Foreshore and seabed bill around the corner...

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Foreshore and seabed bill around the corner?



The Government have made good progress on a bill designed to repel the existing law and guarantee access to the foreshore and seabed for all New Zealanders.


Prime Minister John Key says New Zealanders will find out what rights they have to the foreshore and seabed next week.



The Government has been seeking feedback on a proposal to repeal the existing law and replace it with a public domain regime where no one would own the foreshore and seabed.



Mr Key says the bill will likely be introduced into Parliament next week.



He says good progress has been made with the bill, and when it's released it will guarantee access to the foreshore and seabed for all New Zealanders.


Key can say what he likes. Will Maori support him? The Maori Party was formed because greedy radical Maori want it for themselves. They don't seem to understand they are not the owners of this land, just the caretakers of their few hectares.  Maori are not indigenous to NZ anyway; their ancestors came from East Polynesia. Nobody can own the land below the high-tide mark anyway!

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But the bad news is...Key came home...

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So New Zealand Prime Minister John Key made a secret flying visit to meet the Kiwi SAS contingent in Afghanistan. He says he sent them, so should visit them. Big deal!

But the bad news is...Key came home!

Key with his stupid boyish  grin, has long lost any credibility, as has his rightwing government. They still top the polls. But NZ has a high marijuana usage anyway; so its not really surprising.

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Key to force changes to Easter holidays...

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 Most New Zealanders will have returned to work this week from one of the best breaks in the annual calendar, Easter! Whether the 4-5 day long weekend was spent in some religious remembrance and observance, or simply a time with family and friends, it is great to be free from commercial dominance for a few days a year.


"However, consistent with his approach to many areas it seems the Prime Minister is intending to force his opinion upon his parliamentary colleagues over Easter trading rules", said Kiwi Party Leader Larry Baldock.



"Parliament has debated this issue no less than 10 times since 1990 and wisely rejected the amendments every time. Surely this reflects strong support for the retention of Easter as a commercial free holiday?



"If there is a need to get greater consistency in the law across the country that can be achieved by tightening up on those silly exemptions that lead to confusion in various areas rather than relaxing the rules over the whole country. "If the rules are relaxed we will loose a valuable rest and New Zealanders already rank as those who work longer and harder than many to achieve less than most.



"Opening the tills at Easter is not going to improve that reality, nor does the closure of shops on these few days threaten any businesses' economic survival.



"There is absolutely nothing wrong with a nation recognising its religious roots and foundations in a public observance for all. It does not force religion on anyone, it simply allows the majority of its citizens the freedom to observe an event that has affected the last two thousand years of world history", said Mr Baldock.

Acknowledgements:  Kiwi Party leader, Larry Baldock, Vodex

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So Will Wales is in town - big deal...

So Will Wales is in town. Big deal! When his nanna dies the royalty will be history. His brother is military, not royalty in any case. Bring on the republic!

The matter of a republic needs to be debated in the near future because it is in evitable in the course of New Zealand history. Just how will a future president be selected or elected?

Do we need a second house in parliament? That should be discussed as well, probably when the question of retaining MMP comes up in a few years.

AS for the present we will splutter along with a Key and a rusty lock.