Comment: There is no need for the Act Party’s ‘principles’, because there are not two treaties. There is only one – Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Government
Posted inPolitics
Verrall plans to be staunch advocate for public servants
Ayesha Verrall grew immensely as a politician in her first term in Parliament. Now she looks to expand from health to another hot button portfolio
Posted inPolitics
Not much for Kiwi wallets in first 100 days
Christopher Luxon’s new 100-day plan of action has a lot of aspiration but not quite as much substance
Posted inGovernment
Auditor-General seeks greater scrutiny of public sector integrity
Govt agencies are to face tougher accountability, with the new Parliament to decide on a special select committee on performance reporting
Posted inMāori issues
Why Māori and Pacific quotas at medical school are essential
Act and National have committed to examine the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme at Auckland University. Even ‘reviewing’ the programme is hurtful and upsetting.
Posted inOpinion
It’s ‘winner take all’ under MMP too
Governments govern and oppositions oppose, in the same way they did under First Past the Post
Posted inClimate Change
Reviving oil and gas exploration will make NZ a ‘pariah’ state
Where climate change appears in the new Government’s coalition agreements, it is usually in the context of scrapping or deprioritising climate policies
Posted inInvesting
‘Unorthodox’ retrospective cut in taxes on landlords
Restoring interest deductibility for property investors will cost Government tax coffers a projected $900m – with a ‘highly unusual’ twist
Posted inPolitics
The choices Ardernism made
The Sixth Labour government stands out among its peers. Is it for the right reasons? asks Joe Pagani.
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 inPrimary Industries
Govt backing for Taranaki seabed mining, amid environment debate
Mining boss admits giant crawler would ‘totally destroy’ seabed, but says what little marine flora and fauna is there would recover quickly.
Posted inPolitics
Now sworn in, new Govt turns attention to tax package
Tax cuts and repealing Labour’s laws are the Government’s focus for the next few weeks
