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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 …
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.
Why is NZ in recession? - Kiwiblog
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 …
Scoring my 2024 predictions | Kiwiblog
6 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
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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.
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.
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 …
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
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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
The need for massive change in Education in New Zealand
Public funding of private schools is not the answer. Parents having access to their rightful share of the education budget–the amount that would be spent in the public system to educate their child–is the only way a disconnect can be created between the education bureaucracy and schools.. The parents must control where the funding for their child is spent.