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4 days ago · Nick Clark of the NZ Initiative has a good report on how democracy doesn’t work well at local government level. He gives some examples: Wellington City Council requires a Crown Observer to address mounting dysfunction. Carterton District Council attempted to exclude an elected representative from key decisions for expressing views consistent with …
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10 hours ago · The FSU announced:. Today, the Free Speech Union will sue both Hutt City Council and its Chief Executive, Jo Miller (in her personal capacity), after they censored an insert at Council libraries and information centres, breaching Hutt City residents’ freedom of expression, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union.
Best policy proposal yet from the NZ Initiative | Kiwiblog
2 days ago · Lottie Evans from the NZ Initiative proposes: Most national holidays revolve around either somber reflections or consumerism. It is time for New Zealand to formally recognise the cultural phenomenon that best captures our national spirit: Crate Day. This celebration, traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, represents the best of our nation.
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6 days ago · The GDP data is bad - very bad. The economy has shrunk in the last two quarters. The question is why. There are two broad arguments. They are: This is due to the austerity regime of Nicola Willis and her savage public sector cuts This is …
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6 days ago · David Farrar's Kiwiblog. Grant Duncan writes:. What’s unusual lately, though, is to see university administrators taking public stands on contentious political events, shutting down or de-platforming certain people, and imposing particular political opinions as the “correct” opinions.
Three Strikes law slightly improved but still unlikely to be an ...
Nicole McKee announced: The Government is listening to New Zealanders and Cabinet has agreed to recommend modifications to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. I'm glad they took on board that the bill as introduced was so watered down from the old law, that it would not be
The fast-track projects | Kiwiblog
Chris Bishop and Shane Jones announced: The 149 projects released today for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill will help rebuild the economy and fix our housing crisis, improve energy security, and address our infrastructure deficit, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says. ... “While the independent Advisory Group …
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Arguably the most important NZ Initiative report | Kiwiblog
Remember Helen Clark designed the Supereme Court to suit her own political aspirations of appointing, for indefinite period up to the age of 75 years, people that she and Margaret Wilson wanted, when she cancelled unilaterally the English Law Lords legal participationg inNew Zealand, – for free I believe.
After 30 years, there is hope | Kiwiblog
Chris Bishop and Simon Court announced: Two new laws will be developed to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA), with the enjoyment of property rights as their guiding principle, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court say. “The RMA was passed with good intentions in 1991 but has proved a failure in