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Congratulations to the All Blacks for a wonderfully successful Rugby World Cup campaign – they did us proud! But now the Webb Ellis trophy is safely back home, it’s time to turn our attention to domestic affairs - in particular, the control of fresh water.
The point is that junk science and hype-driven press coverage, doesn’t just apply to the diet industry. Dubious research can be found in all sorts of areas to justify claims for political or financial advantage. But nowhere is it more evident than in the field of climate change.
The announcement earlier this month that the biggest free-trade deal in history - the 12 nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement - has finally been concluded, is a remarkable accomplishment and very good news for New Zealand.
Ten years ago this week, we established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research. We thought a new public policy think tank could strengthen New Zealand’s future by helping to better inform voters about the dangers of socialism.
Like other areas of public policy the Justice System is constantly under review. Amongst the many areas that need attention are, concerns over the large number of convicted offenders, who continue to commit crime and the conviction of innocent ng convicted and sentenced for crimes they did not commit
Child abuse is never far from the headlines in New Zealand. We like to think of ourselves as a great country in which to live, work and raise our families. While that is true for the vast majority of New Zealanders, for a vulnerable minority of children living in violent families, life falls well short of these ideals.
There is an old saying that ‘the price of freedom is eternal vigilance’. In a democratic society like New Zealand, that means being on constant guard against those who seek control through unelected power. Right now Iwi Leaders are demanding the ownership and control of New Zealand’s freshwater. That is their new agenda.
The slowing of the economy and the falling of business and consumer confidence, are of concern to all New Zealanders. So let’s look at what is driving these changes, and what can or should be done to restore confidence and growth.
Should fact be the only issue that drives public policy? That is a question that is no doubt being asked by the 24,000 coastal residents in Christchurch whose properties have been designated by their Council as being at risk of sea level inundation because of global warming.
No matter what structural changes to the child protection agency are introduced, nor what new processes are brought in, the problems of abused and damaged children will continue until the government stops paying women who are not in loving and stable relationships to have babies.
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