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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Why I Did Not Sign "The Letter"
It has been reported publicly that 42 King’s Counsel have signed a letter addressed to the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General. They urge the Prime Minister to “act responsibly now and abandon” the Treaty Principles Bill which had just had its First Reading. This, notwithstanding that Christopher Luxon had (a) committed to the ACT party that National would support the introduction of the Bill as a condition of ACT agreeing to form a Government with National; but (b) stated publicly that he would not support the Bill at its Second Reading. I was asked to sign the letter but More...
Friday, September 13, 2024
Is there any hope for the next America's Cup being held in Auckland?
I begin this piece with an apology to New Zealand readers. My assumption is that there is still interest in the America’s Cup. All the evidence is however that New Zealanders feel betrayed by the decision of Team New Zealand (aided by the officers of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) to take the Cup to Barcelona and that they have switched off from a team that calls itself Team New Zealand but no longer credibly represents New Zealand. Significantly, a third of the membership of the Squadron resigned or refused to renew their membership, which has More...