A case in point
At the #openlabournz conference earlier today, there was a good discussion about how social media can help improve interactions with Government, and we focused specifically on getting a culture in the...
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The Auckland Central race
I have blogged very little this year on the Auckland Central race. The reason why is I’ve got a lot of time for both the candidates. I would have rather they weren’t both competing for the same seat....
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Adoption law reform
Audrey Young in the NZ Herald reports: Two MPs from opposing parties, National’s Nikki Kaye and the Greens’ Kevin Hague, have joined forces to develop a bill that would legalise adoption by gay...
View ArticleHanding over law making
As I blogged yesterday I am in support of modernising our adoption laws. They are literally a relic from the 1950s. But the law reform is not just about whether same sex couples should be able to...
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Who will win this match?
Stuff reports: A broadcast media rugby team will square off tomorrow against a parliamentary side in a fundraiser for St John Ambulance Service. The media team includes former All Black Glen Osborne,...
View ArticleKey kept that close to his chest
Well John Key managed to surprise me and most other people, and has done a quite significant reshuffle, with a substantial rejuvenation of the Ministry. Those leaving the Ministry are: David Carter to...
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Profiles of new Ministers
Audrey Young at the Herald profiles new Minister Michael Woodhouse: He avoided scandals and soapboxes in his first term as an MP, and has spent all of his second term in the highly demanding and...
View ArticleFinal boundaries – winners and losers
Well the final boundaries are out. There are some changes (as there always are) and a couple are quite significant. Winners: Nikki Kaye, Auckland Central – Having won and held Auckland Central by less...
View ArticleNine new schools for Auckland
The Herald reports: National will build nine new schools in Auckland if re-elected, associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced today. The schools would be built as part of a $350 million...
View ArticleLess staff and more services
The Herald reports: A decision to cut staff in the Ministry of Youth Development, and instead work with philanthropic and businesses, is an ideological decision which cuts against good process, the...
View ArticleApartment law reform
The Herald reports: A political consensus has emerged between two Auckland MPs over the need to reform the law governing the apartment and multi-unit sector. After Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye this...
View ArticleNikki
John Key announced: Prime Minister John Key today said Civil Defence, ACC, and Youth Minister Nikki Kaye will be taking leave from her Ministerial portfolios to deal with a health issue. Ms Kaye was...
View ArticleKaye to stand again
The Herald reports: National MP Nikki Kaye has returned to Parliament for the first time since she was diagnosed with breast cancer to participate in her party’s leadership contest. “I’m back,...
View ArticleAn example of being an effective local MP
The Herald reports: National and Labour are planning a post-election shake up of the $50 billion apartment sector, dogged by disputes, power struggles, lax governance, lack of pre-purchase disclosure,...
View ArticleHerald praises Kaye bill
The Herald editorial: It is always good to see a constructive proposal from a political party in opposition. With the Government still feeling its way with inquiries and the like, and National so...
View ArticleConstructive Opposition
The Herald reports: Two Opposition MPs are proposing long-awaited changes to the law governing the $50 billion apartment sector, drafting an overhaul which they hope the Government will support. Nikki...
View ArticleChippie and Nikki
Audrey Young writes: Education Minister Chris Hipkins received an unusual request last week.It was from National’s education spokeswoman, Nikki Kaye, asking a favour.Kaye had booked the rose garden...
View ArticleNikki Kaye backstory
Newshub are doing a series of back stories on MPs. This week is on Nikki Kaye, and I think does a good job of getting to the person beyond the politics. Tags: Nikki Kaye
View ArticleDeputy Nikki
New Deputy Leader Nikki Kaye is one of National’s most electable politicians. She beat Jacinda twice in Auckland Central. There is no other MP who could have won that seat for National in 2008 and...
View ArticleNikki retires
Nikki Kaye has announced she is retiring from politics. I’m very happy for Nikki, but equally sad for National. Nikki is one of my closest friends. We’ve been friends for around 20 years and often...
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