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FSC Podcast: Is a Facebook Parody page Free Speech?
Free Speech Coalition co-founder Jordan Williams sits down with Dr Reynold Macpherson and Stephen Franks to discuss Dr Macpherson’s complaint to the police about a Facebook page that parodies him and his mayoral run for the Rotorua District Council. The Free Speech Coalition wanted to challenge Dr Macpherson on
This is What a Manufacturing Crisis looks Like
National party Economic mismanagement and recklessness by the government has seen a decline in business confidence that is hurting manufacturers. Remember the so-called ‘Manufacturing Crisis’ that Labour cried about in Opposition? Back in 2013, confidence levels ranged between 17 and 44. Now manufacturing confidence levels are -57 and the government
Wisdom
Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful, it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful, it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident, it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. King
ACT is Now the True Opposition Party
Tim Jago ACT President The narrative has changed! Our extremely successful ReAct party AGM, the simultaneous launching of new and clarified policies, and the “Call to ACTion” to prepare early for Campaign 2020 have – as intended – generated renewed discussions across the country about the need for a party on the
Gun ‘Buyback’ Pure Political Theatre
ACT party The start of the government’s gun ‘buyback’ (it never owned them) is another day of political theatre over good policy. ACT stood alone against the firearms legislation in April because of its rushed and undemocratic nature. We said that it was done more for CNN than the
Revenue Neutral? Yeah Nah
The Government will pocket almost half a billion dollars in new taxes even if its plan to hike the price of higher-emissions vehicles doubles the number of cleaner cars on our roads. Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter claims her plan is revenue-neutral. But her ministry’s own numbers reveal
Mental Health Break
Alone from The New York Times on Vimeo. This Mental Health break was brought to you by The Whale Meat Company.
Medicinal Cannabis could be Available by Now Under a National Government
National party The government’s announcement that, despite passing legislation last year, it’s now consulting with the public on proposed regulation and standards on medicinal cannabis shows just how badly it has managed this process. The government has really mucked up the order when passing its medicinal cannabis Bill
Compulsory, Unionism by Stealth
National party Tuesday’s NZ Initiative report confirms so-called ‘Fair Pay Agreements’ will be compulsory, centralised unionism by stealth. Fair Pay Agreements will force all workers in an industry to go into union negotiations if just 10 per cent of workers in the industry are in favour. Let’s be
The Insanity of the Plastic Bag Ban
ACT party The government has banned something that makes negligible difference to pollution at massive cost of inconvenience, while the real problem remains unsolved. There is a real problem with plastic in the oceans but it is not caused by New Zealand. New Zealand’s contribution to plastic bags getting
Opposition to Rushed Firearm ban Vindicated
ACT Party ACT’s opposition to April’s rushed firearm ban is vindicated every day as the fallout of this folly continues and, sadly, our police are bearing the brunt of it. Days before the buyback is scheduled to begin with what Police Minister Stuart Nash calls ‘large public events,