On Sunday morning I had the privilege of attending the Act Party Election Launch with over 600 other enthusiastic supporters. It was held at the ASB Waterfront Theatre and was a fantastic event. The first thing that caught my eye was the number of young people who were there and
Can someone recommend somewhere that would be suitable for this Government to collectively self isolate? A place far enough away where they could reflect on the stupidity of their current COVID carry on. Is there any suitable accommodation on the Auckland Islands? Perhaps not such a good idea as the
The fiasco involving Hamish Walker and Michelle Boag is just the latest in a series of unedified incidents that have either happened or are being investigated involving our politicians or political parties. All of the circumstances were brought about by people who should know better. They have brought their parties
Politik had a photo of Jacinda Ardern addressing the Labour Party Congress at Te Papa. If you haven’t seen it she was dressed like some waif who had just done the rounds of the Wellington public rubbish receptacles looking for scraps of food. A lot of the attendees didn’
I recently read a good column in the UK Daily Express by Frederick Forsyth, a no-nonsense octogenarian, who was pointing out that brainwashed Britain must stop living in fear. Frederick is of the stoic species of humanity and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. In his opinion piece he bemoans
When I was first alerted to the fact that Muller and Kaye had lunched with Simon Wilson my immediate reaction was what the …. you choose the word. I thought why waste time with an ideologically driven chauvinist of the left? There is little point talking economics with the left as
What is it with this Prime Minister? She seems determined to have us confined within our borders until a vaccine is found, which may or may not prove effective, or until she can say she is the first leader of a country to eliminate this particular strain of flu. She
The little woman running this country appears to be still obsessed with control. Even though there are countries that are happy to accept Kiwis with tourist dollars to spend, her advice is not to go. Stay and spend those dollars in your own backyard, she says. In one way encouraging
Audrey Young’s article in the Weekend Herald was pretty much spot on. Under the heading “National has credible path to taking power” Audrey pointed out that, with MMP, a small change in party support numbers can result in big consequences. The point needs to be made because there are
I am becoming more convinced than ever that, in David Seymour’s words, something big is happening with the Act Party. There are several reasons for this. First the party’s gradual rise in the polls. I believe the peak prior to this election has not yet been reached. Second,
At 1.8% in the latest poll it is hard to see New Zealand First reaching the 5% threshold between now and September 12, that’s about ten weeks. There are some who are saying that he shouldn’t be written off and, if history is anything to go by,
The performance of the Speaker Trevor Mallard on Thursday was beyond the pale. The man was never suited to the job from the time he punched another MP in the House some years ago. He got the job as a sop, not on suitability, and he has demonstrated this on
The debacle that is the light rail project up Dominion Road has been electrocuted. The hoped for Streetcar named Desire is no more and it appears it is thanks to Winston Peters. Well, I’ll happily stand first in the queue to thank him. If ever there was a dumb
A message to Todd Muller and the Nats. Do you want to win the election? Here’s your sentence. We will rescind any agreement put in place by this Government that involves the use of taxpayer money to purchase the disputed land at Ihumatao or any other privately owned land
I have to admit, being retired and something of a night owl, I am rarely up in time to catch the Hosking/Ardern segment on a Monday morning. This week, due to an 8.15 am meeting en residence, I had exited the boudoir in time to catch the entire
Here is the definition of the role of a Prime Minister. The Prime Minister determines the general direction of Government’s activities and ensures coordinated and purposeful work of the Cabinet of Ministers. The last half is worth repeating: ENSURES COORDINATED AND PURPOSEFUL WORK OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS. If
