Sunrise was imminent

Today I drove to work rather than using the train. Got to the hospital car park earlier than expected, and found that my parking card would not work. Had to use the daily ticket option. Parked and had time to sort out what was wrong; a crack through my old card. The parking officer provided me with a new card and I headed off to the unit. On the way I noticed the sky and knew where I could best get a photo; on the deck outside the staff lunch room.

They say that red skies in the morning are a warning. I have just read a warning (which was a republication of an earlier post) by Professor Jane Kelsey about the dangerous intent of the ACT Party with their Bill to alter laws on regulation. This Bill is the fourth time that David Seymour has put such a Bill to the Parliament. It was thrown out the first three times. As part of the Coalition agreement, Prime Minister Luxon agreed that National Party would support it to Select Committee consideration. 

Seymour used his position as the de facto Prime Minister to introduce the Bill under urgency, meaning that there had been no notification of the introduction before the day, and then limited debate. This approach to legislation is being taken by Seymour almost all the time, resulting in inadequate consideration of propose legislation. Luxon has left him to be the Acting PM during his frequent overseas travels. Luxon also uses meetings elsewhere in Aotearoa/New Zealand than in Parliament to avoid facing the fact that he is a powerless figurehead; the real power is Seymour whose Party gained just 8.6% of the Party votes. Seymour continually claims a mandate to do whatever he wants.

It is now incumbent on all New Zealanders who value our way of life in this country to submit to the Select Committee and oppose the ceding of power to (mostly foreign) Corporations to do what they want without any controls. The damage to our forests, our National Parks (a number of which are World heritage Parks) and exporting of the country's wealth. 

I did submit at Christmas time when we were asked to do so as a sort of consultation process. Of interest is that less than 1% of submissions at that time were in favour of the Bill being put before Parliament. The danger is that Seymour will attempt to bully MPs to achieve his end.