Bryce Edwards Political Roundup Writing in Stuff newspapers yesterday, centre-right political commentator Ben Thomas asks how much impact the protests will have on the Labour Government: “The demonstrations, in themselves, will not cause the Beehive undue worry. The makeup of the protests (however well attended) suggested few disgruntled Labour voters.
Bryce Edwards Political Roundup It’s nearly a week since the “Howl of a Protest” took place throughout the country, and we’re still talking about the rural revolt. What are the farmers’ concerns? Are they legitimate? Has the rural-urban divide become too deep, and will any of this have
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The NZ Herald has reported that the Ministry for Primary Industries spent $959,700 on its brand and website update. Most government agencies hold monopolies over the services they deliver. They don’t need flash branding to outshine competitors, because they don’
Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First NZ A new poll released on Monday by Family First NZ has sent a clear message to the Government – don’t politicise schools, and keep critical race theory out of the classroom. In the independent poll of 1,000 New Zealanders surveyed by Curia
New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union As Inland Revenue investigates New Zealanders’ inherited wealth, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning the Government against taxing this wealth via a death tax. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Louis Houlbrooke lays out five reasons New Zealand doesn’t need a death tax: Incentives: A death
Judith Collins Leader I wanted to share a video with you that we released yesterday about what gangs think about Labour and their approach to crime. You can watch and share it below. National is the Party of law and order. We’re working hard to hold the Government to
Perry Trotter The Advocate Newsletter Israel Institute of New Zealand The UN’s 2001 World Conference Against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa was ostensibly convened to discuss opposition to racism. In reality, it descended into a hatefest targeting one particular people group – the Jews. Following the 2001 inaugural conference,
David Farrar Co-founder New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The Auckland harbour bike path was bad enough, but the recent news of what our money is being used for takes the cake: taxpayer funding for the Mongrel Mob. I’m writing to ask for your support so the Taxpayers’ Union can fight
Hobson’s Pledge Trust Tens of thousands of farmers jamming 57 towns with utes, tractors, and harvesters on Friday was by far the news story of the week. It was mainly about unnecessary freshwater policy, the ute tax, Government inaction over allowing entry for overseas workers, climate doom policies like
Diane Beattie Facebook In case anyone was confused as to why the farmers were protesting on Friday I thought I would just put something here so people have an idea of why. Firstly SNA’s (Significant Natural Areas), are areas of farmland or lifestyle blocks that the Government is getting
Free Press ACT Party The Haps Your property is safe for a second week as Parliamentary recess continues. ACT’s MPs are packing halls up and down New Zealand on the 45 stop Honest Conversations Tour. This week David Seymour is touring the lower and central North Island, a full
Judith Collins Leader Under Labour, New Zealand is less safe as gang numbers explode. Gangs are becoming more powerful, while the Government focuses on making apologies for criminals rather than arresting them. You can read more here. On a weekly basis, we learn of increased gang-related gun crime, shootings and
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union **I have fixed the links to the submission The Government has asked for public feedback on its so-called ‘hate speech’ laws. So that’s exactly what we’re encouraging New Zealanders to give them. Thanks to the contributions of our financial supporters and
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz I was excited to launch the Demand the Debate publicity campaign last weekend. I think it will be a really effective way to communicate to the New Zealand voting public on important issues that are otherwise lost in the ‘news’. People are asking
ACT Party Parliament might be in recess, we have kept our foot on the accelerator. This week we released the first of three new policy discussion documents, the media described ACT as “a force,” we exposed more wasteful Government spending, David Seymour raised $24,800 for child cancer and our
Judith Collins Leader Farmers helped New Zealand get through COVID-19 and today their protests around the country demonstrate how out of touch the Government is with rural New Zealand. We’ve had unprecedented support for our ‘Demand the Debate’ campaign, and today we’ve released a new video highlighting the
