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September 26, 2015 by Jan Rivers

Overreach: When ideology replaces quality public services

In the last week the National government’s ideological approach has been heavily criticised by the  very organisations that should be the beneficiaries of the it’s proposed policy changes. Lowered regulation in housing construction On Monday Radio New Zealand reported that  the government is planning to allow builder self certification and that “New Zealand had “moved […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Privatisation, Public Sector, The Economy

February 4, 2015 by Jan Rivers

Needed: a public survey on social attitudes

I’ve just come back from living in England for six months last year. During the time I was there they had the referendum on Scottish independence. It was generally a pleasure to witness the quality of debate in print and broadcast media. Now we know the result of the referendum and while it wasn’t a […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Government, Justice, Privatisation

November 25, 2014 by Jan Rivers

Airways Lite coming soon to airspace near you.

Ed Sims, the Chief Executive of State Owned Enterprise (SOE) Airways Corporation, was interviewed on the business section of Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report programme in 9 September (2014) and revealed the thinking at the centre of the government’s policy on public ownership. Airways Corporation provides New Zealand’s Air Traffic Control services but only 40% […]

Filed Under: Air industry, Privatisation, Public Sector Tagged With: Airways Corporation, Drones, flights, Light-handed regulation, state owned enterprises, user-pays

November 18, 2014 by Jan Rivers

New Zealand’s industries have low productivity. Let’s help by privatising the public sector.

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Printable version The Productivity Commission has been asked by the Government to review the Social Services Sector. Their brief is broad including social development, the education sector including schools, polytechnics and universities as well as hospitals and the wider health sector.  The Commission’s role is to look at the policy, regulations and legislation that hamper […]

Filed Under: Employment, Privatisation, Productivity, Public Sector, Sectors, The Economy

November 14, 2014 by Jan Rivers

Are you happy with a ‘market for social services’ in New Zealand?

Image from the Productivity Commission’s issues paper. Printable version The Productivity Commission has been instructed by the government to work on delivering advice on legal and policy changes to support “More Effective Social Services”. The issues paper is open for submissions with a closing date of 2 December. The paper focuses on social services as […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Health, Privatisation, Productivity, Public Sector

September 10, 2014 by Jan Rivers

Speech to the clean politics rally Parliament 10 September

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Several people at the rally asked me to publish this speech. Here it is Tena koutou e hoa ma Ko Jan Rivers toku ingoa We held a conference at St Andrews on the Terrace on Aug 1 and 2. The topic was democracy, ethics and the public good. But the Public Good is really much […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Election 2014, Privatisation, Public Sector

October 27, 2013 by Jan Rivers

Privatisations and the Public Finance Act

Does the partial sale of Meridian Energy comply with the government’s fiscal principles, as laid down in the Public Finance Act? Now that the number of investors in Meridian Energy has been revealed at a disappointing 62,000 and the share price at launch has been set at the lowest end of the proposed value it […]

Filed Under: Privatisation, Public Sector

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Invitation: Next Friday 26 July Family Violence: Working our way through a complex problem. at St ANdrew's on the Terrace Professor Dawn Elder & Dr Ben Gray from Otago Medical School Wgtn publicgood.org.nz/20…

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Glad I've been reading @caitoz who from Australia & with no insider knowledge has been outlining the farce of Russiagate, She and others have some well earned praise. caitlinjohnstone.com…

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A few last minute spaces if this sounds like you. Mindful people build the future. Starts Sunday 5.30 - 7.00 at St Andrew's on the Terrace in Wellington. Could there be societal impacts of widely adopted meditation? Could those impacts include you? scoop.co.nz/stories/…

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@AnneliseJoy @radionz a) its a news website - publicly funded addressing an issue about a bill that has been withdrawn b) to the right of the article there are more stories written from an uncritical pro trans view c) You are claiming fear,ignorance & hate? I don't see that. What are you seeing?

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@felidaebay @radionz Hi Bay, TERF, as you well know is a slur used to try to incite violence & discrimination against feminists who are critical of transgender ideology. Please don't use it. If you do you are trying to normalise slur. #terfisaslur terfisaslur.com

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@felidaebay @radionz I think you are mistaken with all of this. I don't think either accusation is true. Neither is your assertion of pre-colonisation transgenderism. Do you have proof? Otherwise you are defaming a group of women - telling lies to discredit them.

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So this is @radionz's grudging attempt to cover the issue from a feminist POV. Nothing about the speakers? What about the evidence presented? What about explaining gender critical? Or perhaps not using it. Its great to have balance but what about linking to the SUFW website? twitter.com/radionz/…

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    Professor of American history at Harvard University
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