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FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO BE MEANINGFUL IT MUST ALSO BE PUBLIC
Chris Trotter, long-time political commentator, argues the way politicians and journalists treat New Zealanders today compared to fifty years ago. “Fifty years ago, keeping democracy healthy was the No. 1 priority of politicians and journalists. Both knew the importance of allowing the public to observe what was happening in the nation’s most important political parties”.
LINDSAY MITCHELL: IT'S THE MAORI PARTY THAT IS DRIVING DIVISION
"What NZ is currently experiencing isn't just a reaction to the Treaty Principles bill. It is the importation of critical race theory, the Black Lives Matter movement”.
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN TO STOP COUNCIL SCREWING THE DEMOCRATIC SCRUM AND APPOINTING UNELECTED MEMBERS TO STACK COMMITTEES
The Taxpayers' Union slams Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale and his Council's decision to appoint unelected, unaccountable, iwi representatives onto the Council's powerful standing committees, with full voting rights.
ROGER PARTRIDGE: SUPREME COURT MATTERS - CHARITIES LAW AND JUDICIAL SOCIAL ENGINEERING
Roger Partridge, Chair of The New Zealand Initiative, warns that the Supreme Court’s self-proclaimed authority to develop law based on changing social values undermines both the democratic legitimacy of the legal system, the sovereignty of Parliament and the rule of law.
POLL: MAJORITY OF NEW ZEALANDERS SUPPORT EQUALITY IN TREATY DEBATE
Recent polling commissioned by Hobson’s Pledge shows 62% of New Zealanders support honouring the Treaty of Waitangi, provided it upholds fundamental human rights, with only 12% disagreeing.
MOST KCS SILENT ON TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL LETTER
The Centrist points out further evidence of mainstream media bias in its coverage of the letter from 42 KCs who argued that the Treaty Principles Bill should be abandoned.