3 days ago · At the start of the track, near Blackball. Across a good old DOC swing bridge. An old gold miner’s hut which is a few hundred metres off the main track. It wouldn’t be a NZ tramp without wekas. As we got higher, there was rata in full bloom everywhere. Absolutely beautiful. This is the historic Croesus Top Hut, just below the new Ces Clark hut. Ascended to around 1,000 metres above sea ...

Here’s my 20 predictions for 2025, which I’ll score at the end of the year. I got a low 10/20 right for 2024, a B+ in NCEA :-) National will outpoll Labour in at least 90% of public polls in 2025 Wayne Brown is re-elected Mayor of Auckland Floating mortgage rates are below 6% by the end of

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Brooke van Velden announced: Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says she has directed her officials to change the proposed direction of Holidays Act reform. “The Government recently conducted targeted consultation on an exposure draft Bill which built on work that had started under the previous Government. The feedback I have seen indicates

Lottie Evans from the NZ Initiative proposes: Most national holidays revolve around either somber reflections or consumerism. It is time for New Zealand to formally recognise the cultural phenomenon that best captures our national spirit: Crate Day. This celebration, traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, represents the best of our nation. For the uninitiated,

6 days ago · Graham Adams writes: A particular egregious example appeared last week, titled “Stats NZ inquiry clears Whānau Ora of 2023 Census data breach”. On the face of it, the story looked like a scoop. The Herald’s Kaupapa Māori editor, Joseph Los’e, said he had seen a leaked 67-page report compiled by policy analysts RDC Group on the allegations made against Manurewa Marae concerning the ...

Dec 23, 2024 · My 2024 predictions were here. How did I do. The three parties of Government will outpoll the three parties of opposition in at least 90% of public polls in 2024. Was around 80% only so 0/1 The 2024 Budget will project a surplus by 2027. Was forecast for 27/28 so 0/1 The new Public Service Commissioner will not be a current public servant. Sir Brian Roche. 1/1 Donald Trump will win the GOP ...

NZ Initiative Chair Roger Partridge has written an excellent report, called Who Makes the Law? It deals with how the Supreme Court has gone from interpreting law to making law, and how we can change this. If I could pick any one report for Parliament to act on, then this would be the report out of the many good ones they have done. It is about …

Oct 2, 2024 · Parliament has established a special select committee to consider submissions on the constitutionally important Parliament Bill. It has eight MPs, being: National 2 Labour 2 Greens 1 ACT 1 NZ First 1 TPM 1 So the committee is split 4/4 between the Government and Opposition and also 4/4 between the two large parties and the four smaller ones. It will be chaired by former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe ...

Dirty Politics proposed by “Expert opinion from University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka”? Chis Trotter: Crossing A Line How the Labour Party can navigate an issue on which its supporters are evenly divided Summarised – Labour faces a major challenge over its opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill, which has highlighted divisions within its electoral base. While the recent Hīkoi ...