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Political Correctness Threatens Free Speech
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 8:54 am | NZCPR
This week we examine the impact of political correctness on the freedom of speech, our NZCPR Guest Commentator, Lindsay Perigo explains why he thinks free speech in New Zealand is dead, and our poll asks whether you believe political correctness ... More >>
Party promises free fruit
Thursday, 7 September 2017, 1:16 pm | NZCPR
Hoardings with smiley faces have appeared like spring mushrooms and politicians are making their three-yearly pilgrimage to your door to share their love - it must be election time. More >>
[NZCPR-Weekly] Being Passionate About Education
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 8:39 am | NZCPR
This week, we look at educational success - and the insights provided by the impassioned speech of 15 year old high school student Anela Pritchard, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Dr Kevin Donnelly outlines the benefits of greater school autonomy, and our poll ... More >>
Economics And Immigration
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 7:59 am | NZCPR
Last Thursday, the Governor of the Reserve Bank Graeme Wheeler lowered the Official Cash Rate by 25 base points from 3.5 percent to 3.25 percent. With New Zealand’s inflation rate running close to zero, factors influencing his decision included a ... More >>
Interesting Policies on Offer in Uk Elections
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 3:03 pm | NZCPR
By Dr Muriel Newman Good policies do not have international borders. What works in one country, can often be successfully adapted and used in another. For policy analysts, general elections provide a rich hunting ground for cutting edge policy ... More >>
Drunkenness is No Excuse
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 9:55 am | NZCPR
Because alcohol is seen as a cause of negative behaviour, alcohol-related norm violations are explained with reference to drinking rather than the individual. Thus, by believing that alcohol makes people act badly, we give it a great deal of power. Drinking becomes ... More >>
[NZCPR-Weekly] Law Making Pitfalls
Friday, 10 April 2015, 8:17 am | NZCPR
This week, we remind readers of the public submissions that have been called by Parliament’s Select Committees, we look at government failure in the leaky homes crisis, and we raise concerns that a proposed law to strengthen buildings will devastate communities ... More >>
NZCPR-Weekly A Two-Tier Society
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:40 pm | NZCPR
This week we look at the inexorable build up of race-based privilege within New Zealand's institutions, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Michael Coote exposes the racial bias in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, and our poll asks whether local authority plans ... More >>
NZCPR-Weekly: Crafar Farm Facts
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 8:30 am | NZCPR
NZCPR Weekly CIR UPDATE... * New Beach Claims A new foreshore and seabed claim has been lodged for Matauri Bay in the Far North and the Cavelli Islands. Even before the claim has been heard, the local iwi has been clamping the wheels of cars parked ... More >>
Shabby Takapuna deal shows flawed Treaty process
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:05 pm | NZCPR
PRESS RELEASE - immediate release Shabby Takapuna deal shows flawed Treaty process A row that has erupted over the sale of a $41.7 million block of prime Auckland waterfront land cheaply to Maori as part of a big treaty deal shows the sort of shabby unintended ... More >>
Food sickness costs a ‘gross exaggeration’
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 3:28 pm | NZCPR
Food sickness costs being used to justify the controversial Food Bill are a ‘gross exaggeration’ according to the think tank the New Zealand Centre for Political Research. More >>
[NZCPR-Weekly] Time To Hold Our Politicians To Account
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 4:52 pm | NZCPR
In 2006, property investor Terrence Stirling applied to the Christchurch City Council for a resource consent for a bulk retail centre on a two-hectare site some 50 metres from the central business district. The site, which was used mainly for car sales, ... More >>
[NZCPR-Weekly] Winning an Election is Not Enough
Monday, 3 October 2011, 4:40 pm | NZCPR
The Rugby World Cup is showing New Zealanders what is possible when we all unite behind a common purpose. Imagine how far we could go as a country if we all got behind a goal like lifting our living standards! Becoming a wealthy county again would certainly ... More >>
[NZCPR-Weekly] Spotlight on Politicians Over Debt Crisis
Monday, 26 September 2011, 5:36 pm | NZCPR
The world is in a danger zone. In 2008, many people said they did not see the turbulence coming. Leaders have no such excuse now. And dangerous times call for courageous people. Some developed country officials sound like their woes are just their business. ... More >>
NZCPR Weekly - Leave Our Constitution Alone
Monday, 19 September 2011, 5:52 pm | NZCPR
A Maori academic who says that immigration by whites should be restricted because they pose a threat to race relations due to their "white supremacist" attitudes, is leading an Independent Maori Working Group on constitutional reform. According ... More >>
Decision Time For The Citizens Initiated Referendum
Monday, 27 June 2011, 9:16 am | NZCPR
As you know it is decision time for the Coastal Coalition's proposed Citizens Initiated Referendum (CIR) to replace the Marine and Coastal Area Act 2011 with legislation that restores Crown ownership of the foreshore and seabed. More >>
NZCPR Weekly - Popular Beaches Targeted for Foreshore Claims
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 3:59 pm | NZCPR
Under the Official Information Act the government has been forced to admit that iwi are lodging claims for popular beaches. Full details can be found in the article Popular Beaches Targeted for Foreshore Claims below. More >>
NZCPR-Weekly -Tackling Welfare
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 2:24 pm | NZCPR
Coastal Coalition responds to Maori Party attacks "... Standing for equality is not racist. New Zealanders want to be free to openly discuss these issues without being threatened. The Coastal Coalition will continue to speak up about our commitment ... More >>
NZCPR Weekly - Maori Demand $600m for Te Reo
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 3:24 pm | NZCPR
The CIR is one step closer - our application to repeal the Marine and Coastal Area Act and restore Crown ownership of the foreshore and seabed has been accepted by Parliament's Clerk and is now being advertised for public comment. If you haven't ... More >>
NZCPR-Weekly - Too Little Too Late
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 2:35 pm | NZCPR
Thank you so much for your support for our campaign to oppose the Marine and Coastal Area Bill. The Coastal Coalition has always believed that the foreshore and seabed is the birthright and common heritage of all New Zealanders equally and should be ... More >>
