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3 days ago · Stuff reports:. Wood, a former Labour MP and Minister for Auckland, told councillors it was important that the union got to have a say in how a Time of Use Charge would look, as it has 150,000 members in the city and for lower paid workers it …
Best policy proposal yet from the NZ Initiative | Kiwiblog
1 day 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.
Five good ideas for local government reform | Kiwiblog
2 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 …
Scoring my 2024 predictions | Kiwiblog
5 days ago · My 2024 predictions were here. How did I do. The three parties of Government will outpoll the three parties of opposition in at least 90% of public polls in 2024. Was around 80% only so 0/1 The 2024 Budget will project a surplus by 2027. Was forecast for 27/28 so 0/1 The new Public Service
Why is NZ in recession? - Kiwiblog
5 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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5 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.
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Mar 8, 2023 · How Do You Reduce Crime? July 30, 2023; Donations come with strings May 14, 2023; Where were the Police? March 28, 2023; Where has the middle gone? March 27, 2023
Save Kiwis, not feathers | Kiwiblog
Nov 1, 2024 · Save the Kiwi announced: Kiwi feathers collected from across the US and Europe will soon be winging their way home in a repatriation effort between the United States of America and New Zealand. Why? We have 70,000 Kiwis in NZ, and lots of feathers. I want us to spend money saving Kiwis, not flying a
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 …
In the NZ Herald: Why the Waitangi Treaty Grounds should be a ...
Nov 7, 2024 · Agreed. We should visit historical sites and be enthused by NZ history, but using religious language like “pilgrimage” and “awesome – in the true sense of the word” endows the location with a mythical status it neither has nor deserves.