A constant source of amazement is the low-quality thinkers that get elected to positions on Local Authorities or as members of parliament. It is called ‘democracy’ but sometimes one wonders whether a basic IQ test should not be a prerequisite for nomination. Surprisingly, this example has a commerce degree. A
When Ardern announced the fees free policy in December 2017 she said, “You will be the first but you won’t be the last.” Now that the back-down is being announced, Ardern has flitted off to Paris to shift the headlines away from another clanger in the “Year of delivery”
Researcher Dr Marewa Glover has calculated the tax take from Maori and has found that Maori paid $723 million in tobacco taxes, $264 million in alcohol taxes and $161 million in gambling taxes. She wants it all given back to Maori. Quote. “Smoking rates for European New Zealanders and Maori
If one ever needed an example of the toxicity of social media then here it is. So far there do not seem to be any white supremacists involved but the hurt is very real regardless. Someone rescues an old horse from the knacker’s yard and uses it to give
What a line up! All the heavy hitters from the Internet and Facebook world are gathered in Paris. Senegal and Jordan, those Internet powerhouses from Africa and the Middle East, are joining with what is arguably the most powerful nation of all, New Zealand, to sort out the world’s
As many Oilers have commented, the chickens will have to come home to roost one day and the free ride subsidies and tax breaks for electric vehicles will not last forever. That day has just arrived in Illinois. quote. Electric car owners in Illinois could take a large hit to
Advice *Humorous content. The Prime Minister has signed a statement that she is returning bribe money in the post: a five dollar note. The NZ Post regulations are quite clear about items that are prohibited for posting. * Bank (eg debit, EFTPOS or credit) and gift cards* * Bullion, * coins*, * currency, * traveller’
Paul Joseph Watson continues his discussion on the reasons for, and ramifications of, his ban from Facebook. Quote. If Facebook wants to act like a publisher and not a platform, let it be treated as a publisher. This would mean Facebook being legally liable for everything posted on their website.
Paul Joseph Watson, he of the map-backed videos, has been banned from Facebook and its sister platform, Instagram. Paul discusses this on the Human Events site: Quote. Last week I was permanently banned by Facebook for being a “dangerous person”. I found out about it not through Facebook, which failed
Here is a little something for Ardern to read up on as she jets to Paris. It will be a great conversation starter as she plans her attack on discussions with Facebook. quote. Facebook is unwittingly auto-generating content for terror-linked groups that its artificial intelligence systems do not recognize as
It was 83 years’ ago this weekend that the National Party was formed from the remains of the United and Reform parties. This followed the crushing defeat of the United–Reform coalition government by the Labour Party in the 1935 general election. So, licking their wounds, the remnants of the
It is duck shooting season, so naturally the Sunday roast this week is a mallard, beautifully stuffed with judge, jury and executioner herbs and smothered in a lovely bully-boy sauce. It was a stoush between Stuart Nash and Nick Smith that ruffled the mallard’s feathers. Nash steadfastly refused to
Researchers from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago have released a paper which shows renewable energy mandates (REMs), are dramatically increasing retail electricity prices in the US and that they serve as a very expensive way to try to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Quote. The authors of
Okay, so Wayne Mapp did not actually suggest ‘giving’ them cars, just huge subsidies to help them upgrade their old dungers. Why? To save the planet of course. Well, that makes sense. NOT. Quote. So how do we help lower income families make the shift? [to electric vehicles] It will
Tommy Kapai Wilson is the Executive Director of Te Tuinga Whanau and is doing great work in the Bay of Plenty with the needy in the local community. His latest opinion piece is hidden behind a paywall and cannot be reproduced in full so herewith a summary of the points
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive! Just think of all those smug greenies who justify their air-mile carbon footprints by buying carbon offsets to plant pine trees. Oh, the irony! A recent article in National Geographic, that go-to source for man-made climate change
