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 Race
Relations Commissioner
Should Go
14 March 2010
Muriel Newman
The
Prime Minister has said that New Zealand has far too many
state agencies for a country of our size. He’s not wrong.
It’s one of the reasons why government spending has
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Will
this Government end Political Correctness?
14 March 2010
Dr Greg Clydsdale
This
week, the Race Relations Commissioner expanded his
mandate. No
longer content to give certificates to school girls
opposing right wing politicians, he is now entering the
super-city debate. In fact, it seems there is no issue
that Joris de Bres believes is beyond his influence. More
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The
Sacred Cow of Nuclear Power
7 March 2010
Muriel Newman
There
are a number of “sacred cow” issues in New Zealand that
politicians shy away from. These taboos are embedded so deep
within our culture that they have become sacrosanct...More >>>
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Floating
Nuclear Reactors: coming soon to a port near you?
6 March 2010
Dr Ron Smith
Here’s
an idea to address our continuing power generation
anxieties: a nice new floating nuclear reactor.
Minimal infrastructure required; just tie it up in
a convenient harbour and plug it in. More
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New
Zealand Needs a Champion
28 February 2010
Muriel Newman
Sixteen
months later, the polls show the Prime Minister and the
National Party still enjoy majority popular support, while ACT
and the Maori Party languish at around 2 percent of the party
vote – similar to most coalition partners under MMP...
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Politics,
Parties, Voters
27 February 2010
Mike ButlerSixteen
months after winning the 2008 election, Prime Minister
John Key and the National Party have increased in
popularity, according to the latest opinion polls. The
polls were published before Housing and Fisheries
Minister Phil Heatley’s resignation after signing off
an incorrect spending declaration, the second minister
to go from the Key Cabinet... More
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Welfare
Reform on the Agenda
21 February 2010
Muriel Newman
Our welfare system is long overdue for
reform. Far too many people are gaming the system. That’s
not to deny that there are many deserving people who need the full
support of the state. More >>>
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Unemployment
Returns as a National Scandal
21 February 2010
Roger Kerr
Recent
unemployment numbers were not good news. Contrary to
expectations, the overall unemployment rate in the
December quarter jumped to 7.3% of the labour force...
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Climate
Change in Tatters
14 February 2010
Muriel Newman
It's not often that international controversies directly
impact NZ, but “Climategate” - and the collapse of the
IPCC's credibility - most
certainly does.
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The
Cause of Global Warming
14 February 2010
Dr Vincent Gray
The theory that carbon dioxide
emissions cause warming ran into an impenetrable road
block from the start because there's no method currently
available that can measure the average temperature of the
earth's surface. More
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Hopes of a Nation
7 February 2010
Muriel Newman
While words sound good – it
is actions that matter. After nine years of socialism the
country was more than ready for a fresh approach. That’s why
National was elected... More >>>
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Reaction to the Report of the 2025
Taskforce
7 February 2010
Dr Don Brash
Late
last November, the 2025 Taskforce issued its first report.
As readers may recall, the Taskforce was set up by
Government as a result of the coalition deal between the
National and ACT Parties after the 2008 election. More
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A
Radical Agenda
31
January 2010
Muriel Newman
Earlier this month Wikatana and John
Popata, the two brothers who assaulted the Prime Minister
at Waitangi Day last year, began an occupation on
privately owned land at Taipa in
the Far North. More
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National
has no mandate for promoting racial separatism
31 January 2010
David Round
You
and I, gentle readers, can see all too clearly what is
happening to our country.
In despair we watch the whole colossal
slow-motion train wreck, helpless to do anything about it.
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Less Tax Not New Tax Was the Election Pledge
23
January 2010
Muriel Newman
The Tax Working Group released its report on proposed
changes to our tax system on Wednesday to a respectful
response from the government. This is in sharp contrast
to the dismissive reaction the 2025 Taskforce received...
