first, Episode 94 of Worst Threesome EverA quick review of today’s developments:1. They can’t agree about Treaty issues, constitutional issues and foreign buyers2. They’ve hit an impasse, we could be going back to the polls3. They haven’t hit an ...2 weeks ago
- Climate Change: The rich are killing usWhen we think of the causes of climate change, we tend to think of cars, power plants, factories, or (in Aotearoa) fields of cows - dirty, sure, but its basicly the infrastructure of modern civilisation, things which produce benefits for a lot of people. Shutting it down overnight would create ...2 weeks ago
- Still chickenshitsAfter a month of watching Israel bomb hospitals and murder children and threaten starvation, ethnic cleansing, and nuclear strikes in revenge for a terrorist attack, Chris Hipkins finally seems to have discovered his conscience: Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, saying "the ...2 weeks ago
- Have the new leaders forgotten the parlous state of the country’s finances?While National, ACT and NZ First are scrambling over the formation of a new government, their leaders appear to have forgotten the parlous state of the country’s finances and the urgent need to get them back into shape. Political journalists were so engrossed with the eloquence of the outgoing Finance Minister that the ...2 weeks ago
- BRIAN EASTON: Understanding WinstonThe picture the commentariat presents of Winston Peters is a misleading caricature. If we don’t try to understand the complexity of the man, we cannot understand what is going on in New Zealand politics. Brian Easton writes – Winston Peters has been active in New Zealand politics ...2 weeks ago
- Hipkins’ call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East sparks friction between Labour and the...Buzz from the Beehive While the coalition negotiations continue, fresh news on the government’s official website is sparse. One of a handful of press statements posted since the election back on October 14 advised that the government is contributing a further $5 million in humanitarian support for Gaza, the ...2 weeks ago
- PHILIP CRUMP: Coalition talks – marry in haste, repent at leisureThe delay has been characterized by several political commentators as ‘humiliating’ for Luxon, but is it? Philip Crump writes – As the coalition talks continue largely away from public gaze, newsrooms have become frustrated at the endless number of ‘slow news’ days that have left them ...2 weeks ago
- ELE LUDEMANN: Māori seats well past use-by dateEle Ludemann writes – The Royal Commission on Electoral Reform recommended that if a proportional system was adopted, the Māori seats should be abolished. That they weren’t abolished when MMP was adopted was a mistake that should be rectified. After the last First Past the Post election in ...2 weeks ago
- Making PT better by experiencing itA couple of articles caught my attention over the weekend that I think ultimately are somewhat related. First up, following a number of articles last week about he new WX1 route, yesterday Todd Niall reported on how some senior managers from Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi tried it out. Five ...2 weeks ago
- On Terrible, Unexceptional People
Hi,Sometimes a tiny bit of happiness creeps into my soul when I realise Webworm has gotten to something first. Back on March 4, Webworm sent out a piece called The Culture War Con. In that piece, Hayden Donnell looked at the ridiculous reaction to “sensitivity” edits in certain books, writing:“The ...2 weeks ago - Talks to form Government drag into sixth week2 weeks ago
- Defending Free Speech.
Many people are concerned by the growing level of misinformation, or outright disinformation, being spread in our society. A problem exacerbated by social media platforms, and the people who own them.Others are concerned about transparency, and holding those in power to account. Be it the government, business interests, or wealthy ...2 weeks ago - Bogged down in detailThe government formation talks appear to be stuck, bogged down in detail as the parties go through their respective manifestos line by line. Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon yesterday said there were three “big” issues that all three parties had yet to resolve. He also confirmed that the parties have ...2 weeks ago
- 2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #46A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Nov 12, 2023 thru Sat, Nov 18, 2023. Story of the Week I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore. Two and a half years ago, when I was asked to help ...2 weeks ago
- Luxon could suggest we have co-deputy prime ministers, if that’s an issue for ACT and NZ First –...While Point of Order waits for a new bunch of ministers to be appointed and start posting their announcements, proclamations and speeches on the government’s official website, we are keeping an eye on media reports on coalition negotiations. One report set out these key points …. ...2 weeks ago
- Sunday column
Now in the land of the mighty ABs,where pies overflowed with creamy paua,and sudsy waters ran down the sides of shiny Ford Rangers and on to the sea,there came an election.And the Scribes were sore excited.For they had taken many polls saying, If the election were held today, who would you vote ...2 weeks ago - Government announces $5m. more humanitarian support for war-ravaged Middle East – but will the aid...Buzz from the Beehive The first statement posted on the government’s official website for more than a week – announcing a further $5 million in humanitarian support for Gaza, the West Bank and Israel – was released in the names of Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson. The government called for ...2 weeks ago
- Prog-Gress?Over recent days, the media (and, not least Matthew Hooton in the Herald) have, not surprisingly, been full of comment on the failure of Christopher Luxon’s much-touted negotiating skills to materialise. It may be, however, that the episode casts yet further light on his personality defects. Keen-eyed and keen-eared observers ...2 weeks ago
- Here Come The New Plans.
