A couple of years ago this government decided to take all the Independent Tertiary Providers (ITP’s) such as WINTEC and align them under one national banner. They cited efficiency and consistency of standards at the time. Contrary to one politician’s assertion, they even placed the National headquarters for the newly

LEFT We all have a part to play in our battle against climate change. Our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was right when she said when we were elected in 2017 that climate change is our generation’s nuclear free moment.   The signs and evidence are there, our planet is heating

Is the last referendum going to be definitive for the foreseeable future or should a government enact policy to decriminalise or legalise marijuana?   LEFT The recent referendum at the 2020 elections showed that public opinion for legalising marijuana was split down the middle and while the referendum did not

Jamie Strange The New Zealand electoral system has been mixed-member proportional (MMP) since 1996. MMP was introduced after a referendum in 1993. MMP replaced the first-past-the-post (FPP) system New Zealand had previously used for most of its history. I believe a key reason New Zealanders voted for MMP was because

David Bennett New Zealand’s economy needs to decarbonise over the next 20 to 30 years, however if the Government continues to discourage the exploration sector, New Zealand will have a future domestic natural gas shortage. New Zealand still requires a significant amount of natural gas. Natural gas supplies 400,000 homes

Questions have been raised over the effectiveness of 1 year of free tertiary study but the issues around student finances remain. Is there a better solution? JAMIE STRANGE Education and training have a key role to play in the COVID-19 recovery. It’s important that we are all encouraged to increase

JAMIE STRANGE Rebuilding Together New Zealanders work best when we work together, and over the last few months, that’s exactly what I’ve seen right across our country. We united as a team of five million to fight COVID-19. We went hard and early to break the chain of transmission and

As we slowly begin to return to normalcy after the last six weeks, we are bringing back political debate, or at least we thought we were. Our first debatable back finds much consensus between our National and Labour MPs. And that might be the most unsettling part of this brand new world.

DEBATABLE David Bennett Immigration is a controversial topic in politics. There are differing views on whether there should be more or less migration. The refugee component of the immigration numbers are a relative small group of approximately 2,000 migrants. This number is made up of 1,500 refugees and around 500

DEBATABLE David Bennet Marijuana is a prohibited drug in New Zealand and it is likely to remain so after the election this year. A fundamental premise of marijuana’s status as prohibited is that any discussion around this illegal drug is a criminal justice issue, not a health issue. To remove