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Note: Another councillor previously confirmed

>Govt. reduced social housing accommodation in Auckland from 890 places to 39 in one year, and cut emergency housing grants by 70-80% ($20m). Since then, individuals rough sleeping in our city have increased by 100%

Also National approved developments like Sunfield (Winton) despite Council not approving it built on flood plains etc etc all which increase council costs

The real plan here - confirmed last year by Chris Bishop - is they want all councils across NZ to sell assets ie. privatise and "capping rates" is the way they do it

u/Mountain_Tui_Reload — 11 days ago
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Auckland powers 40% of NZ's GDP - not a good sign & this stat doesn't fully account for the Iran war

u/Mountain_Tui_Reload — 8 days ago
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New Zealand Coalition Government votes to push ahead with Chris Bishop's disestablishment of Ministry of Environment despite 99% opposition

Here is the RNZ article

Voted for disestablishment of the Ministry of Environment (on Chris Bishop's orders)

  • Catherine Wedd (National Party, Tukituki)
  • Grant McCallum (National Party, Northland)
  • Ryan Hamilton (National Party, Hamilton East)
  • Cameron Luxton (ACT Party, List)
  • David MacLeod (National Party, New Plymouth)

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There will be people who say "Select Committees" aren't everything but in fact they have always been key to our democracy and are a critical safeguard in NZ's democratic processes.

Outside of misinformation campaigns eg. that we saw around 3 Waters, and astroturf campaigns eg. from Taxpayers Unions, these are the only forum that allows for civic discourse and garnering stakeholder and expert views.

Select Committees have always been used to learn, refine, adapt and hear law in NZ.

This government has now ignored nearly every Select Committee despite 95-99% opposition - and simply just carries on without even a change, or in some cases, like Chris Bishop's RMA reforms, made fresh water protection worse.

They have also passed the most laws under urgency, without Select Committee, than any govt in modern history.

Also FYI there is an active campaign right now by the right to actively destroy media and sow extreme distrust with media - the government also removing the only effective media regulator & said folks like Mike Hosking and Sean Plunket can "self regulate"

u/Mountain_Tui_Reload — 4 days ago
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David Seymour claims small solar installations require 8 inspections - orders review of solar panel installations to "cut red tape nightmare" (FACT: Solar requires 1 inspection)

The Regulation Minister is taking aim at what he says is excessive red tape around rooftop solar that makes it too hard for home-owners and businesses to set up panels.

David Seymour is ordering a review of the installation process, saying he wants to make New Zealand the easiest place in the world to switch to solar.

He said just three to four percent of New Zealand households used solar, despite average power savings of about $1000 a year.

"Solar installation in New Zealand is a red tape nightmare. Just getting it approved can take months," he said.

"There are up to eight layers of sign-off before small-scale solar systems can be switched on. This requires up to five separate site visits, from four separate entities. For example, during installation the installer often cannot turn off or reconnect the fuse, update the meter, or carry out the required independent electrical inspection. These tasks must be done by other entities, requiring additional site visits."

rnz.co.nz
u/Mountain_Tui_Reload — 7 days ago
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Interesting thought, but I'd still rather see someone with the right level of training most of the time

u/pskygy — 10 days ago
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Serious answers please. I keep seeing the term "populism" or "populist" bandied around the sub, often used derisively.

My undertanding, which may be erroneous, is that populism seeks to speak on behalf of "ordinary" people who feel ignored by "political or economic elites". This may be by highlighting corruption, inequality, or inept lawmaking.

So if I say I think this current government favours the interests of the wealthy, landlords, and businesses over everyday New Zealanders that's a populist argument right? Why is that bad thing?

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u/pskygy — 12 days ago
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"We must always take sides." - Elie Wiesel [1536x1024] [OC]

u/AITIVO — 3 days ago
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Under this govt, we have seen 13 year business failures, 10-15 year unemployment highs, soaring costs & declining morale - how is that better?

u/Mountain_Tui_Reload — 11 days ago