11 May 2010
The other week parliament passed Tariana Turia’s bill to increase the tax on tobacco, voting it through all three stages in one day. I was really surprised by all the support for the bill because I thought we’d be in for a real fight. I actually told one journalist that the support was probably because [...]
23 March 2010
I had a really good discussion about what to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act with last week. Surprisingly, it was with some lawyers (true!), but it also included an old friend and long-serving Maori activist, Annette Sykes. Annette can be kinda scary if you don’t know her – she’s really intense and very passionate [...]
