Simon O'Connor

Nov 12, 2024 | nzinitiative.org.nz | Roger Partridge |Simon O'Connor

Reports & Media > Media > Family Matters: Simon O'Connor talks to Roger Partridge about who makes the law in NZ Family Matters: Simon O'Connor talks to Roger Partridge about who makes the law in NZ Simon O'Connor talks to Roger Partridge on Family Matters about his latest research report 'Who makes the law? Reining in the Supreme Court'. Watch below.

Oct 10, 2024 | phys.org | Brendan A. Wintle |Sarah Bekessy |Simon O'Connor |William L Geary

Nature loss directly threatens half the global economy. The rapid destruction of biodiversity should alarm the many Australian businesses dependent on nature, such as those in agriculture, tourism, construction and food manufacturing. Yet nature considerations are often ignored in business decision-making.

Apr 30, 2024 | onpointnz.substack.com | Simon O'Connor

It is difficult to describe the experience of knowing you have been targeted by hackers from a foreign power. There is a novelty, but it is mostly disconcerting and unsettling. In early 2021, agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated a cyber-attack on Members of Parliament who were also members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC).   This attack was global and included two of us in New Zealand.

Oct 11, 2023 | simonoconnor.national.org.nz | Simon O'Connor

As this latest newsletter reaches your inbox, we have only four days left to Election Day!  If you haven’t voted yet, now is the time – or of course, for the more traditional, there is Saturday itself. Rachel and I voted on the first day – a break from our usual habit, but we were keen to Two Ticks Blue as soon as we could. Voting is easy, and you can find a list of places here. YOU DON'T NEED YOUR VOTING CARD TO VOTEA number of locals have been telling me that their voting packs have not arrived.

Aug 23, 2023 | simonoconnor.national.org.nz | Simon O'Connor

Welcome to this special edition of my newsletter.  It has been only a few days since my last one, but already there is a large amount of significant news to share with you - mostly around parliament, but also local news here in Tamaki. By now, you will all hopefully know about the government forcing through its changed to Three Waters and to the RMA.  Last week, Labour moved the parliament into Urgency to ram through is very contentious Three Waters legislation.