Political Roundup: 16 February 2023
Items of interest and importance today CYCLONE GABRIELLE, CLIMATE CHANGE Duncan Greive (Spinoff): How three torrential weeks will impact a…
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James Shaw’s crocodile climate change tears – are the Greens in trouble politically?
James Shaw is sad sad and he’s getting mad mad… New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake…
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Māori Party’s extraordinary Tamaki Makaurau candidate – should Peeni Henare be concerned?
The Māori Party have managed to gain Takutai Moana Kemp as their candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau… Hailing from the iwi…
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Has inflation peaked or is it merely pausing for breath to explode into hyper inflation Armageddon? Why 100 points must still be on Orr’s mind
To date those wanting Reserve Bank Governors to step back from OCR overreach have been crying out inflation has stalled,…
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GST is just a political tax. Scrap it.
The foundation for moving to GST was the neo-liberal economic fantasy; supply side economics. Free the entrepreneurs, the suppliers of…
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Chinese spy balloons vs Māori Party neutrality vs 3% GDP military budget vs Australia as China’s Ukraine vs the geopolitics of 3 Waters
The geopolitics of the Pacific have all heated up over the last few weeks in ways that demand attention. Chinese…
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Political Roundup: 15 February 2023
Items of interest and importance today CYCLONE GABRIELLE. JANUARY FLOODS Claire Trevett (Herald): The challenge ahead for PM Chris Hipkins’…
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Fellow Kiwis – isn’t it time we were honest about climate change?
In our 2023 Predictions list, I wrote the following… Climate Change will continue to wreck NZ while Corporate Farmers will…
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The unspoken geopolitics of 3 Waters
To date the entire 3 Waters debate has been dominated by ‘da maris is stealing da water’ level of sophistication,…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Ukraine – time for geopolitics and diplomacy
The New Zealand government has firmly come in behind the United States position of supporting Ukraine in the war arising…