For far too long many councils have been kicking the can down the road with respect to their three waters infrastructure: Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. After the disaster at Havelock North, something had to change. The results of the enquiries and consultation are in, with the government announcing a
She has the magical power of being able to see a colourless, odourless, trace gas and even makes the cover of Vogue alongside our Dear Leader. However, some French political leaders are not drinking the Kool-Aid. As James Delingpole so eloquently stated in February: Her alarmist rhetoric was exactly the
Sometimes you just have to wonder! Let’s freeze the Arctic to make up for all the ice those nasty farmers in New Zealand have melted with their farting cows. A team of designers led by Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha proposes re-freezing sea water in the Arctic to create miniature modular
Kelvin Davis, as first assistant deputy prime minister, was in the hot seat during Question Time on Wednesday. Bridges asked him some questions. Hon Simon Bridges: Is he concerned that more New Zealanders think the economy will be in a worse state in the next year than think it will
There is a stupid advert on TV for an electric car where two old geezers throw pebbles at a window to wake some poor soul who tosses down an extension cord to the tossers in the car. This is a wonderful thing, we are told, to be able to charge
I knew truth did not belong in fairy tales Meant for all the thinkers not for me Facts were out to get me That's the way it seemed Failed predictions dashing all my dreams But I heard the farce, now I'm a believer Not a trace
Information Satire Legislation has been rushed through the house as a result of the horrific incident in Upper Hutt over the weekend. A new road roller (or steamroller as the media affectionately calls them) register will be established. The roller buy-back scheme will be targeted at semi-automatic, self-propelled machines and
Which kills more New Zealanders every year, guns or cancer? Okay, so it was a trick question because firearms don’t kill people: people holding the firearms kill people. The data showed that more than 9500 people died from cancer each year, representing 31 per cent of all deaths recorded
Tommy Kapai Wilson is the executive director of Te Tuinga Whanau, a social service agency committed to the needs of the community in and around Tauranga. Tommy is a thoroughly good bloke, working hard at the ‘coal face’ and making a difference in the community. What he says has value.
Thanks to a knowledgeable commenter, Bryan, on Backchat the other night, this map was drawn to our attention. It is most informative. The text under the map says: This historical map shows tribal boundaries and the areas that were confiscated from Maori during the 1860s. The blue boundaries have been
Possibly many Oilers shared my opinion that Todd Muller, MP for Western Bay of Plenty and National Party Climate Change spokesman, was attempting to steer a balanced course and soften the excesses of James Shaw et al. He appeared, in speeches in the house, to be agreeing with cuts while
Imagine the outcry if men had to make appointments to see two different doctors and lie to them about an impending mental breakdown in order to make their own reproductive choices. What an interesting statement from the pro-abortion opinion writer, fortunately hidden behind A Newspaper paywall. Apparently it is her
That is effectively what coastal residents around New Zealand are being told by their Local Authorities as councils get their big red pens out and draw lines on ‘hazard’ maps and attach notes to LIMs. Way back in 2008, the Ministry for the Environment used 2007 data to make up
Presumably when your business model depends upon people being stupid enough to think that they can beat the house at a gambling table or pokie machine then anything goes. SkyCity hotels are introducing a different kind of bible to its rooms – a book on climate change. The revelation was announced
Good old ‘human error’ gets the blame again. The fact that two independent TradeMe accounts were suspended at, roughly, the same time and that they were both selling ‘Make Ardern Go Away’ MAGA caps is a completely random coincidence. Sorry, not buying that at all. TradeMe appears to have been
