John McLean: The Do-Nothing Nats

How do we not love them? Let us count three ways…

At core, New Zealand Governments should be about orchestrating Parliament to pass new legislation.

Heated debates, hot air and empty promises change nothing. Enacted legislation is the only way Parliament can change New Zealand’s legal landscape. Enactments can comprise entirely new Acts of Parliament, or repeal or amend existing legislation.

Graham Adams: Decolonisation agenda drives race-based MAPAS

The elephant in the room when Guyon Espiner interviewed David Seymour last week about race-based entry to medical schools was the fact his former wife Emma began her career as a doctor via Auckland University’s Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme. And, according to Emma Espiner (as she was then), he had encouraged her to apply.

Act has pledged to abolish MAPAS and it would have been fascinating if Guyon had explained why he fully supported someone gaining a place through a pathway that offers preferential treatment based on ancestry.