It sounds like sometime in the next few days a press conference will be announced to put us all out of our misery. By which I mean we’ll actually find out what sort of government we voted for. I’m not referring to the implementation of a hardline cost cutting agenda ...2 weeks ago - The Hoon around the week to Nov 18Photo: Lynn Grieveson/TheKakaTL;DR: The five things that mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy that we wrote and spoke about via The Kākā and elsewhere for paying subscribers in the last week included:Vacuums formed in Government where there would usually be decisions by ministers and the Cabinet about ongoing issues. Public servants ...2 weeks ago
- Absolutely soaking in it
Hello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past week’s editions.ThursdaySoaking in itSilicon Valley thinking has already taken us to bad and wrong places, and it’s only just getting started, baby.WednesdayAmsterdam to Hong KongThis newsletter loves a train trip, any train trip ...2 weeks ago - Absolutely soaking in itHello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past week’s editions.ThursdaySoaking in itSilicon Valley thinking has already taken us to bad and wrong places, and it’s only just getting started, baby.WednesdayAmsterdam to Hong KongThis newsletter loves a train trip, any train trip ...2 weeks ago
- No way to run a government: Part 2
Sometimes you wonder if Rishi Sunak, Britain’s PM, is actually a politician at all. Or a very skilful one. An important part of the job is to impose some sort of narrative over the chaos and dead ends of policy and administration. Or hire people to do it. ...2 weeks ago - Understanding Winston
The picture the commentariat presents of Winston Peters is a misleading caricature. If we don’t try to understand the complexity of the man, we cannot understand what is going on in New Zealand politics.Winston Peters has been active in New Zealand politics longer than any other current politician. He stood ...2 weeks ago - Don't leave home without it
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- Coalition's WHO policy leaves public health expert 'baffled'
Public health academic Michael Baker says the new government's approach to World Health Organisation regulations is "incoherent". ...2 days ago - Coalition's WHO policy leaves public health expert 'baffled'Public health academic Michael Baker says the new government's approach to World Health Organisation regulations is "incoherent". ...2 days ago
- Mark Mitchell 'to commit to supporting' cyclone-hit regions ahead of visitIn his first week on the job, new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell is visiting cyclone and flood-ravaged regions to hear what they need from the government. ...2 days ago
- The canned coffees of New Zealand, reviewed and ranked
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- The edible landscape where all can enjoy the fruits of others’ labour
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- Daily crossword, Friday 1 DecemberThe post Daily crossword, Friday 1 December appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 days ago
- This week’s bestselling booksFICTION 1 The Girl from London by Olivia Spooner (Hachette, $37.99) A free copy of the wildly popular novel about a wartime shipboard romance was up for grabs in last week’s giveaway contest. Readers were asked to recount a shipboard romance in their own lives or someone they knew. ...2 days ago
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- NZ cities drop down The Economist ‘cozzie livs’ rankingsCall it inflation, call it rising cost of living or call it “cozzie livs” as our Aussie friends now do. But it’s impacting different cities around the world very differently. The dry Aussie vernacular disguises a real problem in their biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which price rises have ...2 days ago
- Grattan on Friday: As Albanese’s fortunes slide, people start to wonder what sort of PM Peter Dutt...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has his tail up, but he’s being careful to manage expectations. As the opposition celebrates its suddenly improved fortunes, Dutton told the party room this week that inevitably the government would recalibrate over ...2 days ago - Reform delay causes dental decay. It’s time for a national deal to fund dental careSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute A Senate committee has investigated why so many Australians are missing out on dental care and made 35 recommendations for reform. By far the most sweeping is the call for universal ...2 days ago
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- Journalists Reject Deputy PM’s Comments About The Media
