Land Tax Could Hammer Homeowners and Farmers
Troy Bowker says the tax would not take account of changing personal circumstances. “You pay this every single year regardless of your income and your personal circumstances.”
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Tell Me Please, What Is Racism?
Racism is a readily available term to all who consider themselves oppressed, and using it is a ‘double whammy’: it immediately apportions guilt to the ‘other’ while giving the user a self-righteous moral high ground.
The Greens Are Being Remarkably Honest
We should listen. The plan is for a very different New Zealand.
Is a Marae Near You Worth $2.44 Billion of Your Tax Money?
This $2.44 billion “donation” isn’t about community infrastructure is it: it’s a desperate, taxpayer-funded undertaking to buy votes. Why aren’t the media asking the Greens if they are serving New Zealanders, or just subsidising and aligning themselves with the Māori Party’s agenda?
Operation Midnight Hammer – Impressive but Fragile
Last year’s attacks on Iran showed American capabilities are impressive – but also fragile.
India Drops Bid to Host UN’s COP33 Climate Conference
With India out and emitter number one China playing the world on climate the entire time, it certainly underscores how ridiculously futile painful climate policies in Europe, America, Australia, or Japan continue to be.
Spain’s Hot New Residency Program Is Perfect for Triathletes
If your policy is to attract the best and brightest to come, work hard, and adopt your values, your country will do well. If you advertise free benefits to illegals, you’ll get exactly what you asked for. Immigration by itself is not the problem. The problem is when there’s bad incentives.
‘Transgender’ Male to Play in Women’s League
Golding addressed the issue in a video where he claimed to be a “transgender woman” and said “I’m not the biggest and tallest player going around, and by no means am I a dominant player”. But Mr Kernahan said Golding was “six foot two or three, 92kg”.
The Growing Threat From the Far Right?
Our own intelligence service is telling us that violent extremism doesn’t belong exclusively to the right, or the left. Perhaps we should start listening. Because a threat that we’ve persuaded ourselves doesn’t exist is much harder to stop.
What the Left Constantly Ignores
If the left (Labour, the Greens, TOP and the Māori Party) was sincere about reducing child hardship they’d stop ignoring crucial evidence.
A Paper Apologises for Not Lying
A male artist forced a small local paper to stop telling the truth.
National’s List and the Quirks of MMP
National needs more votes, not a new electoral system.
Why We All Should Fear a Ngāi Tahu Victory
Water is a universal necessity and it is not a commodity to be divided along ethnic lines. To yield control of New Zealand’s most vital public asset to tribal interests is to trigger a dangerous constitutional crisis.
The Pandemic Reflection Pool
Interestingly, the story as of last week even includes a bouquet of flowers. Just like the myth, what appear to be yellow chrysanthemums, were delivered to Fauci’s doorstep. Though not daffodils this time, yellow chrysanthemums are commonly called mums. Fitting, I suppose, because mum’s the word.