If it’s not about chasing money, it’s about something else. While Kiwis of all colours and ethnicities are leading normal lives, working, paying taxes and trying to put food on the table, there’s another lot: the elite Maori activists. These are the people who can afford the
It’s a fair question to ask if the entire raison d’être of the left is based on the premise of a socialist dream they had the previous night. There has to be something that possesses these people to come up with the ridiculously half-baked ideas they try to
Baby boomers, of which I am one, have a lot to be thankful for. Looking at later generations, including the one immediately after (for which we must take some responsibility), are very different from ours. The generations prior to ours – involved in two world wars – were subjected to more horrors
Some might deem this article harsh. They would be right. I am writing about the realities the free world has to deal with as a result of the war in the Middle East. They are all risking the peace and order of the world. I intend to be harsh on
If you were in a war, you wouldn’t want the Labour Party on your side: their physical abilities would probably be on a par with their mental abilities. After six years in government we know how seriously their abilities were found wanting. Their reign will be remembered for a
Now that the political tables have been turned and everyone is back in their rightful place, the calamity that was the last six years is revealing itself in spades. You don’t have to dig very far: in fact you don’t have to dig at all. All that is
Nicola Willis and her use of the words hole and sausage could be deemed lewd on the one hand but entirely appropriate on the other. This lady is someone I am growing to very much like as a finance minister as she is growing into the role. It is easy
Tuesday’s Roy Morgan poll was fairly accurate in reflecting the current political mood of the country. It showed the coalition parties on a sound footing with a combined 58 per cent support of voters. National was virtually unchanged at 37.5% (down 0.6%), ACT increased 3.9% to
Maori activists need to wake up to what it is that will lift their people off the bottom of the statistics in health, education, welfare and prosperity. It is simply this: a vibrant economy, and after six years of a Labour Government, we have anything but that. Christopher Luxon knows
Like many, I had reservations about the possible inclusion of Winston Peters and NZ First in any coalition arrangement post-election. Many of my reasons have been well traversed and need not be repeated here. Since the election there have been signs that my reservations may be unfounded. The first sign
Only two days into the new parliament, the next election had already been decided. The antics in parliament by Labour’s coalition partners have seen to that. This country is made up mainly of people who are tolerant of most things but they will not stand for the antics of
The Maori Party MPs are once again showing their petulance, contempt and childish behaviour for anything that they don’t like. They’re throwing their taonga takaros (toys) out of the moenga (cot). They have made it very clear that they are going to try and make the Guinness Book
My questions for the media and political journalists in particular are as follows: If your incestuous relationship with the Labour Party was the correct one, in the sense that we the public should have followed all the journalists’ infantile utterances, why wasn’t Labour re-elected? If your journalists are the
What first comes to mind when you think about M&M’s? No doubt it is the sweet-tasting coloured chocolate pebbles in a packet. These M&M’s stand for Mars and Murrie. Mars refers to Forrest E Mars Snr, the founder of Mars, and Murrie refers to
From the moment the new government was sworn in, the news media have been floundering, They have been thrashing around, having taken the bait laid for them by none other than their long-standing nemesis, Winston Peters. Winston, playing a part equivalent to the artful dodger (a crafty person behaving in
First, let me explain the headline of the article. This is a key government in the sense that it is key, indeed holds the keys, to implementing policies that will unlock the country from the straitjacket the previous government has put it in. We elected a government to advance this
