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NZCPR NEWSLETTER: DR MURIEL NEWMAN - REINSTATING DEMOCRACY
Dr Muriel Newman warns that the tribal sovereignty movement has embedded the framework for a separatist nation-state deep within government institutions. "If democracy in New Zealand is to endure, these race-based structures must be dismantled by the Coalition. READ MORE
THE SUPREME COURT EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
New Zealand’s highest Court fires another interracial ballistic missile at democratic Government. READ MORE
WHY SUBSIDISING NEWS WON'T SAVE DEMOCRACY
Chair of the NZ Initiative, Roger Partridge, takes issue with Dr Gavin Ellis's cure for "news deserts", saying that government media interventions worldwide provide little evidence that they’ve solved democratic problems. READ MORE
COUNCILLORS AND RATEPAYERS LET DOWN BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION’S DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT
The Free Speech Union warns that the Local Government Commission’s draft Code of Conduct would be weaponised to silence speech. “Vague rules, unchecked investigator power, and a hollow ‘freedom of expression’ clause will chill debate and weaken local democracy”, says Jillaine Heather, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. READ MORE
ECAN REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MANA WHENUA
Environment Canterbury has approved a new partnership agreement with Ngai Tahu tribal councils. This partnership agreement outlines how ECan will work together with 10 tribal councils across Canterbury. READ MORE
THE PATH TO THE BALKANISATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Political commentator Ani O'Brien analyses a recent article by the leader of the Toitū te Tiriti movement, Erua Kapa-Kingi, in which he proposes creating separate sovereignties, with the Crown withdrawing from significant parts of the country. READ MORE