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- Is Winston Peters right to call state-funded journalism ‘bribery’ – or is there a bigger threa...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Thompson, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Winston Peters had only just been sworn in as deputy prime minister when his long-standing antipathy to the news media emerged in the form of a serious ...3 days ago
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- Parliamentary report slams mutual obligation, calling for total overhaul of employment servicesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A parliamentary inquiry has delivered a scathing indictment of Australia’s employment services, finding it does not serve the interests of job seekers or employers and urging the privatised system be partially wound back. A rigid ...3 days ago
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- Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters praises US engagement in the PacificThe new foreign affairs minister has signalled the coalition government intends to strengthen engagement with the United States. ...3 days ago
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- Invercargill Airport to be renamed for Tim ShadboltFormer Invercargill mayor and national icon Tim Shadbolt will lend his name to the terminal at Invercargill Airport. The city’s councillors have agreed to pay tribute to Shadbolt’s eight-term tenure as mayor. He was first elected in 1993 and, aside from one term, held the position consistently until 2022. “Sir ...3 days ago
- Where is she now? Silver Fern Anna GalvanAnna Galvan admits she’s not great on details. The former Silver Fern struggles to pinpoint a specific match that stands out to her, despite a career spanning 17 years in the elite game and 13 tests for her country. But ask the proud Cantabrian a strategic question on ...3 days ago
- Labour unveils reshuffle, long-serving MPs shunted downLabour leader Chris Hipkins has unveiled a portfolio and list reshuffle as his party readies to hold the new coalition government to account. The line-up brought ministerial experience that National, Act and NZ First lacked, said Hipkins, and included six women and four men in the top 10. “I am ...3 days ago
- Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow CabinetLabour leader Chris Hipkins is announcing the party's new shadow Cabinet following its election defeat. ...3 days ago
- Pair of kiwi chicks first to be born in Wellington wild for 150 yearsTwo baby kiwi are the first to be born in the Wellington wild for over 150 years. The Capital Kiwi Project has, for more than five years, run a 4,600-strong stoat trap in the hills south-west of Wellington. Once predators had been deemed under control, 11 North Island brown kiwi ...3 days ago
- Tory Whanau off work with Covid-19Wellington mayor Tory Whanau is off work with Covid-19, the day after admitting to an alcohol issue following media questions. Whanau told RNZ she was seeking “professional help” after reports of drunken behaviour in public, with the Herald reporting that a video “may be” circulating in the public domain. Today, ...3 days ago
- Three people on how a business degree changed the way they thinkNot everyone needs to follow a tertiary pathway. But for those who do, a degree could well be ‘the experience of a lifetime’. In today’s job market, it’s hard not to feel a little hopeless. As entire industries go through massive change, it can be difficult for new entrants to ...3 days ago
- What Emily Perkins said at the launch of Bird Life by Anna SmaillWe invite you to read – ideally aloud – writer Emily Perkins’ speech delivered at the launch of a remarkable new novel earlier this month, republished in full below. The book launch speech is a particular and honoured art. Those who’ve attended a book launch, or many, will know how ...3 days ago
- 'Ashamed and embarrassed': Former Deputy PM Carmel Sepuloni reacts to government's 10...The former deputy PM has labelled the new government's 100-day plan as "the most regressive policy agenda" she has ever seen. ...3 days ago
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- The Bulletin: The public servants considered to be under the microscopeAs the Herald’s Claire Trevett and Thomas Coughlan write (paywalled), “There’s a fair bit of bad blood between some ministers in the new National-Act-NZ First government and a range of other public servants, diplomats and political appointees to public bodies.” As they explain, ministers do not hire or fire government department ...3 days ago
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- COP28: How will Australia navigate domestic climate wins and fossil fuel exports at the negotiating ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne As the COP28 climate summit gets underway in the oil production hub of the United Arab Emirates today, Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will detail our progress in meeting emissions cut targets ...3 days ago
