Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 25/9/24

No surprises – customary title is among issues tackled in new bills and a report tells us that towers will topple without enough nuts

Some of the government’s latest news deals with legislative intentions that have been well signalled and widely debated, but further wrangling – some acriminious – is inevitable as the bills proceed through Parliament.

David Farrar: Parliament to overturn activist court

Paul Goldsmith announced:

The Government is proposing legislation to overturn a Court of Appeal decision and amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act in order to restore Parliament’s test for Customary Marine Title, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 25/7/24

While media are focused on child abuse, the Govt signals legislation to clip judges’ wings and restore Customary Marine Title rules

The news media and political commentariat have feasted on the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-based Care – tabled in Parliament yesterday – and the Government’s immediate response to its findings and recommendations.

Bryce Edwards listed a raft of the resultant media headlines on the Democracy Project website this morning.

Among them: