It has been revealed that 639 people with criminal convictions in Australia were granted New Zealand firearms licences. Additionally, in the past ten years, two people were shot dead by people who had Australian convictions but who had still been able to legally obtain a firearms licence. Figures from police
Some court cases really should be sorted in one day because the vindictiveness of one of the participants is blatantly obvious. Right from the start of this legal case, I was firmly on the side of the people whose neighbour used a loophole in the council rules to enable him
No amount of subsidy is going to make an electric vehicle able tow a boat, caravan or a horse float, but penalising ute owners in order to subsidise latte-sipping elites to buy expensive electric vehicles is a surefire way to lose the provinces. The government’s proposed new feebate scheme
A National party press release about the government’s plans to make some vehicles up to $3000 more expensive started off well by pointing out the flaws in the proposed legislation but then lost me completely when it said: National supports greening the country’s vehicle fleet. The previous Government
I have been wanting to leave Facebook for ages but two things stopped me. Firstly, the fact that I had more than a decade’s worth of photos stored on it, and secondly, because I use it to communicate with people for work. Yesterday, however, my friend showed me how
Considering that a recent Newsroom article made it clear that minority communities in New Zealand want a race-based appointment to fill the role, I am confident that the next Race Relations Commissioner will be selected based on the colour of their skin rather than the content of their character. Now
Rumours are flying about the current location of Wally Jacinda Ardern. Rumours have it that she has flown overseas on an Air Force 757 with friends, family and women’s magazine reporters to an undisclosed location. Someone needs to tell the woman that our air force is NOT her personal
Environment Southland who recently voted against declaring a ‘climate emergency’. The only other council to do so in New Zealand so far is Thames-Coromandel. […] It’s a relief to see some common sense after so many councils have jumped on the climate emergency bandwagon. The trend doesn’t seem likely
What would you choose? $20, or a bag containing the tax on your last tank of petrol? Last week for the second time the government raised the amount of tax paid on your petrol. According to the Taxpayer’s Union this means that “47% of your petrol bill is now
After the cabinet reshuffle, we learned that the waiting list for state homes had risen to 11,655 which is the highest it has been for at least a decade. The record highest number was reached back in 2004 when it went to 12,195. !function(e,t,s,i)
Tommy Robinson has asked for political asylum in the United States as he believes that he will be murdered inside prison. “In desperation, I’m making the appeal to President Trump urging him to get his lawyers and his team to look into my case. I’ve already been unlawfully
This weeks crybaby thought that it was okay to put on his plate only the meat from the black bean stir fry on offer at a smorgasbord restaurant. When he was told that was not acceptable etiquette he asked for his money back and was refunded the $15 he had
There has been no replacement for Susan Devoy for more than a year now. I think that if we can get along for more than a year without the role being filled then it clearly is not an important role. In fact, I think that it is a pretty good
These days it is considered rude to not view obesity as a disease or an affliction that the person is a victim of. All I can say to that is that guns don’t kill people, people kill people and spoons don’t make you fat, you do. While I
Just because some people are irresponsible does not mean that the vast majority who are responsible should have their rights taken away. Family fireworks at home, at the beach or at your local park may soon be a thing of the past if the local government Fun Police get their
