E-Tangata
“It is important that there is strong and visible opposition to the bill so that it is clear to politicians that there is no political advantage in progressing it.” — Carwyn Jones.
E-Tangata
“This wasn’t a protest. It was an affirmation of Te Tiriti.” — Meriana Johnsen on the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti.
Can a united front hold through to election time?
Newsroom
NZ is lifting what was supposed to be a permanent ban on live animal exports. But it’s not the lucrative industry it once was.
Newsroom
Opinion: The Prime Minister cannot afford to be seen getting bogged down and taken over by Act on the Treaty Principles Bill, writes Peter Dunne
Newsroom
Opinion: The Wellington briefing paper tells the minister the threshold for intervention is high and is therefore considered a last resort. But this looks like 'punching down', in the mayor's words, writes Lianne Dalziel
New Zealand is not the only country in the world grappling with the impacts of colonialism, writes Dominic O'Sullivan.
Newsroom
Opinion: Government does not develop trust and confidence by just stopping things to save short-term costs without alternatives, writes Rob Campbell
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Too Big To Fail: Forty-three years after the 1981 Springbok Tour protests, Maori defenders of te Tiriti, by their own efforts, and using the...
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS Jason Walls is Newstalk ZB’s political editor and has years of experience in radio and print, including in the Parliamentary Press Gallery...
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“The Treaty Principles Bill may be a lame duck without National and New Zealand First’s continued support, but te iwi Māori have already stirred in a way not seen in at least 20 years.” — Jamie Tahana.
The Conversation
Proposed changes to gun laws aimed at reducing compliance costs for clubs and shooting ranges won’t necessarily drive up memberships – which is key to improving public safety.
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS Kingi Snelgar is a barrister, Harvard law graduate, Fulbright scholar and advocate for indigenous rights. He has whakapapa to Ngāpuhi, Te...
Analysis: A year of protests against Government policy is ending with the kind of demonstration a former PM warned of a decade ago, writes 1News reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanginui.
Newsroom
Listen: David Seymour floats a new law labelled among the single greatest breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. Plus political editor Laura Walters from the US.
The Conversation
Using ethnicity as a proxy for need is supported by local and international research. The government’s decision to get rid of it will mean worse outcomes for Māori and Pacific New Zealanders.
NZ Herald
THREE KEY FACTS: Rob Campbell is a professional director and investor. He is chancellor at AUT, chair of Ara Ake, chair of NZ Rural Land and former chair of...
The building consent process currently fills most people with dread. But a better way is within the country’s reach, writes architectural technology expert Sarosh Mulla.
The Standard
National is scrambling to justify designated funding to the I am Hope charity after Mike King claimed alcohol was good for mental health and preventing suicide.
The Conversation
New Zealand’s track record in domestic marine protection is woeful and its proposal to resume oil and gas licensing offshore has been criticised by Pacific island states.
NZ Herald
The Māori economy: Nanaia Mahuta was a Labour MP and Government minister for 27 years. She retired from politics after losing her seat at last year’s...
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
Unsympathetic Characters: Christopher Luxon should be grateful that his principal opponent, Chris Hipkins, is as out of sympathy with the te...
The Conversation
The National-led coalition has a challenging mandate to govern, given voter expectations and surprisingly high levels of satisfaction with the outgoing Labour Party.
Newsroom
Comment: Some of the most forceful critics of Te Tiriti and tikanga are invincibly ignorant of these matters, writes Dame Anne Salmond. What's needed is a debate with gravitas and mana.
Newsroom
The Government’s gazumping action over Otago’s water shows just how far it’ll go to pursue a pro-agricultural agenda, writes David Williams
The PM has never supported Seymour's bill in principle, or beyond first reading in practice, but his language has certainly changed.
RNZ
One vestige of the pre-MMP era is the term 'leader of the opposition' - but why does the term still exist, and what does the leader do?
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