
Passing a motion and other Parliamentary jargon
If you were asked “that the question is that the question be now put”, or “that the part stand apart”, would you understand? If you Read More
If you were asked “that the question is that the question be now put”, or “that the part stand apart”, would you understand? If you Read More
Around Parliament, Budget time is one of the busiest times of the year. Last week, things were hectic. A number of people were left with Read More
This week, MPs were playing games at Parliament. What’s new, you ask? Not the usual, name-calling and point-scoring political games. Instead, they played Kiwi-designed video Read More
A special joint blog from Marama Davidson, Green Party social housing spokesperson and Eugenie Sage, Green Party environment spokesperson. A Treaty settlement, environmental planning, affordable Read More
Last week I launched two policies to support Kiwi journalism because as Bill Moyers put it, “the quality of democracy and the quality of journalism Read More
Voluntary calls for Kiwisaver funds to clean up their portfolios and get out of funding weapons that cause massive suffering and fatalities hasn’t worked. The Read More
There was widespread applause when a Transparency International report rated New Zealand equal highest in the world for financial integrity, but the report was derived Read More
Right now, Forest and Bird are in the Supreme Court defending a challenge from the Minister of Conservation, Maggie Barry. The Minister wants to remove Read More
Homelessness is a disgrace. It’s ugly and dehumanising and I can’t bear to see it every day in my home town of Wellington. Unlike Sir Read More
You’d be forgiven for not noticing that the Government published a new draft energy strategy this week. It’s basically the same as the old energy Read More