National MP Gerry Brownlee has been elected as Speaker with broad-based support, which bodes well
Lianne Dalziel
Newsroom columnist Lianne Dalziel served 32 years in politics, as Christchurch East MP, Minister of Immigration, ACC and Commerce, and then as Mayor of Christchurch.
Posted inOpinion
Coalition govt won’t deliver ‘national unity’ with these agreements
Reimagining our world as one where race has no relationship to what happens in our lives is doomed to fail
Posted inOpinion
Winston haunted by ghosts of coalitions past
Hold-up is because NZ First doesn’t want to repeat previous mistakes, when it jeopardised all its seats at the following election
Posted inComment
New government must listen to council priorities
For too long there has been a top-down approach
Posted inComment
Why we should learn Queensland floods lesson, if we can't learn our own
The approach born from the 2011 floods could help disaster-affected communities here
Posted inHousing
Don't let politicians off the hook with talk of 'unprecedented' events
Why didn’t we learn from Hawkes Bay earthquake? From Canterbury? From Kaikōura?
Posted inGovernment, Newsroom Pro, Opinion
MMP was progress and a referendum on increasing electoral term would be too
We need to give governments time to do their job, and an increased term would allow for a more engaged approach
Posted inClimate Change, Comment, Economy, Election 2023, Featured, Newsroom Pro, Opinion, Politics
Politicians' fear of asking for sacrifices comes at a price
This is the dancing Cossacks election of a new era. But we'll pay later.
Posted inElection 2023
My advice not to have a disaster in an election year still stands
Recovery after a disaster requires collaboration. This is not something we see in an election campaign
Posted inHousing
The importance of dispute resolution mechanisms when disaster strikes
The Christchurch earthquakes were traumatic but so was the delay in resolving insurance claims
Posted inSustainable Future
Too late to start from scratch on managed retreat
Repealing RMA reforms would mean beginning again on managed retreat
Posted inComment, News, Newsroom Pro, Opinion, Technology
How to spot sophisticated spammers and scammers
As online criminals become more sophisticated, so must we. Or we can have some fun instead
