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The long neoliberal con - Newsroom
2024年12月17日 · As detailed by Melanie Nelson, the passage of this bill (an agreement in the coalition Government’s negotiations) will help Act to realise a longstanding goal of their neoliberal policy agenda, which is to enshrine the rights of individuals, particularly property holders and business owners, over the collective good of all New Zealanders. “The focus on the Treaty …
Coalition scraps plan to leave open government pact - Newsroom
2024年12月19日 · The review also found “limited evidence that OGP is effective at achieving the goals of open government, internationally or in New Zealand”, with a third of all action plan commitments from members not implemented, and 80 percent of those that were failing to significantly change government practices.
Peters on NZ First: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’
1 天前 · As the 2026 election draws closer, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is preparing to pivot to campaign mode. Photo: Lynn Grieveson Winston Peters doesn’t trust the polls. They’re unreliable – he knows it, you know it, and we all know it, …
Seymour takes aim at politics, the media, and economic recovery
5 天之前 · David Seymour says if it wasn't for Act, the coalition Government wouldn't have embarked on such an ambitious reform agenda. Photo: Getty Images Winston Peters was 47 when he founded NZ First. David Seymour is 41. “It’s probably unlikely I’ll still be in Parliament when I’m 47,” he tells ...
NZ to restart oil and gas exploration one month after COP
2024年11月15日 · “This move by the New Zealand Government is, to put it bluntly, gobsmackingly stupid, in the face of increasing global climate chaos, when global renewables are going through the roof, and the [International Energy Agency] is clear the world needs to be off fossil gas by 2040 – and no new fossil fuel production is needed at all,” he said.
'Eyes wide open' – one year of Luxon-speak - Newsroom
2024年11月27日 · Opinion: This week has been dominated by debate on the coalition’s performance having completed their first year since the coalition deal was done. I listened to the Prime Minister’s full interview on RNZ.Luxon professed a high level of confidence in his performance in the role. He was asked the stock standard question if, looking back, there was …
‘Hot air’ accounting could meet NZ’s Paris climate target
2024年9月26日 · Special report: New Zealand could use creative accounting to claim it has sequestered millions of tonnes of additional carbon dioxide above expectations through better management of existing forests, rather than reducing emissions or planting new trees. Forestry Minister Todd McClay sought advice from officials earlier this year about how management of …
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