Ele Ludemann: Bill down but debate will continue

The Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down at its second reading.

Act, which prompted the Bill and was the only party to support it yesterday, has lost this fight but while the Bill was voted down, the debate will continue.

Some 90% submissions to the select committee opposed the Bill but that doesn’t reflect public opinion.

Geoff Neal: No new party has entered our MMP parliament without a sitting or previous MP

108 parties have missed out

KEY INSIGHTS

All 6 parties that have entered New Zealand parliament for the first time under MMP had a sitting or previous MP

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 5/9/23

Govt could do better at rounding up truants – and at ensuring all students have something to show for their schooling

The country’s hard-working ministers – and their not-so-hard-working colleagues – perhaps are out on the campaign trail, doing their bit to secure the government’s re-election. That would explain the absence of new announcements, pronouncements or pontifications when Point of Order checked the government’s official website for news early this morning.

What to do?