Leftist Kiwi Writes Education, N.Z. National Party, New Zealand Affairs, Political Parties

N.Z. school rebellion over Treaty symptomatic of bigger problems

A lawyer named Tania Waikato has compiled a list of schools that have said that they will honour their Treaty of Waitangi obligations, despite National Party M.P. and Minister of Education, Erica Stanford removing them. Anti-Maori lobby group Hobsons Pledge called it a victory when Ms Stanford announced that the legal obligations that tie schools … Continue reading N.Z. school rebellion over Treaty symptomatic of bigger problems

Leftist Kiwi Writes A.C.T., Education, N.Z. National Party, New Zealand Affairs, Political Parties, Politics, Social Media

Under 16 social media ban indicative of wrong priorities

Last week amid the thunderstorm of anger directed at the Government over pay parity, another potentially troublesome law change was introduced to Parliament. Minister for Education, Erica Stanford, has announced a plan to prohibit people under the age of 16 from being on social media. But as we see below, it has some significant challenges … Continue reading Under 16 social media ban indicative of wrong priorities

Leftist Kiwi Writes Economy, Education, Housing, Infrastructure, New Zealand Affairs, Transport

Cost of Living avoidably high

One of the biggest gripes every election in New Zealand is the cost of living. Food. School. Transport/Fuel and the list goes on. No one should reasonably expect zero cost of living, but does that mean we should break our weekly/fortnightly income before it even arrives in the bank account? In this article I look … Continue reading Cost of Living avoidably high