George I’m not one to rave on about “the good old days”, but during the past year, I have become more and more disillusioned with my fellow beings, especially the young. I know we were all young once and assumed we had all the answers. Of course, most of
Leighton Baker Leader New Conservative Party Misty eyed greyheads reminisce over times gone by when a handshake was an unwritten guarantee, when people would give you the shirt off their back and when we left our house and cars unlocked. Did ever such a time actually exist and if so,
PA Pundits – International James M. Taylor is an American lawyer, senior fellow for environment and energy policy at The Heartland Institute and a CFACT contributor. James Taylor is a keen analyst of science and public policy and a competition level poker player. The same wind turbines that are causing reports
Beth Houlbrooke Ad Lib Last Thursday I visited a group of farmers in Whangarei to hear even more concerns about the Zero Carbon Bill, Firearms reform, and other current or proposed legislation that threaten their livelihoods and are creating much uncertainty and stress. Even overseas media is watching and commenting.
Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (on behalf of the Fair and Reasonable Campaign) Over the last few weeks, we’ve had dozens of enquiries about how to comply with the 20 December amnesty deadline for those caught up by delays in the Police processing applications for endorsements
George Ardern is the queen of grief. The supreme ruler of mournfulness, heartache and anguish. Sympathy just isn’t enough for her. She has to suffer the pain and mortification that is normally reserved for the families and the loved ones of the victims, not for a complete stranger. The
Dr David Cumin IINZ The United Nations spends a disproportionate amount of time condemning Israel. So the Israeli representative to the international body has a lot of work to do and many speeches to give – inside and outside the hallowed halls. From 2011 to 2015, that representative was Ron Prosor
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia James Higham, University of Otago In the aftermath of the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island on December 9, many are analysing the risks of adventure tourism, particularly volcano tourism, and asking pointed questions. It is a sensitive time, with 15 people now confirmed
Owen Jennings Information Satire Not many people know that James Shaw actually prepared two press releases before he left for Madrid – a positive if things went well and a negative one if not much happened. Unfortunately, his staff got them mixed and released the positive one instead of the one
Leighton Baker New Conservative Leader Those of us who call New Zealand home generally appreciate not just the beauty and diversity of our natural surroundings, but the atmosphere and culture that allows us to try new things and work to our strengths. This is provided within the framework of western
Boing Boing The Royal soap opera continues apace in this week’s tawdry tabloids, increasingly untethered from reality. “Dying Queen’s Worst Nightmare!” screams the cover of the ‘Globe.’ “Prince Andrew Arrested! Secretly held in remote tower. FBI grills royal over Epstein murder.” There’s so much fantasy to unpack
Simon Tormey University of Bristol So for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a crushing victory over Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party in the UK’s general election of 2019. With an 80 or so seat
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com While the election isn’t until next year, the electioneering has already begun. Labour is promising to open up the taxpayers’ chequebook with a $12 billion spending spree using borrowed money – reminiscent of the spend big strategy of Rob Muldoon. Infrastructure spending will obviously be
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Jacinda Ardern’s Government has also villainised farmers through draconian law change proposals that include punitive taxes on livestock emissions and unworkable water quality restrictions. These will undermine a backbone industry that the country relies on for export earnings. Under the Labour Government, social wellbeing
Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz There are two pieces of legislation wending their way through Parliament designed to further entrench the crazy notion that the Treaty of Waitangi created an obligation on governments nearly 200 years later to treat anybody with a Maori ancestor in some kind of preferential
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com As 2019 draws to a close, it’s interesting to review the year that was, and look ahead to election year. It has been a year of tragedy. This week the White Island eruption claimed sixteen lives, with many more in hospital in a critical