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Tax
Working Group report over-hyped
23 January 2010
Roger Kerr
Following
the tax reforms of the 1980s, New Zealand’s tax system was widely regarded as one of the least
distortionary in the OECD. It remained largely that way through the 1990s...
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The
MMP Review: trashing our democratic rights
16 January 2010
Muriel Newman
It
can be argued that the announced referendum on MMP, to
be held in conjunction with the 2011 general election,
is one of the most important constitutional reforms
undertaken by any New Zealand Government...
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A
step toward constitutional reform
16 January 2010
Graeme Hunt
No
one pretends that if the mixed-member proportional
voting system (MMP) is thrown out by public referendum
New Zealand’s constitutional woes will be over.
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
20 December 2009
Muriel Newman
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your
family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Two
flags, two peoples, a divided nation
13 December 2009
Muriel Newman
New
Zealand has a lot to be proud of but there are some
aspects of life ‘down under’ that we would prefer not
to mention. Near the top of that list is racism. Racism is
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The
Enemy of Nationhood
13
December 2009
David Round
A nation’s
flag is a precious thing. It arises out of a long history; it
grows with a people and tells their story. The
New Zealand
flag is no exception. On the blue of the Pacific Ocean
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Prosperity
or Poverty?
6 December 2009
Muriel Newman
An
extraordinary debate has been raging over the last week
about what is probably the most important question of the
decade: do we as a nation want a more prosperous future,
or ...
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Social
security: How much better off would we be today?
6
December 2009
Lindsay Mitchell
Most of today's
benefits were created at the point of passing the Social
Security Act 1938. During the post-war years benefit levels were
reasonably stable despite population growth....More
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The
Copenhagen Saga
29 November 2009
Muriel Newman
From
the 7th of December through to the 18th,
the much publicised United Nations Climate Change
Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main
aim of the conference is to reach an agreement on...
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Canada -
putting the economy first
29
November 2009
David Seymour
Of
all the arguments for adopting a nationwide carbon emission
reduction policy such as the Emissions Trading Scheme, one of
the most peculiar runs something like this... More
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Open
Letter to the Prime Minister
22 November 2009
Muriel Newman
Dear
Prime Minister, I am writing to respectfully request that
you step in to delay the passing of the Climate Change
Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill. ...
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Occam's
Razor
22
November 2009
Ian Plimer
Ian
Plimer, author of the best selling book on climate change shows that climate change is driven by
natural cyclical processes such as the position of our Solar
System in the Universe, wobbles in the Earth's orbit...
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Exposing
the Real Agenda
15 November 2009
Muriel Newman
It
is not easy to rile New Zealanders, but Hone Harawira’s
abusive email clearly did. By claiming that he was
entitled to rip off taxpayers with his jaunt to Paris
because Whities had been ripping off Maori for
centuries....
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Time
to be Offended
15
November 2009
David Round
'White
motherf*****s have been raping our lands and ripping us off
for centuries….’ This
is, it seems, the sincere personal view of Hone Harawira, a
member of the New Zealand Parliament... More
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One
Year On
8 November 2009
Muriel Newman
On
election night, John Key stated “Today across the
country, New Zealanders have voted for a safer, more
prosperous and more ambitious New Zealand. They voted for
hope, they voted for action, and they voted for results.
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Plato's
Conceit
8
November 2009
Gerry Eckhoff
Plato,
the Greek philosopher, had a belief that the power or
governance of a country should always be vested in the
‘guardians’ from the ruling class. His perfect society
was based on the masses agreeing to be ruled...
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Shedding
light on the rising cost of power
1 November 2009
Muriel Newman
The
fact that one man with a forklift was able to take out the
power supply to the top half of the North Island shows how
fragile New Zealand’s electricity network really is. More
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Why
is electricity so expensive?
1
November 2009
Bryan Leyland
I
am writing this article in response to Muriel's question
"why is electricity so expensive"? There is a
simple answer to this question. More
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The
great Quango hunt
24 October 2009
Muriel Newman
In
1985, New Zealand’s Attorney General, Sir Geoffrey Palmer,
launched the ‘great quango hunt’. He threatened to
strangle many of the useless ‘quasi autonomous national government organisations’.
