Why Are the Bad Guys Smarter Than the Good Guys?
Why are the bad guys demonstrably smarter than those tasked with protecting our money and providing security?
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The Big Impact of a Small Symbol
I recently tried to find a programme to watch on TVNZ on Demand. I have been subscribed for quite some time and it is largely a great service. Unless you are deaf. Like me. And require closed captioning. Identified by the symbol CC and once to be found in a
The Good Ship Lollypop
2017-2023 Do Not Rest in Peace I can’t help but think as I see the terrifying images of the MV Dali, the container ship taking out the Key Bridge in Baltimore, that it can be seen as an analogy for the Labour Government and its destruction of this country.
Time to Implement a Mature Cross-Party Approach
The state of the nation is very fragile, as PM Luxon has rightly stated. Tough choices and tough love are what’s needed for a “fragile” New Zealand as it faces a “rough” economic forecast and massive infrastructure deficit, says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. NZ Herald Let’s look at
“I Lift My Gun, I Let the Shots Do the Talking”
“I lift my gun, I let the shots do the talking” Peeni Henare, New Zealand Labour Party Once again our so-called national day was hijacked. We were treated to aggression and fighting words and violence. Threats of guns and cannons. A malevolent, three-headed taniwha. Lions. Spiders. Peeni Henare said, “I
The Choices We Make Are Our Responsibility
Personal responsibility: remember that quaint idea? It is positively Dickensian these days, when individual problems are made the responsibility of the country at large by way of various blunt instruments. The bottom line is that large numbers of our citizens accept no responsibility for their choices in their lives – it
Choice Has a Long Memory
The ongoing furore around smoking and the new Government’s stance is reaching farcical levels. Smoking remains a choice. Smoking is not about to become compulsory. For anyone. The voice of reason was Casey Costello, the Associate Health Minister, rejecting the criticism. “I think the narrative has got away on
And Still, We Wait
The Electoral Commission is responsible for yet another no-government government, and it is a further insult to the voting public that we continue to have the losing PM as the actual, if so-called caretaking, PM. As Capitalist said well on the BFD, “What Mr Christopher Luxon should do is head
Take the People With You
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change Albert Einstein Change is what the country wanted, and change it did, leaving a shell-shocked Labour Party wondering just what had happened. A bolt from the blue – literally. But they knew it was coming, they just couldn’t bring themselves to
On Voting and Being as Deaf as a Post
Voting early was a good call to make. The place was deserted, staff outnumbering voters three to one – I was the one. Anyway, any interaction requiring a verbal component is extremely difficult for me, as it was in my pursuit of helping to expunge the toxic, undemocratic, divisive government we
Kicking a Good Man
Let me preface this opinion piece by saying that I know Matt King of DemocracyNZ. I have on several occasions met his wife, and his parents. They are all good, honest, reliable, hard-working people. As, of course, is Matt. Matt King is the hardest working MP and aspiring MP that
Will They or Won’t They?
The issue was raised in the Leaders’ Debate amongst issues of the economy, of increasing crime, of education: what about a sugar tax or banning fizzy drinks? While not exactly a vote-catching topic, it is one that has implications for the health system and for every one of us. Christopher
Pledge Card Just Another Captain’s Call?
The 8-point personal pledge card released by Christopher Luxon reads like a Captain’s Call. We have had enough of ill-thought-out and ignorant ‘Captain’s Calls’ from the regime of the “be kind” patronising leader of the Labour Government and we surely do not want to go down that path
On Being Shot in the Head
Opening the online news sites each morning is a routine reveal of yet another crime: another murder, another gun-related incident, another case of domestic violence, another ram raid, another ‘youth’ crime, another case of child abuse, of gang warfare, etc. As it was this week when two people were hospitalised:
Spot the Scam If You Can
Does scamming apply in politics? The Covid scam is a prime example. We were required to believe what we were being told, and obliged to act in a way that benefitted the government (the scammers). Many of us have been left with empty wallets, our employment stolen awaybecause we did
In What? For Who?
Does the Labour Party 2023 Campaign Slogan Work? Well – umm…Quick answer: actually no. It doesn’t work. if you haven’t caught up with it yet – wait till you see it and ask, “What does it mean?” “In it for you” It’s not even original. Mark Easterbrook was