Not much chatter yet about a recently posted report on the state of competition in nz business.
Bryce Edwards@bryce_edwards
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Andrew Stewart
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Father, farmer, facilitator, photographer, promoter of sustainable solutions.
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@ChrisPenknz No major policy announcements yet still doing better in the polls than National. Bit of a self own for National’s approach.
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In government, Labour announced announcements.
In opposition, they are planning to make plans. Still no detail or actual policy 🤷🏻♂️
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Yet in the same week changing rules for students midstream by cutting final year fees free for those who had already started programs and would be expecting a reduction in expenses for their final year.
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I love the irony of the govt introducing legislation (climate change tort) in part justifying it by stating the uncertainty of future legal action might hold back investment i.e. certainty is good.
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Haiku after a 40 yr reunion
Old tales reshared now,
Joint custody of our past.
Now share old-joint tales.
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I appreciated this discussion. Would highly recommend David Seymour having a listen and a think about the conversation.
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Gavin Ellis open letter sent to PM prior to the decision to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority knightlyviews.com/copy-of-a-lett…
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As you say every citizen should be treated the same, when do you bring in a test for NZ born citizens?
Do you have any evidence that it is a problem that needs fixing?
Another weak idea pandering to those who want to scapegoat others.
ACT New Zealand@actparty
Becoming a New Zealand citizen should mean more than signing a declaration. Brooke van Velden is introducing a citizenship test so applicants can show they understand New Zealand’s laws, freedoms, and democratic rights. It's an ACT idea a decade in the making.
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Andrew Stewart retweetledi
The actual agreement between Singapore and NZ signed yesterday.
Given a) both countries’ longstanding commitment to open trade & b) that govts themselves don’t export it does nothing to secure future fuel supply. It is mostly political theatre….
mfat.govt.nz/assets/Trade-a…
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This graph should be relabelled the FAFO food price index.
Kelly Eckhold@kellyenz
This slipped under the radar a couple of weeks ago. But watch out for the coming blow out in global food prices. Right now it’s energy costs increasing the cost of production. In 3-6 months the absence of harvests due to fertilizer supplies will be the main player. Demand destruction in this market means starving kids in low income countries. Countries will bid hard for what is available. That will hit your grocery bill hard.
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Luxon has argued against a school system that rewards attendance rather than achievement.
I hope the irony wouldn’t be lost on him if he ever received a knighthood.
Alternatively should we give him his participation certificate early so he can just leave.
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@teesider61 @PublicationsPro List MPs are still elected.
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@SteveHWrathall @HobsonsPledgeNZ Lots of ways to hear from a community. Genuine engagement takes time and commitment. 5 minute slots prior to a Council meeting doesn’t cut it.
Council can always override recommendations or feedback from committee if they don’t like it. Buck stops with them.
Still democracy.
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@Andrew00Stewart @HobsonsPledgeNZ Voting rights on a committee that decides what goes to full council isn't just "hearing from a community"
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Across the country, councils are quietly handing decision-making power to unelected representatives.
No mandate. No accountability. No way to remove them.
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@toddmstephenson Ffs, so you are saying get elected if you want to make decisions. That is exactly what the elected councillors have done; got elected and made a decision that you’re now complaining about.
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Far North councillors have decided the answer to division is… more division. Instead of one council representing all ratepayers equally, we now get expanded committees with unelected appointees wielding voting power.
Credit where it’s due, ACT Local’s Davina Smolders stood alone and voted no. One councillor remembered that democracy isn’t about who shouts loudest in a hui, it’s about accountability to voters.
Here’s a radical idea, if you want voting rights, win votes.
New Zealanders are sick of being sorted into boxes by bureaucrats who think they know better. Equality before the law shouldn’t be controversial, but apparently in some council chambers, it is.
Watch this space.
rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…
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Andrew Stewart retweetledi
"Vance" is a useful new verb in the English language, and one consistent with our Latinate heritage.
Compare:
➡️ ADVANCE: To move something forward.
⬅️ VANCE: To cause a situation to decline or devolve.
In a sentence:
"Donald Trump's second term vanced the American economy."
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Cost of fuel means it is now too expensive to back up and park properly if you don’t get it right the first time.
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“Fulsome”.
Winston Peters@NewZealandMFA
The Minister was invited to visit Washington DC this week by US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. They met on Tuesday morning (US time), and discussed: - US/NZ bilateral relations. The Secretary and the Minister traversed the warm, wide-ranging, and longstanding relationship between New Zealand and the United States - including on defence & security and trade & economic matters. They discussed the ongoing conversations led by our Trade Ministers on the issue of tariffs as well as the ongoing dialogue between our two governments on critical minerals cooperation. - The conflict in the Middle East. Secretary Rubio outlined US progress towards ending the war. Minister Peters outlined the significant negative economic impacts on New Zealand, and our Pacific neighbours, arising from the war - and New Zealand’s desire to see dialogue and de-escalation. Given the impacts on the Indo-Pacific of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Minister Peters and Secretary Rubio stressed the crucial importance countries around the world attach to international law as it applies to freedom of navigation. - The Pacific Islands region. The Minister outlined New Zealand’s aspiration as host of next year’s Pacific Islands Forum, invited Secretary Rubio to attend, and encouraged the United States to continue to play a fulsome role in the region in close cooperation with New Zealand and Australia. Secretary Rubio and Minister Peters discussed priority matters in the Pacific, including energy supply chain issues and transnational organised crime. - The Indo-Pacific. The Minister and the Secretary discussed the shared strategic interests of New Zealand and the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, as two Pacific democracies. @SecRubio 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿
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@LewSOS Who’d have thought we’d get to the stage that speaking in complete sentences was seen as a bonus as opposed to mandatory.
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"The position of this government is very clear," says Nicola Willis, and gives a very clear and forthright articulation of the govt's position on the war against Iran which, notably, has not been articulated with such clarity by either the Foreign Minister or the Prime Minister
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@Liquid_Times Are you suggesting Winnie’s stance is left leaning? 😊
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