“Lange and Douglas were determined to have real spin doctors who would actually sell the policies and personalities of the new government.”
Category: Government
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Is the United Nations a unifier or divider of nations?
“The United Nations has become a colossus.”
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Chris Trotter on the judiciary’s role in Marine & Coastal Areas Act controversy
“The judiciary effectively re-wrote the law, overriding the will of Parliament.”
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Seymour’s Ministry of Regulation: “ACT’s greatest legacy”?
“Radio NZ is talking garbage trying to paint it as a money wasting hypocrisy.”
Centrist Exclusives
Hidden costs: Koha payments by government agencies lack transparency
In brief OIAs reveal lack of transparency Koha payments–the traditional Māori practice of gifting–are an…
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Luxon drops ‘truth bombs’ at Local Government conference, calls for return to basics
Necessary reality check or overly harsh?
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Williams says Seymour’s treaty principles bill is ‘courageous’, but who will support him?
“There was never any intention by the Crown in 1840 to ‘share power’ with anyone.”
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Government tightens sanctions on beneficiaries with new traffic light system
“Our government will not tolerate people who accept the Jobseeker Support benefit but refuse to uphold their obligation to seek a job.”
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Government struggles to manage race relations as focus shifts from core issues
“Public attention is a zero-sum game and time spent talking on one issue means less time on another.”
Centrist Exclusives
Understanding some of the powers of the state under New Zealand’s Pandemic Plan… amid online misinformation
What are some of the powers underneath the plan?