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Looking
for places to cut expenditure
24
October 2009
Dr
Greg Clydesdale
The
National government is now considering areas where they can
reduce government expenditure.
I would like to draw attention to a class of government
departments that have been created with the intention of
maximizing welfare for certain groups of New Zealanders... More
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Halting
the Economic Decline
17 October 2009
Muriel Newman
After decades of making jam as a fundraiser for the
local hospice, a Good Samaritan from Kerikeri in the Far
North was forced to lay down her wooden spoon and hang up
her apron when officials from the local council demanded
that she upgrade her kitchen to a commercial standard... More
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NZ's
Economic Outlook
17
October 2009
Don Brash
Helen Clark’s Labour Government was a profound
disappointment..
When she was first elected Prime Minister in 1999, Helen Clark
said that her objective was to raise New Zealand’s living
standards into the top half of the OECD within a decade.
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Letter
to the Minister of Climate Change
11 October 2009
Muriel Newman
Dear
Minister, It is very clear that you have been able to
convince the Prime Minister and your Caucus colleagues
that the evidence for human induced catastrophic climate
change presented by the United Nations Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is irrefutable.
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Defects
in key climate data are uncovered
11
October 2009
Professor
Ross McKitrick
Beginning
in 2003, I worked with Stephen McIntyre to replicate a
famous result in paleoclimatology known as the Hockey
Stick graph... which is a statistical compilation of tree
ring data supposedly proving that air temperatures had
been stable for 900 years, then soared off the charts in
the 20th century. More
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A
Threat to Freedom and Prosperity
4 October 2009
Muriel Newman
National’s
Climate Change Response
(Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill is now in
front of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee.
Submissions close on 13 of October, giving a
scandalously short time frame for the preparation of
submissions on legislation of this scale. More
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Prologue to
Copenhagen
3
October 2009
Chris
de Freitas
The
Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental
movement, is soon to be replaced by a more radical
international accord to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
What it will involve depends on the outcome of
negotiations this December in Copenhagen. More
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Down
the Path to Racism
27 September 2009
Muriel Newman
The recent deal between the Maori Party and National
over free insulation for Maori houses - whereby social
assistance will be based on race, not need - lays a new
paving stone on the path to a country divided by race.
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The
"H" Battle
27 September 2009
David Round
The arguments about the ‘h’ in Wanganui
will clearly be around for some time to come. The citizens
of Wanganui, led by their firm no-nonsense mayor Michael
Laws, have no intention of giving up without a fight. More
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Capital
Gains Tax not the Answer
20 September 2009
Muriel Newman
Former Prime Minister David Lange described a capital gains tax as the sort of tax you
introduce if you want to lose not just one election, but
the next three! And he should know since the Fourth Labour
Government considered a capital gains tax back in 1988,
eventually rejecting it as being too difficult...
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Taxing
Matters
20 September 2009
Frank Newman
Calls
for a capital gains tax are gaining momentum, but
unfortunately the capital gains debate thus far has been
tainted with misinformation and a lack of clarity as to
what a capital gains tax would hope to achieve...
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Does
NZ Need an Upper House?
13
Sept 2009
Muriel Newman
The Prime Minister has announced that the Government is
planning to hold the long-awaited referendum on our MMP
(Mixed Member Proportional) electoral system before or at
the same time as the 2011 general election.
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Who
holds the New Zealand Government to account?
13 Sept 2009
Senator Steve Fielding
Who
holds the New Zealand Government to account? The voters?
The press? Both might be formidable forces during an
election but sadly they seem to lose influence over
politicians once they are appointed.
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No
Maori Seats - for now
6 September 2009
Muriel Newman
As
was expected, in its report on the Local Government
(Auckland Council) Bill released on Friday, the special
Auckland Governance Legislation Committee did not
recommend separate Maori seats for Auckland’s new super
city council. More
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The
Maori Seats
6 Sept 2009
Dr Michael Bassett
Constant
repetition of assertions that Maori have a Treaty of
Waitangi right to dedicated seats on the new Auckland
Council doesn’t make them correct...
