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  • Study shows which climate policies actually work

    “Instead, the right mix of measures is crucial. For example, subsidies or regulations alone are insufficient; only in combination with price-based instruments, such as carbon and energy taxes, can they deliver substantial emission reductions.” https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/27/study-shows-which-climate-policies-actually-work/

  • It’s not just about the Treaty, it’s about how Māori were treated.

    This reddit post gets it: Whether Māori ceded sovereignty or not is irrelevant. As Pakeha, we only cared to further our own interests. We came and took what we wanted. Māori signed te Tiriti in good faith but I’m not sure we can say the same about the Crown. The sooner we get our head…

  • Hipkins: ‘Māori did not cede sovereignty’

    Given Te Tiriti has always been about recognising the unique constitutional arrangement between rangatira (on behalf of iwi and hapū) and Governor William Hobson (on behalf of the British Crown), how did Chris Hipkins see that playing out now in contemporary times? “I think the way we exercise our authority to reflect the principles and that includes…

  • Treaty Principles hearing worthwhile despite inevitable death – Seymour

    David Seymour believes introducing his controversial Treaty Principles Bill is a worthwhile exercise, whether or not it proceeds beyond the select committee stage. Because David Seymour is a racist provocateur(*) who just needs a vehicle to sow dissent. * While provocateur is the right word… it over-sauces Seymour and makes him sound way sexier and…

  • For His Money…

    … this is the best Thiel can put on the political field: I mean this broken at every level… where was the prep? Let alone Vance’s complete inability to related to anyone he thinks aren’t valuable too him (fool! those workers were the most valuable people on the planet for you, right then). https://www.theroot.com/so-cringey-in-viral-video-jd-vance-embarrasses-himsel-1851630068 Peter…

  • Only Idiots and Liars…

    … believe that the current state of inflation is because of government spending. It’s FUCKING GREED.

  • Gordon Campbell On The Plague Of The Seymourites

    I have a test that I run on a particular brand of LinkedIn dipshit. It’s a really easy tell…. show me you’re a parochial moron without telling me you’re a parochial moron: you complain about NZ red tape. I’ve run US domiciled companies. The best comparison I make is the cost of filing end-of-year income…

  • The Hits of David Seymour: Reusable bags could kill about 20 people a year claims politician

    2018: ACT leader David Seymour says 20 people could die each year using reusable bags.  “It’s coming up to summer and people will be in a hot car with their chicken in a canvas bag … and suddenly, you’ve got a real serious case for poor food hygiene.”  Yeah… not so much, reported cases are…

  • Ngāti Toa’s challenge to David Seymour: Kill Treaty Principles Bill or front up

    Huge props to Helmut Modlik for calling David Seymour on his divisive bullshit Instead of a national conversation, Seymour preferred news soundbytes, carefully curated messages, and social media posts. His reasoning was being amplified by a range of affiliated political lobby groups and ideological supporters, he said. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525767/ngati-toa-s-challenge-to-david-seymour-kill-treaty-principles-bill-or-front-up

  • Ministry of Regulation staffers earn an average of $150k a year

    The Wellington agency is more than three times the size of the Productivity Commission it replaced, hiring 91 staff. That’s despite ACT, and coalition partner National, campaigning to reduce the public sector wage bill, make 15,000 public servants redundant and slash “wasteful spending” in the sector. The anti-red tape ministry was a flagship policy for [David] Seymour…