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Ivan Barnett: the lone goose, the abandoned flock, and a government that has turned its back on the public

Ivan Barnett argues that the Government is increasingly ignoring voters' wishes while empowering unelected iwi organisations to influence public assets, services, and decision-making. READ MORE

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The FNDC debacle – Why democracy matters

Peter Williams examines the lessons from the Far North District Council experience and highlights the importance of ensuring that those who make decisions on behalf of communities remain directly accountable to the people they serve. READ MORE

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National Walking Away From Its Co-Governance Promises

Michael Laws interviews the NZ Taxpayers’ Union CEO Jordan Williams about the government’s broken promise of no co-governance of public services. VIEW HERE

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Hapū Seek Ocean Status

Taranaki iwi/hapū are making a bid for recognised legal authority and regulatory control over coastal and marine areas, particularly in relation to fisheries management. READ MORE

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Geoff Parker: He Puapua - Already in Motion

Evidence shows He Puapua is already in practice — quietly embedding ancestry-based distinctions across New Zealand’s institutions. READ MORE

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Fear and loathing grips the left over NZME shake-up

Journalist and commentator, Graham Adams, fires back at politicians and media commentators who have their knickers in a twist about Jim Grenon’s proposed NZME board takeover. Graham writes: “It’s very hard to see how that is a threat to democracy, as some media commentators have claimed. Rather than a blow to democracy, it could be more accurately seen as promoting diversity of thought and opinion in a media landscape heavily dominated by left-leaning journalists”.

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UNCIVIL WAR - Unholy constitutional conflagration rages on in Aotearoa New Zealand

John McLean comments on the attacks on New Zealand democracy and Parliamentary supremacy. “The conflict is hot and will only get hotter. Figurative flames, ballistics and scalding hot air are blasting from multiple flues, in every direction. In all the hullabaloo, woo-woo, boo-hoo and utu, few have a clue about this attempted coup”.

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