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Dealing
with Abuse: The Way Forward
30 August 2009
Muriel Newman
While New
Zealanders were busy voting on whether parents who lightly
smack their children should be regarded as criminals, two
toddlers were so brutally abused they died...
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Should
we believe the "experts"
30 August 2009
Stuart Birks
We place a lot of weight on the word of
authority figures, especially if they have qualifications and
can call on supporting research. The media often report on
research...Is this
confidence misplaced? More
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Change
the Law, Mr Prime Minister
23 August 2009
Muriel Newman
The
public have spoken. 87.6 percent of New Zealanders want
the law that has banned smacking changed. They want to go
back to the common sense situation that existed before
Parliament...
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A Review of the NZ Families Commission Research Report
22 August 2009
Prof. Richard Whitfield
While
I am not seriously in touch with political developments in
New Zealand over this past 3 years, I have visited the
country professionally on 19 occasions since 1974, largely
concerned with child and youth affairs, and with the
content and holistic balance of educational and related
services.
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The
DPB: The Unfortunate Experiment
16 August 2009
Muriel Newman
The
recent furore over the generosity of income support paid
to sole parents on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) is
symptomatic of an undercurrent of discontent within our
society...
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Welfare
needs more than a bit of tweaking
14 August 2009
Lindsay Mitchell
John Key has told the
country he doesn't want to see any 16 or 17 year-olds on
the benefit, a sentiment I am sure will find a good deal
of sympathy, especially among National voters...
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Stand
Firm
9 August 2009
Muriel Newman
In a democracy, well-organised
minority groups pushing “deserving” ideological
causes, can be a real threat to the public good, when
backed by politicians eager to capitalise on their “feel-good”
crusades...
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2020
Emission Targets – An Appeal to Reason
9 August 2009
Barry Brill
The government is about to announce a
formal “Target” for reduction in New Zealand’s 2020
tonnage of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), expressed as a
percentage above/below those of 1990... More
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No
Mandate for Rights Declaration
1 August 2009
Muriel Newman
In May, Justice Minister
Simon Power explained to the United Nations that the new
National-led Government intends to sign the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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The
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
1 August 2009
David Round
There is a
difference of opinion between the Prime Minister and the
Minister of Maori Affairs, Mr Peter Sharples, over New
Zealand’s possible endorsement of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. More
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Closing
the Gap
25 July 2009
Muriel Newman
Wednesday’s
announcement that former Reserve Bank Governor Dr Don
Brash will head the ‘Catching up with Australia’
taskforce is good news for New Zealand. More
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Turning
the climate change debate
25 July 2009
Don Nicolson
I
wonder if climate change fatigue has begun to bite.
Greenpeace’s Sign-On campaign calls for a 40
percent reduction in New Zealand greenhouse reductions by
2020. More
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Improving
Outcomes
19 July 2009
Muriel Newman
In a free society, the traditional way for today’s
disadvantaged to become tomorrow’s privileged is through
education. Throughout the ages parents have made
extraordinary sacrifices to ensure their children
succeed....
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Truancy:
a costly societal illness
19 July 2009
Michael Irwin
Truancy
is a societal disease; which left untreated spreads and affects
the social, physical, judicial and economic well being within
our communities. Every day over 25,000 children are absent from
our schools...
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Crucial
Questions Need Answers
12 July 2009
Muriel Newman
As
a series of consultation meetings about New Zealand’s
binding target for greenhouse gas emissions for the year
2020 are being held by around the country, questions must
be asked about how well the public of New Zealand....
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Salvation
Circus or Government Consultation?
