MUST WATCH: Losing Your Right to Silence
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Juana Atkins
Suppression of Free Speech Appears Motivated by MONEY
In an opinion piece on Stuff by a Massey University Senior Lecturer, Dr. Steve Elers, the reader is given a very strong impression that the decision to remove the Hong Kong protest posters was financially motivated. “So, the question becomes: Are we prepared to risk our fourth largest export earner,
I Bet Chris Bishop Thought he Was So Clever When he Asked Q9
You really have to wonder what Chris Bishop was thinking when he asked Question 9 yesterday. It went backwards rapidly from the primary question and never improved. Bishop thought it was a GOTCHA moment, he just didn’t realise that it was him who was being gotten! He did achieve
Face of the Day: Oops
I’m not sure that Labour thought that video through properly… An impressive list of spending and announcements of things to do…later. Achievements? Is spending money like there is no tomorrow really an achievement? Are announcements achievements? Are setting aspirational targets achievements? Is being the first in the world
Stuart Nash’s Bugger’s Muddle Gun Law Changes
Andrew Dickens has seen through the bugger’s muddle gun law changes of Stuart Nash: We seem to have got into a bit of a muddle over guns and it seems to be getting worse. After the March terror attacks using the infamous AR 15, a semi-automatic military style weapon,
Why Won’t the Greens Follow the Science with GM?
The Greens like to hector us over climate change by insisting “the science is settled”. However, they steadfastly refuse to follow the science with regard to genetic modification. Peter Griffin writes: The Green Party has long had a tenuous relationship with science. The low point came in 2014, when Green
Shane Jones Is Dead Right, They Can Always LEAVE if They Don’t Like the Rules
Shane Jones is in hot water again, this time for telling moaning immigrants to sling their hook if they don’t like immigration rules. A migrant and racism action group is calling for a public apology and resignation of Shane Jones following his “racist” comments directed towards the Indian community.
The Zero Carbon Act Kicks NZ in the Guts
According to an opinion piece on Stuff, the Zero Carbon Act must set “tough targets” if New Zealand is to “help the world.” Well apart from the fact that it won’t do a bloody thing to “help the world” I expect the New Zealand government to put the needs
Plenty of Room at the Trough as Goff Makes the Trough BIGGER
Phil Goff has tried to appease everyone by expanding the size of the Auckland Council trough. Now all can have a swill, even his opponents: Phil Goff appears to be trying to keep even his political opponents onside, finding a role for all 20 councillors in a widened committee structure
Where Is Vodafone Going to Draw the Line?
New Zealand’s Chief Censor David Shanks has banned an online video game that he says “celebrates white extremist mass murder”. He has classifed it as objectionable under the Films, Videos & Publications Classification Act 1993. His office also reached out to New Zealand internet service providers (ISPs) to notify
The Arming of the NZ Police Is a Cross Party Issue
I have no time whatsoever for co-leader of the Green Party Marama “ladies’ private part” Davidson but when it comes to the arming of the police we can find common ground with her. When people like Marama demanded action from the government after the Christchurch terror attack it never occurred
A Bloody Shame: No Funding for ‘Period Poverty’
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter’s bid for period poverty funding has failed. What a bloody shame. The idea that some girls and women can’t afford tampons makes some people sad. They think about it quite a lot actually. In fact, it would be fair to say that
A Damning Submission on the Arms Legislation Bill
Warwick Thorpe’s submission on the Arms Legislation Bill makes for sobering reading. What is really pertinent about this submission is that it is made by someone who has a close association with the upper echelons of the Police. It is well worth reading the whole submission: Submission on the
The Beginning of the End of Bridges’ Leadership, Luxon WINS on First Ballot
The man Simon Bridges really didn’t want to win selection has won the Botany National party selection in the first ballot. His parachute worked. Now the slow political death of Simon Bridges begins, with the media annointing Luxon as the leader in waiting. The good news for National is
How LOW Can Massey University Go?
Massey University has staggered from one PR disaster to another, leaving a trail of muddy footprints over the bodies of anyone who makes the fatal mistake of thinking that Massey University will uphold the principles of free speech and welcome a contest of ideas. It turns out that at Massey
No Heather, Bridges CAN’T Do a ScoMo and I Think You Know It
Heather du Plessis-Allan asks whether or not Simon Bridges can do a Sco-Mo in election year: Simon Bridges wants to be the next ScoMo. ScoMo was the guy who pulled off a “miracle” win six months ago. He won the “unwinnable election”. Bridges wants to be that guy next year.