Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 6, 2022 8:42:46 GMT 12
Barrie Saunders: DEMOCRACY OR PARTNERSHIP? A CRITICAL ISSUE REVISITED
Last year I posted an article about democracy or partnership and asked which of the two do we want – because we can’t have both.
Since then, the partnership and co-governance concepts have gained legs with the Three Waters proposals and the twin health authorities. In addition, at local government level in the same vein, we have seen non-elected appointees given voting rights on council committees.
PM Jacinda Ardern uses the “partnership” term frequently and in a TVNZ interview with Jack Tame, National Leader Christopher Luxon also equated the Treaty with partnership.
When starting a journey, it is useful to know where it will end; otherwise one can end up in an uncomfortable zone, from which retreat is difficult. Somehow, I suspect few political leaders, other than the Maori Party and ACT, have really thought through the partnership concept, and we are heading for a rough time, unless there is a course correction…..
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2022/02/barrie-saunders-democracy-or.html
Last year I posted an article about democracy or partnership and asked which of the two do we want – because we can’t have both.
Since then, the partnership and co-governance concepts have gained legs with the Three Waters proposals and the twin health authorities. In addition, at local government level in the same vein, we have seen non-elected appointees given voting rights on council committees.
PM Jacinda Ardern uses the “partnership” term frequently and in a TVNZ interview with Jack Tame, National Leader Christopher Luxon also equated the Treaty with partnership.
When starting a journey, it is useful to know where it will end; otherwise one can end up in an uncomfortable zone, from which retreat is difficult. Somehow, I suspect few political leaders, other than the Maori Party and ACT, have really thought through the partnership concept, and we are heading for a rough time, unless there is a course correction…..
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2022/02/barrie-saunders-democracy-or.html