12 July 2009
Bryan Leyland
Last
Monday night I had the disturbing experience of being present at
a public meeting called by Nick Smith (Minister for Climate
Change Issues) to discuss New Zealand's 2020 emissions target. It
was one of 9 public meetings ... More
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Controversy,
Conservation & Consultation
5 July 2009
Muriel Newman
Last week a
controversial review of Labour’s 2004 foreshore and
seabed legislation was published. It recommended that the
Act be repealed so that Maori can take up their customary
rights to the foreshore and seabed ... More
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The
DoC Estate: the place where land goes to die
5 July 2009
Gerry Eckhoff
The Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve
in Central Otago contains a truly unique tussock landscape
which is slowly but surely dying due to neglect. This once
vibrant and productive area had long ago been turned into
a “protected natural area”, administered by the
Department of Conservation.
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Too
Much Secrecy
28 June 2009
Muriel Newman
On
Wednesday, eight central North Island tribes will take
control of 170,000 hectares of forests in the Kaingaroa
region in the country’s biggest Treaty of Waitangi
settlement to date. More
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Reflections
on the Treaty
28 June 2009
David Round
In 1998, when the Canterbury University Press published my book Truth
or Treaty? Commonsense Questions about the Treaty of Waitangi, the public mood
was somewhat different from today’s... More
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A
Smack in the Face of Democracy
21 June 2009
Muriel Newman
The extraordinary political
posturing over the upcoming Citizens Initiated Referendum
on the smacking law is breathtaking in its absurdity. More
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The
Real Story of the Anti-Smacking Referendum
21 June 2009
Larry Baldock
With the
announcement last Monday by the Chief Electoral Officer
that that they were beginning the process to hold a
Citizens Initiated Referendum, the debate surrounding the
controversial Anti-smacking law once again fired up...
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A New Documentary In An Old Tradition
16 June 2009
Dr.
Ron Smith
A
new documentary, on the supposed environmental crisis of
climate change had its New Zealand premier in Hamilton on
June 5 and
there seems no doubt that it will appear everywhere soon,
since there is a large amount of both money and moral
fervour behind it. ...
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Is
Maori Disparity a Myth
14 June 2009
Muriel Newman
Over the years claims of a growing disparity between the
socio-economic outcomes of Maori and non-Maori have
dominated the rhetoric of Maori ethnic politics. The
existence of this so-called “gap” has been blamed
on...
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Who
are indiginous Australians?
13 June 2009
Professor Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
In
1967 Australians overwhelmingly supported a referendum
that altered the Australian constitution in regard to
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The strong support
was a measure of mainstream Australia's belief that ...
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Naive
Keynesianism and Other Fallacies
10 June 2009
Roger
Kerr
One of the most frequently cited statements in
economics is John Maynard Keynes’ observation that “Practical
men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any
intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some
defunct economist.”
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Increased
Need for Welfare Reform
7 June 2009
Muriel Newman
While socialists
have blamed capitalism and the free market for the global
financial crisis, economist Richard M. Salsman holds “altruism”
responsible. He describes the welfare state as the
political ideal
of altruism.... More
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Incentivising
Welfare
7 June 2009
Luke Malpass
The
Key government campaigned on reforming welfare, but as the
recession bites deeper we shall see if John Key and Paula
Bennett are serious or not. This government campaigned on the
welfare state helping people... More
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Opposing
Secret School Registers
5 June 2009
Allan Peachey MP
To
whom is the New Zealand schooling system answerable?
Certainly not to parents and children who are the people
who should matter most. More
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Budget
Spendup Continues
31 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Tax cuts
were a priority when
John Key delivered the Leader of the Opposition’s speech
about the 2008 Budget. Well, that was last year!
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The
2009 Budget: What's Next?
31 May 2009
Roger Kerr
The
National-led government which came into office seven
months ago inherited a difficult economic situation. Not
only was the international financial system in crisis,
triggering a global recession... More
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Cooler
Weather Heats up Debate
24 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Earlier
this month a briefing paper for US government officials
and environmental leaders on ways to “re-frame” the
global warming debate in order to build stronger public
support for climate change legislation, found its way into
the hands of the New York Times. ....
