Co-governance could be seen as simple consultation over property rights, and consultation is what happens now with changes that affect property rights for any New Zealander. And history shows that a few Maori MP’s in Parliament were woefully inadequate to protect Maori land property rights. And this dominance will continue without co-goverance, or at the very least a better constitution than we have now. In terms of co-governance impacts on democracy, and this seems to be the area of concern in the article; I can’t see it. If you want to improve democracy you need a quality written constitution.

The grand transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a green one is underway. It will involve a fundamental shift in the way we generate and use energy for various purposes. Instead of drilling and mining for fossil fuels, we’ll need to mineThis is a re-post from the CCL Blog ...

Dude where’s my car keys? All keys from Hamilton car yard reportedly stolenPolice are investigating after all the keys from a Hamilton car auction house were reportedly stolen over the weekend. A worker from Waikato Auto Locksmiths told the Herald he was replacing the keys on all the vehicles at Turners on Te Rapa Rd following the burglary. Stuff reported a Turners worker confirmed the keys from all of the vehicles had been stolen from the yard, which held more than 100 cars. A police spokesperson told the Herald police received a report the location had been burgled overnight at 10am on Saturday.

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According to the latest survey the expectation in five years' time is that inflation will be on 2.44%, up from 2.33% in the survey three months ago. And now, with inflation expectations pushing higher, there’s a risk that the inflation cycle could be even more protracted. The last of those three data releases was not released before this survey was actually conducted, but the inflation figures most certainly were. In many respects this survey series can increasingly be viewed as a measure of the RBNZ's credibility in achieving its inflation target. Personally, I think these survey results - which will have a big influence on the RBNZ - make at least a 75-point rise a slam dunk.

For many in Christchurch, a city of nearly 370,000, the sentencing was an opportunity to start healing from the shooting. Earlier in 2020, Tarrant pleaded guilty after a surprise reversal of his original plea, but he has now appealed both the sentencing and conviction, New Zealand’s court of appeals confirmed Tuesday. “This is rather a blatant and calculated attempt to retraumatise the Christchurch victims specifically and the nation as a whole. We should give him nothing.”In the days following the massacre in 2019, Ardern pledged to change the country’s gun laws. The theory was also present in screeds left by shooters in El Paso in 2019 and Buffalo earlier this year.

The only area where Kiwi households expect to spend significantly more is groceries, which reflects soaring inflation:By contrast, discretionary spending on things like eating out, technology and furniture has been decimated. To add further insult to injury, the majority of Kiwi borrowers are on fixed rate mortgages of two years or less. This situation will change next year when these fixed rate mortgage terms begin expiring en masse. Thousands of Kiwi borrowers will soon be reset at significantly higher (perhaps double) mortgage rates, which will slash their disposable income and supress their spending. This is when the full impact of the RBNZ’s monetary tightening will fully hit Kiwi households and the economy, with a consumer-led recession a distinct possibility.

[Image: stuff.co.nz]Flying Fijians lock Ratu Leone Rotuisolia has been the talk of the Autumn Nations Series about his crunching tackle on Scotland’s flyhalf Adam Hastings. Rotuisolia’s hit was described perfect legal monstrous tackle as it leaves Hastings with so much pain that he was forced off the field. The Fiji Drua lock made his mark on his international debut and is expected to be in coach Vern Cotter’s books for this week’s clash against the world number 1 Ireland. Meanwhile, Cotter is expected to reshuffle his backline again with Teti Tela and Ben Volavola an option at flyhalf while Filimoni Botitu is expected to be shifted to the midfield or even to the back three. The Flying Fijians will take on Ireland at 1am Sunday.

For Growth’s Sake“Growth For The Sake Of Growth Is The Ideology Of A Cancer Cell”Edward Abbey, American EnvironmentalistWant to stop War? We’ve contended that infinite growth on a finite planet is a recipe for catastrophe.”Infinite growth on a finite planet is a recipe for catastrophe. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not just the cause of biosphere collapse. As competing growth economies bump up against each other, in the search for export markets, for resources, for cheap labour, war is the end result. Stop Growth!

The American tourist was delighted by how busy New Zealand shopping centres were. Photo / NZ HeraldThe American tourist was delighted by how busy New Zealand shopping centres were. Claire Simmons shared her “random travel suggestion” with New Zealand Travel Tips (NZTT), a private Facebook group with more than 38,600 members. While many American malls were often deserted, especially during the weekdays, the traveller said malls in New Zealand were delightfully busy. "American shopping malls are a dying breed."

A group of people fishing on a Coromandel charter got more than they bargained for when a large Mako shark jumped in their boat giving them a once-in-a-lifetime experience as well as an almighty fright. Churches told the Herald it was the first time he’s ever witnessed a shark jumping into a boat, describing the incident as "bonkers". I told the customers ‘if it jumps in the boat get out of the way’. After crash landing on the boat, the Mako was thrashing around trying to escape for a maximum of "two-minutes tops". "The shark hit the water, did another massive jump and landed about 1m off the boat, which scared the shit out of us.

Risk Too Great: Kea Deaths Highlight 1080 Poison Failure And Lack Of AccountabilityKea are a protected endangered species and the only alpine parrot in the world. Andersen said that it’s well known 1080 kills Kea and this isn’t the first time DoC has been responsible for poisoning the birds. This was confirmed by Fiona McQueen, author of The Quiet Forest: the case against aerial 1080” said Andersen. So why can DOC can get away with using toxic chemicals such as 1080 to indiscriminately poison Kea habitat, killing the birds? 2022: Department of conservation says it needs to do better after 1080 drop kills Keahttps://www.newshub.co.nz/.../department-of-conservation...2020: Kea likely killed by 1080 drophttps://www.odt.co.nz/.../wanaka/kea-likely-killed-1080-doc2016: Two dozen endangered Kea killed in 1080 poison dropshttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/.../ZNYJRCAUAR45H5NMWC4EL3AWCQ/The Quiet Forest: the case against aerial 1080https://www.wheelers.co.nz/books/9781872970559-quiet-forest-the/Wildlife Act 1953https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1953/0031/latest/whole.html#DLM277090© Scoop Media

The grand transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a green one is underway. It will involve a fundamental shift in the way we generate and use energy for various purposes. Instead of drilling and mining for fossil fuels, we’ll need to mineThis is a re-post from the CCL Blog ...

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