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Treaty payouts near $2.5b and continue to grow
Part I of a four part report: Money for Nothing - Treaty Settlements 1989-2011, Analysis and commentary. The total redress paid under Treaty of... More about Treaty payouts near $2.5b and continue to grow
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Renewing Compassion: A vision for welfare that frees rather than traps the poor
A speech given to the Maxim Institute Annual Sir John Graham Lecture, 22 July 2011. Introduction It’s a pleasure to be here in Auckland today, and a privilege to be speaking at the Annual Sir John Graham Lecture. I recall that Sir... More about Renewing Compassion: A vision for welfare that frees rather than traps the poor
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ETS - Hot air and cold cash
The fact that Phil Goff intends funding Labour’s $800 million policy of paying R & D tax credits by bringing agriculture’s biological emissions into the ETS two year early in 2013... More about ETS - Hot air and cold cash
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Strengthening Democracy – giving voters more power
I have been campaigning for more direct democracy in our political system since 2003, but just recently I looked at some old newspaper clippings from 1985 and realised I was even talking ... More about Strengthening Democracy – giving voters more power
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Capital Gains Tax pitfalls and false prophets
Over the last few weeks various economists and tax experts have been trying to predict the economic effects of Labour’s capital gains tax (CGT) proposal. What the experts do agree on is ... More about Capital Gains Tax pitfalls and false prophets
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Why we are running a Citizens Initiated Referendum against National’s Marine & Coastal Area Act
Dr Muriel Newman and I, the co-founders of the Coastal Coalition, are leading a Citizens Initiated Referendum (CIR) on the question “Should the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act... More about Why we are running a Citizens Initiated Referendum against National’s Marine & Coastal Area Act
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The Jeweled Gecko
There is an old adage that observes that if you want the same result, just keep on doing the same things. The loss of the famed Jeweled Gecko to wild life smugglers continues unabated from the... More about The Jeweled Gecko
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Wai 262 empowers Maori elite
Saturday’s release of the Waitangi Tribunal’s long-awaited report on the Wai 262 indigenous flora and fauna claim is packed full of recommendations designed to empower the Maori... More about Wai 262 empowers Maori elite
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The Challenge of Citizens Initiated Referenda
How hard can it be to collect enough signatures for a referendum? Well first let’s look at the history of Citizens Initiated Referenda (CIR) since Parliament passed the legislation to allow for such a democratic process in... More about The Challenge of Citizens Initiated Referenda
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Family Court review a good start – but real vision is needed
In ancient Greek mythology, the Hydra was a venomous serpent-like creature with many heads. Each time a head was cut off, two grew in its place. The Hydra was... More about Family Court review a good start – but real vision is needed
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