By Straight arrow The Claim: Lee said the preferred trackless tram solution for Wellington could be 10 years away. In Shenzhen, China they accomplished a fully-electric bus fleet of 20,000 buses in just two months. “In the west we tend to be quite sluggish because money is a
By George I would like to consider myself a handyman. If something needs fixing I’ll give it a go. And then my beloved will engage plan B and call in an expert to rectify the worsening situation. It is accepted that most of us rely on specialists to ensure
By Beth Houlbrooke ACT party Deputy Leader / Vice President Why on earth would you make the handing in of firearms a media spectacle? Is this to make law-abiding gun owners look like some kind of scourge on the community? There is no need for public “events”. This is just
By Owen Jennings The Coalition Government has announced a $12 million handout to various marae to make them “disaster-ready”. It raises many questions. What does “disaster ready” mean? What disasters are covered? What is the current state of maraes that they need disaster proofing? How come they are not
Information Humour. By Bob Sorry, but for you non-scientific readers this brief dissertation is now going to get extremely technical. So we now know that the real villain is the handles on the bags which render them deadly and illegal. The handles in these killer plastic bags are formed
By David O me miserum. Doom and gloom to start the day yesterday put me in a mood to feel thoroughly miserable. It was pouring with rain and we had just had our backsides handed to us on a plate at Chester-le-Street. They might as well have taken
By Owen Jennings Alarm bells are sounding. Not loudly, yet, but persistently and with growing clangour. In another apt analogy, the storm clouds are gathering and the first peals of thunder can be heard. Our economy is heading toward danger and those in charge are oblivious to the problem but,
by Beth Houlbrooke ACT Deputy Leader / Vice President Until now, I’ve not commented much publicly on the End of Life Choice Bill because my views are quite personal. But I want to acknowledge the tenacity and courage of David Seymour for bringing this debate to our parliament. David is
By George The headline in Stuff read, “Tree planted for Royal baby, Neve”. To celebrate the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, a tree was planted during Sunday’s Matariki celebrations. Also another tree was planted to celebrate Ardern’s daughter Neve’s,
By David We frogs in the pot should really be feeling the heat turned up a notch since yesterday. Lots of stuff has been happening. Firstly there are the rental insulation regulations. The infringement cost is $4000. Our master’s in the government say there will be no leeway as
By Shaydee Lane Patriot Realm I have just spoken with my Mum about my Dad over the telephone and we have enjoyed a trip down memory lane; talking about old times. Dad passed away four years ago and, as much as he has gone, he is still with us. Every
By John Rofe It is easy for someone with a balanced perspective to see why it is impossible for carbon dioxide (CO2) to have any measurable effect on climate. Further, from 100 years ago, starting with the superstars of science like Anders Angstrom and Niels Bohr onwards, the scientific community
I recently read an article about the town of Huddersfield. It is close to Bradford, which is where, when I was 12, my mother bought the corner shop with an off-licence and post office on Huddersfield Road. I lived there until I was 16. After reading the article below,
By Owen Jennings According to Israel Folau’s critics, his “hate of homosexuals leads to pressure on them to self-harm and suicide”. That is the stated position of most of Folau’s opponents. Point 1. Where has Folau expressed any “hate”? He has quoted Bible passages, but they do
By Patriot Realm I have been scanning the news from across the Western world and it is just more of the same. Everything seems to be about someone trying to shut down someone or something. Whether it is feminazis trying to shut down men; homosexuals trying to shut down heterosexuals;
