rodney hide Archive

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  Auckland Supercity – Rogernomics Round 2 - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  The Super (Monster?) City meetings we are hosting along with Labour are well under way, and we are getting good numbers attending.  What is coming through loudly and clearly is that people are angry and frustrated at the blatant attack on democracy and the underlying agenda of ‘Rogernomics Round 2’. Waiheke last Thursday attracted 40-odd [...] read more
  February 4, 2010 2:19 pm - 1 Comment
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  A friendly reminder to Aucklanders – your democracy is under threat - by frog

  
  
  
  Just before the summer break, the Government pushed Rodney Hide’s Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill through its First reading and sent it to Select Committee. I blogged about it at the time, but many frogblog readers may have missed it in the pre-Christmas rush.  So here’s a friendly reminder – submissions close on 12 [...] read more
  January 22, 2010 6:14 pm - 10 Comments
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  Submitting in your summer holiday - by frog

  
  
  
  As I predicted last week, the Government has allowed only a very short time for submissions on the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill – submissions close on 12 February 2010. This is a truly appalling Bill – it’s packed full of measures that undermine local democracy and promote the privatisation of Auckland’s assets. read more
  December 20, 2009 3:55 pm - 9 Comments
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  Rampant Rodney rogers Auckland - by frog

  
  
  
  Rodney Hide’s third supercity Bill, the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill, reveals a hardcore anti-democratic agenda for privatisation. read more
  December 15, 2009 8:41 am - 9 Comments
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  Gutting ACC – Employer disunity over ACC privatisation - by frog

  
  
  
  Conflicting statements from business lobbyists reveal that there is no consensus amongst New Zealand business about the privatisation of ACC. Business New Zealand has issued a statement supporting foreign-owned insurance companies being able to compete with ACC in workplace accident compensation. They are at loggerheads with the Employers and Manufacturers Association, who oppose ACC privatisation. read more
  October 22, 2009 7:22 pm - 7 Comments
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  Govt has Biz Roundtable on speed dial for advice - by frog

  
  
  
  During the Clark-Cullen years there was at least an attempt when setting up advisory boards and review panels to get a range of voices – not that the Clark-Cullen administrations would then necessarily utilise the advice given. In 2000 for example the Labour-Alliance Government picked Rob McLeod – then just a member of the Business [...] read more
  August 24, 2009 5:08 pm - 3 Comments
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  More Circular Uncertainty from National - by frog

  
  
  
  Following the circular uncertainty created by John Key and his National government regarding the Emissions Trading Scheme, we now have another round of circular uncertainty, this time created by officialdom, no doubt because there is no clear leadership from the top. To start with, we have the utterly confused and ambiguous signals to business regarding [...] read more
  December 21, 2008 12:19 pm - 82 Comments
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  Hide against the people going to court - by Russel Norman

  
  
  
  Rodney Hide on Morning Report this morning has nailed his colours to the mast . He has come out for restricting the rights of ordinary citizens to appeal decisions of consent panels. Here’s what he said: Allowing just any Tom Dick and Harry to appeal something [to the environment court] is a recipe for endless [...] read more
  December 11, 2008 10:06 am - 105 Comments
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  George Monbiot gives Yvo de Boer a serve - by frog

  
  
  
  In a new Guardian video series entitled Monbiot meets…, George gives the United Nations chief climate change negotiator Yvo de Boer a serve, and asks if the Kyoto protocol is too little too late for the planet. This version of the video is from eco-tube.com. We all know now that a carbon tax would have [...] read more
  December 9, 2008 11:34 am - 62 Comments
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  Denial is no longer an acceptable response - by frog

  
  
  
  Greenpeace ironically notes that New Zealanders should be seriously alarmed at the prospect of the National-led government damaging the country’s relationship with the United States. “New Zealand is at serious risk of becoming an international Pariah over climate, and jeopardising its international standing and trade relations. The last thing we want is to become the [...] read more
  November 19, 2008 12:10 pm - 51 Comments
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  Economics and climate science are not Hide’s strong suits - by frog

