When I was a public servant in the 1970s- 1980s (and I worked in a wellington based head office) we prided ourselves on be neutral and faithfully carrying out the policies of the elected government of that day.Unfortunately this doesn't appear the case anymore and some public servants seem to have the attitude that labour didn't really lose the Election last October and want to carry on regardless;some deliberately trying to thwart their Ministers.The Coalition government has a comfortable mandated majority to clean up the mess that has been left and if certain public servants don't like it they can always resign and get a life!!!. last October
18:00 "shouldn't be taking money from government" is not being "seen to be independent". Media needs to be seen to be independent from corporates and other lobby groups, and advertisers who influence through revenue. RNZ is clearly free from Government influence despite being funded by Govt. - who is funding Newsroom??? Please answer.
I agree that RNZ is clear from government influence, but they clearly lean to one side of the political divide. People see that and see the government funding they receive and may decide it is not as neutral as a government funded network should be. Every podcast and news channel leans one way or the other, this will only change when true AI potentially runs our media.
The public servant comment is puzzling. ‘They serve the public not the minister’. Not really. The public vote in the government and the public service’s job is to implement it as effectively as possible. So, yes they serve the minister, in that the minister is accountable to the public.
Nearly always and certainly recently all rankings of crime rates by country have New Zealand in the top 10 countries for having the lowest crime rates.
The State service is the same size per capita as it has been for the last 35 years and before that it was larger. This government appears to be very inexperienced and arrogant. What they believe is the fix, doesn't appear to have been researched in depth. Take the cancelations of the ferries " we don't need a Ferrari when a Toyota Carolla will do" yet a Toyota is not available and is not suitable for the job either Obviously Nicola hadn't checked the availability, costings and suitability of the Toyota. The costs of this decision is mounting $300 mil to break the contract, Kiwi Rail $300 mil spend on the project so far, then a couple of new smaller ferries, without rail handling ability $900 mil.Who knows what the cost of unloading and reloading Cook Strait rail freight is yet to be calculated. The original costs of the two rail capable ferries $550mil, it would seem, pretty bad decision making IMHO.
Please tell the full story. The excessive costs of the project was the required infrastructure upgrade at each port. With the obvious knowledge you have on this subject it seems strange you didn't mention this.
Professor Zucman is one of the world's top experts on the accumulation, distribution, and taxation of global income and wealth. He is professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics and the founding director of the EU Tax Observatory. . This person has written and interest paper on evening the tax burden.
Well done on the new govt for getting these ideologies out
When I was a public servant in the 1970s- 1980s (and I worked in a wellington based head office) we prided ourselves on be neutral and faithfully carrying out the policies of the elected government of that day.Unfortunately this doesn't appear the case anymore and some public servants seem to have the attitude that labour didn't really lose the Election last October and want to carry on regardless;some deliberately trying to thwart their Ministers.The Coalition government has a comfortable mandated majority to clean up the mess that has been left and if certain public servants don't like it they can always resign and get a life!!!.
last October
Thoroughly agree. Public service for the government the people of NZ elected.
18:00 "shouldn't be taking money from government" is not being "seen to be independent". Media needs to be seen to be independent from corporates and other lobby groups, and advertisers who influence through revenue. RNZ is clearly free from Government influence despite being funded by Govt. - who is funding Newsroom???
Please answer.
I agree that RNZ is clear from government influence, but they clearly lean to one side of the political divide. People see that and see the government funding they receive and may decide it is not as neutral as a government funded network should be. Every podcast and news channel leans one way or the other, this will only change when true AI potentially runs our media.
‘Agree to disagree’ is an adult way to deal with the inevitable issues that a three party coalition will have.
The quarterly plan idea is good.
The public servant comment is puzzling. ‘They serve the public not the minister’. Not really. The public vote in the government and the public service’s job is to implement it as effectively as possible. So, yes they serve the minister, in that the minister is accountable to the public.
Nearly always and certainly recently all rankings of crime rates by country have New Zealand in the top 10 countries for having the lowest crime rates.
What is this ...Balanced factual reporting ... A new direction for NZ journalism... I like this
They can always turn to construction.
Philippa Howden-Chapman wrote a good article about the benefits of housing nz on 5 July in the press
It's Kainga Ora not K O.
when you go home remember it was you who chose loyalty over morality(the definition of selling your soul) and you put your self above other groups.
SOLD NOT STOLEN LIKE 1ST ENGLISHMEN DID
Its not even xmas yet though
Good job
The State service is the same size per capita as it has been for the last 35 years and before that it was larger. This government appears to be very inexperienced and arrogant. What they believe is the fix, doesn't appear to have been researched in depth. Take the cancelations of the ferries " we don't need a Ferrari when a Toyota Carolla will do" yet a Toyota is not available and is not suitable for the job either Obviously Nicola hadn't checked the availability, costings and suitability of the Toyota. The costs of this decision is mounting $300 mil to break the contract, Kiwi Rail $300 mil spend on the project so far, then a couple of new smaller ferries, without rail handling ability $900 mil.Who knows what the cost of unloading and reloading Cook Strait rail freight is yet to be calculated.
The original costs of the two rail capable ferries $550mil, it would seem, pretty bad decision making IMHO.
Please tell the full story. The excessive costs of the project was the required infrastructure upgrade at each port. With the obvious knowledge you have on this subject it seems strange you didn't mention this.
"it would seem pretty bad decicion making" if you cannot do maths very well, If you can do maths then you would know this was a very wise decision
Public service increased disproportionately under Labour
Professor Zucman is one of the world's top experts on the accumulation, distribution, and taxation of global income and wealth.
He is professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics and the founding director of the EU Tax Observatory.
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This person has written and interest paper on evening the tax burden.