National party Press Release: A National government will ensure superannuation remains sustainable by progressively increasing the age of entitlement from 65 to 67 starting in 2037, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “In 2017 National went into the election campaign committed to raising the age of superannuation entitlement to
ACT party Press Release: ACT Leader David Seymour says the National party is moving in the right direction on economic policy but should be much bolder. “They’re mostly promising to do things we encouraged them, and they refused, to do last time we were in government. Tax bracket inflation
Free Speech Coalition: A year ago the Free Speech Coalition was launched as a result of Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s announcement that he was ‘banning’ two controversial Canadian speakers from the Council-owned Bruce Mason Centre. New Zealanders like you and I said “no” to Mr Goff, and donated time
National party Press Release: It’s been a month since Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stuck her oar in Ihumatao and we still haven’t seen any leadership, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Jacinda Ardern is the reason construction was halted at Ihumatao, stopping much-needed houses from being built.
National party Press Release: Documents released by Treasury reveal why vital new roads across the country are being scrapped or stalled – because Labour’s trains have swallowed up the transport budget for the next ten years, National’s Transport spokesman Chris Bishop says. “The next decade will be tough for
Israel Institute of New Zealand: New Zealand has now joined the the Swiss, Dutch, and Belgium governments in suspending donations to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) following an internal report that found “credible and corroborated” allegations of serious ethical abuses including “sexual misconduct, nepotism, retaliation, discrimination and
Hobsons Pledge: In 2015, the Ihumatao iwi Te Kawerau a Maki agreed to a full and final settlement of all their grievances and received financial redress of $6.5 million, plus forestry, forestry rentals and more. Fletchers bought private land in the area and announced plans to build 480 homes,
New Conservative party Press Release: The death of another innocent baby reported last night is an indictment on this government’s ability to provide fundamental protection to the sanctity of human life. “Worrying more about cultural sensitivities than human life shows that MPs are placing more children at risk,” says
Free Speech Coalition’s Dr David Cumin interviews British journalist and editor of Spiked! Online, Brendan O’Neill. David and Brendan discuss the similarities between New Zealand and Britain regarding free speech, censorship culture and the current climate surrounding political correctness. Brendan gives his views on the scope of free
National party Press Release: The government’s intention to exempt the Pike River Mine re-entry team from safety laws and regulations is concerning and inappropriate. One of the most important failures identified by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Pike River was the unsafe design of the mine in not
National party Press Release: Julie Anne Genter will have her fingers crossed that fuel prices keep ballooning, otherwise, her car tax won’t provide all the economic benefits she claims it will. The Associate Transport Minister has been shopping her car tax policy to the public based on misinformation about
National Party Press Release: The signs aren’t looking good for KiwiBuild’s reboot on the back of news it has lost another member of its leadership team inside 12 months. The resignation of Helen O’Sullivan as head of KiwiBuild Commercial, having only been appointed in February, is a
ACT Party Press Release: The Commerce Commission’s preliminary finding that there is a lack of competition in the fuel market will be used as an excuse for the government to unleash new regulation on yet another industry. The government has already banned offshore oil and gas exploration and plastic
Free Speech Coalition Podcast: Free Speech Coalition spokesperson Rachel Poulain interviews Grant Edwards. Grant is a street preacher with more than 20 years of preaching experience. Recently Grant was preaching on a public street in Whangarei where he was stopped by the police and threatened with being charged under the