  
  
  
  Brian Rudman today pins down the real danger the Rodney Hide’s climate denialism represents to New Zealand: The British Government Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, published in March, was blunt. “The scientific evidence is now overwhelming; climate change is a serious global threat, and it demands an urgent global response. Hundreds of [...] read more
  November 19, 2008 12:09 pm - 14 Comments
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  The Emissions Trading Scheme hits the backburner - by frog

  
  
  
  There is some good commentary about the Emissions Trading Scheme going on hold at Pundit: Have we wasted the whole last decade debating climate change policy, if we need to go back and start from scratch with a select committee review of ETS? No party was happy with the scheme that was finally passed in [...] read more
  November 18, 2008 3:50 pm - 34 Comments
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  Act’s ally - by frog

  
  
  
  Well one sector of society had to draw the short straw and get an Act Minister in charge of their area of interest, and this time it was local governments.  But it seems that one mayor, the one in the Rodney District, is looking forward to working with Rodney Hide. “I am sure the new [...] read more
  November 18, 2008 3:13 pm - 13 Comments
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  Key’s potential coalition dilemma - by frog

  
  
  
  By the looks of the polls John Key might be talking to Rodney Hide about the environment next week. That’s certainly how Hide is positioning himself in the lead up to tomorrow’s vote. John, you gotta get the country out of this Emissions Trading Scam. Hide and his party are the only remaining confirmed climate [...] read more
  November 7, 2008 1:22 pm - 35 Comments
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  Bush and Howard melt away to leave Rodney and John increasingly lonely on their iceberg - by frog

  
  
  
  Talking of mashups… read more
  November 6, 2008 12:18 pm - 30 Comments
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  Not even Act supporters like Rodney’s yellow hide - by frog

  
  
  
  Ha ha. Inquiries by The Dominion Post, the Electoral Commission revealed yesterday that the man who complained about Mr Hide’s jacket was an ACT supporter – 21-year-old Canterbury Commerce student Andy Moore. No one cares about Act so they have to complain about themselves. read more
  November 5, 2008 10:50 am - 12 Comments
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  A few quotes - by frog

  
  
  
  John Ansell here on Frogblog referring to Jeanette’s ranking as one of NZ’s hottest politicians: ‘Not hot, but maybe globally warm.’ Nine year old Aotea Parata who stars with Aila Morgan-Guthrie on the Green Party billboard of the tyre swing talking about whether he’ll be voting Maori Party or Green Party (or something different):  ’Just [...] read more
  November 3, 2008 10:07 am - 24 Comments
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  Russel and Rodney debate the economy - by frog

  
  
  
  TV3′s ASB Business show this morning featured a brawling debate between Russel and Rodney Hide this morning which includes Hide’s extraordinary proposal to pull New Zealand out of it’s international Kyoto commitments and, as Russel described it, have New Zealand tagged as a global climate criminal.  As Russel mentions during the debate the two biggest [...] read more
  October 22, 2008 11:42 am - 29 Comments
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  The politics of architecture - by frog

  
  
  
  The September-October issue of the ArchitectureNZ magazine asks each political party leader to nominate a building which they admire or is significant to them.  And what it found was: The Left’s traditional, the Right’s radical, the Greens are right–on, the Maori look in and the Centre looks back. Russel chose the Ataturk Memorial, which stands [...] read more
  October 8, 2008 10:47 am - 9 Comments
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  Russel’s entry into US politics - by frog

  
  
  
  Occasionally you actually learn something at question time. Not often, but occasionally.  Today it was mostly farce (particularly this exchange between Rodney Hide and Winston Peters.) But we did learn today that While US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did not have time to discuss with our Foreign Minister his views on Islam, New Zealanders’ [...] read more
  July 31, 2008 6:05 pm - 47 Comments