- Australian uni students are warming to ChatGPT. But they want more clarity on how to use itSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jemma Skeat, Associate Professor, Director of Speech Pathology, Deakin University, Deakin University Zen Chung/Pexels , CC BY-SA ChatGPT is one year old today. Depending on who you ask, this technology either spells great doom or great opportunity for education. ...3 days ago
- NZ First's new provincial fund won't be a 'slush fund' this time – Chris B...Chris Bishop is promising the new Regional Infrastructure Fund will not be a "slush fund" for NZ First pet projects. ...3 days ago
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- Christmess is undoubtedly one of the best Christmas films to emerge – from anywhere – in recent ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Bonsai Films Bona fide Christmas films usually fit into one of the following categories. There are the sardonic comedies poking fun at the consumerist undertones of the holiday ...3 days ago
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- Wellington mayor Tory Whanau 'open and honest' in admitting drinking problemThere is support from Wellington city councillors for mayor Tory Whanau who has admitted she has a problem with alcohol after another incident of drunken behaviour in public. ...3 days ago
- Wellington mayor Tory Whanau 'open and honest' in admitting drinking problemThere is support from Wellington city councillors for mayor Tory Whanau who has admitted she has a problem with alcohol after another incident of drunken behaviour in public. ...3 days ago
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- Eight new hats for Judith CollinsThe Detail - Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. ...3 days ago
- Eight new hats for Judith CollinsThe Detail - Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. ...3 days ago
- Eight new hats for Judith CollinsThe Detail - Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. ...3 days ago
- A ‘witch hunt’ or a misconception? The Siouxsie Wiles case, explainedAn employment dispute between the prominent academic and the University of Auckland concluded in court this week, but it could be months before an outcome is known. Here’s how it played out. Auckland microbiologist and Covid commentator Siouxsie Wiles could be waiting weeks or even months to find out whether ...3 days ago
- Luxon honeymoon rained on by Peters and cigarettesThe freshly sworn-in prime minister was hoping not to spend his first few days stooped in a defensive crouch. Christopher Luxon doesn’t seem like the kind of fellow that is visited much by nightmares. But if he were, last night’s would situate him at the cabinet table, arranging his papers, ...3 days ago
- Coalition government has unleashed ‘multi-headed taniwha’The new coalition Government has created a multi-headed taniwha of Māori opposition inside and outside Parliament with its policies that are hostile to Māori says Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. “I’m sort of like giggling to myself thinking, you really do not know what multi-headed, taniwha that you ...3 days ago
- Not much for Kiwi wallets in first 100 daysComment: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon proudly touted the completion of a 49-point, 100-day plan of action for his new Government on Wednesday. The clock started then and runs until March 8. The plan includes 24 items to help “rebuild the economy and ease the cost of living”, eight to ...3 days ago
- NZ a ‘pariah’ if oil and gas exploration is revived – expertWhere climate change appears in the new Government's coalition agreements, it is usually in the context of scrapping or deprioritising climate policies The post NZ a ‘pariah’ if oil and gas exploration is revived – expert appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
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- Fake business websites don’t pass ‘sniff test’ – Consumer NZAbout 100 websites purporting to offer plumbing, electrical and pest control services have been taken down after a Newsroom investigation The post Fake business websites don’t pass ‘sniff test’ – Consumer NZ appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 30 NovemberThe post Daily crossword, Thursday 30 November appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- RMA demise sends councils into tailspinWest Coast National MP Maureen Pugh says the region’s councils can afford to take a break from work on new environmental rules because they’re set to be off the books by Christmas. The National-led government has agreed in its coalition deal with the Act Party to replace, repeal or ...3 days ago
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