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THE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES CASE AND THE PARTNERSHIP FICTION
Anthony Willy, a Barrister and Solicitor, who served as a Judge on four Courts writes that “On a plain reading of the treaty document anything less conducive to the notion of a partnership between the signatories is difficult to imagine”.
“……….and is constitutionally impossible for the Crown to enter into a partnership with her subjects”.
BALANCING STATE FUNDED MEDIA IN NEW ZEALAND
Centrist news blog: The neutrality of state broadcasters is vital to New Zealand’s democracy, “It’s important that state media represent the diverse perspectives of the taxpayers who fund them”.
DEMOCRACY ALWAYS – PLEASE
Veteran broadcaster Peter Williams laments that some politicians just don’t get the concept of democracy.
MEDIA CHIEFS STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND DEMOCRACY
Investigative journalist Graham Adams writes: ‘News outlets compromised in the Treaty principles debate’.
RESTORING LOCAL VOICE ON MĀORI WARDS A WIN FOR UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
ACT leader David Seymour: “Labour stripped democracy from local government by removing the ability to call for a local referendum on Māori wards, and the Government is restoring voters’ voices……….”
LISTEN TO RADIO HOST MIKE HOSKING INTERVIEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN ON RESTORING LOCAL DEMOCRACY
LISTEN HERE
SPOTLIGHT ON THE COURTS
Dr Muriel Newman with a warning that New Zealand’s Supreme Court – the highest court in our land – has been captured by activist judges.
HOW TO REIN IN AN ACTIVIST SUPREME COURT
Roger Partridge, Chairman of The New Zealand Initiative discusses two steps Parliament should take to restrain an overreaching judiciary.