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BLOG: Our tarnished green image
8 August 2013 This week I am not going to write about the GCSB, the Henry inquiry, the breach of a journalist’s privacy, or stolen... Read More
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Dunne wants alternative costings for domestic spying!
The Government has no idea what it would cost to have the SIS eavesdrop on New Zealanders and intercept their emails, despite saying cost is... Read More
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Dunne: Huawei issue exposes price of GCSB blunders
Concerns around Chinese communications giant Huawei are of “critical importance and need to be explored but there are huge doubts about whether the GCSB can... Read More
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BLOG: The Week that Was
youtu.be/caIZdiP_3Q0 Read the full text of this blog post. Read More
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Dunne unveils key Child Support review submission themes
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne expects to release a summary of the main themes of public submissions on the Child Support review next month, he announced... Read More
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BLOG: Our future is...doing without a Census?
Its Census Day! Wow !! In 9 months time we may know how big we are (or aren’t), where people have moved to, how many... Read More
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BLOG: Our future is in preserving a lasting interest in our political system
Last week NZ welcomed the President of Myanmar on his first state visit to our country. We have welcomed their emergence into the world of... Read More
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BLOG: WHEN ‘CUT THROUGH’ BECOMES ‘SHORT CUT’
This government prides itself on a business like approach to issues. It likes to cut through quickly and resolve issues before they get too bogged... Read More
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BLOG: Our future is...finding a renewed social contract
From time to time NZ has entered into social dialogue and "contracted" arrangements between the Crown and the people (or sometimes a distinct group of... Read More
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Dunne rolls over first 16 temporary drug notices
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne is rolling over the Temporary Class Drug Notices on the first 16 banned synthetic cannabis substances, banning them for a... Read More
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BLOG: The nature of public discourse
In the light of the recent passage of the Mixed Ownership Act, and the apparent public concern at its content, the following observations from the... Read More
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BLOG: Our future ..is becoming the party people want to become activists in
Small does not mean irrelevant- the discovery of the Higgs Boson at CERN shows that something hitherto undiscoverable can have great unknown impact on our... Read More
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Water conservation orders deserve celebrating
United Future Leader Peter Dunne has welcomed a brand new campaign celebrating water conservation orders and the 15 waterways currently protected by them. The campaign... Read More
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BLOG: Water- our most pressing future issue
Since the Club of Rome's publishing of the "Limits to Growth" in 1970 and subsequent ratification of its key findings from international researchers in 2010,... Read More
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BLOG: Patriotism in action
First published in Gisborne Herald 28 April 2012... Read the full text of this blog post. Read More
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BLOG: Post Act?
Speculation about the imminent death of ACT, and its replacement in National’s affections by the Conservative Party has all of the flavour of out of... Read More
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POLL: How should the government fund the reconstruction of Christchurch?
How should the government fund the reconstruction of Christchurch? See the results. Read More
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POLL: Do you support John Key's proposal for the partial privatisation of State Owned Enterprises?
Do you support John Key's proposal for the partial privatisation of State Owned Enterprises? See the results. Read More
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BLOG: Biodegradable Plastic Bags!
An article in the Whakatane Beacon recently caught my attention. It featured a local man John Fell who is importing biodegradable plastic bags into NZ... Read More
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BLOG: Liberal Democrats and Kermit the Frog
There are times when I empathise with Kermit the Frog. While Kermit sometimes laments that it is not easy being green, I sometimes lament that... Read More