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Why
I am a Climate Realist
23 May 2009
Dr
Willem de Lange, IPCC
reviewer
I am a climate realist
because the available evidence indicates that climate
change is predominantly, if not entirely, natural. It
occurs mostly in response to variations in solar heating
of the oceans, and the consequences this has for the rest
of the Earth’s climate system...
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Creating
a Wealth Revolution
17 May 2009
Muriel Newman
As National faces its first
budget our Prime Minister and Finance Minister must not
lose sight of the fact that families and small businesses
are hurting badly. Many will have voted for National’s
tax relief, since the tax cut promise, to drive economic
growth and lift living standards, was central to their
election campaign... More
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Judging
National's First Budget
16 May 2009
Sir Roger Douglas MP
Budget Day is coming up. Finance
Minister Bill English has promised that this will be a ‘responsible
Budget’ - but what does that actually mean? How
can we tell if a Budget is responsible or reckless?
Unless we understand some fundamental economic
truths... More
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Reactions
to the Plan for Auckland
13
May 2009
Owen McShane
Given
that all the great cities in the world are made up of a
multitude of local governments it seems that
mega-amalgamation is unlikely to be the correct solution
to whatever problem Auckland is deemed to have. Paris has
1300 local councils and most people seem to like it. More
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The
Rising Price of Power
10 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Many
people have been shocked to learn that the Department of
Conservation has received more than $8 million dollars in
cash payments from state energy companies, in return for
withdrawing their opposition to projects with significant
environmental effects... More
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Windpower:
Foolish Energy
10 May 2009
Bryan Leyland
In New Zealand we are told that
windpower is economic compared to alternatives, that the
unpredictable short term fluctuations can easily be
covered by our “abundant hydropower” and ... More
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Time
to Modernise Education
3 May 2009
Muriel Newman
According to the Ministry of Education in their
briefing to the incoming government, “The system
continues to under-perform for a significant minority of
students. Major challenges remain. A significant minority
of students struggle to obtain core skills in areas such
as literacy and numeracy...."
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Conspicuously
Politically Incorrect
3 May 2009
Allan Peachey, MP
During 2004 I wrote a book “What’s
up with our schools?
a New Zealand principal speaks out”, published in
2005 by Random Press... Nothing that I have seen or heard
in four years as a Member of Parliament has changed my
view... More
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Breathing
space available on climate change policy
29
April 2009
Roger Kerr
Several
recent developments are altering the context in which
climate change policy is being framed. The Ministry for
the Environment reported this month that New Zealand is
likely to be in surplus with respect to its Kyoto
obligations in the period to 2012, rather than in deficit.
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Zombie
Science, Zombie Politics
26 April 2009
Muriel Newman
According
to the principles laid down by Dr Bruce Charlton
anthropogenic global warming is zombie science. It is
based on a false hypothesis that the increase in
human-induced greenhouse gas emissions is causing
dangerous global warming. More
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Kyoto Realities
25 April 2009
Christopher Horner
The New Zealand government is discussing various forms of
a “global warming” tax to pay for an alleged, looming
Kyoto liability. What they apparently have not informed
the public is that this rationale, or rather
excuse...
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Global
Warming: A classic case of alarmism
23
April 2009
Dr David Evans
The
global temperature has been rising at a steady trend rate
of 0.5°C per century since the end of the little ice age
in the 1700s (when the Thames River would freeze over
every winter). More
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Reflection
& Accountability
19
April 2009
Muriel Newman
It
is a time for reflection; to ask why it is that New
Zealand has done so badly in recent decades; to ask why
our politicians who are so eager to assume responsibility
over our lives are so reluctant to admit their failures... More
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Opportunities of
a Lifetime
Speech, Sir Ronald Trotter Lecture 2009, 7 April 2009
Stephen Jennings
I am going to speak about the accelerating economic
convergence taking place globally as the living standards
of the 5 billion people living outside the historically
rich part of the world rapidly catch up with income levels
in the West... More
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