Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 24/5/24

Shane Jones has the zeal, sure enough, but is too busy with his mining duties (we suspect) to be available for climate change job

The hacks of the Parliamentary Press Gallery have been able to chip into a rich vein of material on the government’s official website over the past 24 hours.

Among the nuggets is the speech by Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and a press statement to announce the Government’s vision for the future of minerals and the mining industry.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 4/4/24

The Treaty’s role in governance arrangements? Restoration of referendums on Māori wards will be heartening for democrats

There’s good news today for proponents of democracy, or democratic government. That excludes every MP who voted for the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill, which enables the tribe’s rūnanga to appoint two councillors with full voting rights to the council.

“Appoint” is the key word. Every other councillor must campaign to win the support of citizens through elections and be held accountable to voters at subsequent elections.