Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com “Totalitarianism: a form of government that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state. Totalitarianism is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression. The power of
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com One year into Labour’s three-year term as a majority government, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s honeymoon is coming to an end. The public now know the destination she is taking our country, and it is not where we want to go. Finally, we,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Government has delayed Three Waters until early next year. Labour says it is because they want to wait for a report from their Three Waters Working Group of nine “hand-picked” mayors, nine iwi representatives and two officials that was established last October to
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com On Friday, Roy Morgan, Australia’s longest running independent market research company, published the results of its November survey of New Zealand political opinion, showing support for Labour, which has fallen 3.5 points to 36 per cent, is now lower than when they were
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last weekend Stuff offered a
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week, the Herald reported
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com For weeks now, there has been saturation level news coverage predicting a doomsday future caused by human-induced global warming. The reason, of course, is that the annual United Nations “Conference of Parties” – COP26 – has been held in Glasgow, where 25,000 advocates have been
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com One year into Labour’s three-year term as a majority government, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s honeymoon is coming to an end. The public now know the destination she is taking our country, and it is not where we want to go. Finally, we,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Two headlines from the past week sum up the current mood of the nation: “Sir Russell Coutts accuses Government of dictatorship” and “A deceitful lying pack of bastards”. These harsh words fairly reflect the betrayal New Zealanders feel when a Prime Minister, who promised to
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In his iconic book Free to Choose, Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman provided an insight into human aspiration: “A free society releases the energies and abilities of people to pursue their own objectives. Freedom means diversity but also mobility. It preserves the opportunity for
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com US President Ronald Reagan’s famous expression, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help” used to bring a chuckle from New Zealanders, who traditionally regarded ‘The Government’ as benign. Not any
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government is now stumbling from one failure to the next. While the abandoned $800 million cycle bridge across Auckland Harbour cost more than $50 million on consultants when it comes to the changes being planned for health, their ineptitude will cost
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The latest political opinion poll confirms support for Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government is sliding. According to Colmar Brunton, Labour has fallen 3 points to 43 per cent, National has dropped 3 to 26 per cent, ACT has risen 5 to 14 per cent, the
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week, the Maori Party
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com It’s been eighteen months since New Zealand’s first Covid-19 lockdown was imposed on the country, so let’s look into what we have learnt. There have now been four major lockdowns, three caused by breaches of the Government-run border security system.
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Last Friday, a Muslim terrorist shouting “Allahu Akbar” ran through a west Auckland supermarket stabbing customers before being shot and killed by undercover Police. Of the seven people injured, three were critical, but thankfully, are now recovering. The youngest victim was a 29-year-old
