Politics
Down and out at COP28 – phasing the future of fossil fuels
Talk is cheap at Dubai climate summit, but only 7 percent of pledged emission cuts entail a national commitment to phase-out exploration, production or use of coal, oil or gas
Labour broke ‘spirit of the law’ to disguise state of books – Willis
Grant Robertson used ‘clever workarounds’ to make the books look better than they really are, Nicola Willis alleges
Grant Robertson is to blame for the end of the Productivity Commission
Productivity Commission reports were deeply technical, impartial, and they mattered. So what went wrong?
Our MPs’ nonsensical oath committing to ‘democratic values’
If we wanted MPs to swear allegiance to anything it should be to Te Tiriti
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Community celebrates legal win over water bottling giant
A Supreme Court decision could have wide-ranging implications for companies seeking water consents
Irrigation giant found wanting on fish bypass
Central Plains Water didn’t prove its fish screen on the Rakaia River was effective
Surprise at Canterbury council’s ‘misleading’ court withdrawal
A court case focused on river protection has been halted but might yet be revived
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ELECTION 2023
Peters’ week of talking bulldust
Week in Review: The NZ First leader shows there’s madness to his method, attempting to hog the limelight in the new Govt’s first week
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
It’s ‘winner take all’ under MMP too
Governments govern and oppositions oppose, in the same way they did under First Past the Post
in case you missed it
A short history of NZ First falling out of coalition love
Updated from before the election: Winston Peters and NZ First have been in coalition three times since 1996 ending in suspicion, controversy or bad blood.
Beyond the new government’s first 100 days
The new government needs civil servants – so must approach job cuts with care
Peters, 78 not out, reaches towards history
Winston Peters is on the cusp of history if re-elected, becoming one of the oldest leaders ever and primed to surpass great names of NZ politics.
