What Happened to Lobbying Reform in NZ?
We believe that the most critical lobbying reform is the establishment of a mandatory register for lobbying activities. This is commonplace in other OECD countries.
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Prebble’s Letter Re the Tribunal
The treaty as currently interpreted has become a socialist manifesto and a source of never-ending grievance. I am not willing to carry out the Tribunal’s proposed strategic plan.
What Coolidge’s Inauguration Can Teach Us Now
Calvin Coolidge was only president who actually shrank the government.
Is the Deep State Operating as an Alternative Government?
Federal workers are in fight-back mode, coalescing to defy DOGE.
Information to Empower Your Feedback
This is our moment to voice the good and the bad. Let the commission know your experience and how your life was impacted by the government C-19 response.
Flawed Testing and Culling Drive Up Prices
The failure to contain “the virus” raises urgent questions about the effectiveness of current surveillance and response strategies.
NZ Governments Enjoy an ‘Executive Paradise’
A longer parliamentary term won’t change that. It will simply extend the length of time ministers get to spend in paradise.
Chris Luxon Is Done
It’s not just the transactivists who want to rainbow our toddlers but our very own prime minister, who for now has the title of leading the National Party. It can’t be for much longer.
The Demise of the Paris Agreement
Isn’t it time our coalition government put the national interest and wellbeing of New Zealanders first and opted out of Paris as well?
The Scientific Fallacy That Spawned the Absolutism
Science requires us to challenge received ‘truth’ and seek out better evidence. But that questioning challenges our baked-in respect for authority.
Ukraine’s Road to Perdition or Peace
Zelensky came to DC to sign the deal. He had countless opportunities to renegotiate it in advance. Instead, he chose to say bluntly that it would not work in front of the cameras. Everything depends on the goal.
And Now Ramadan Begins in Londonistan
As the influence of Christianity has declined, Islam has stepped in to fill the spiritual and moral vacuum. Britain is gradually becoming more Islamic year by year. This poses a challenge. Islamic ethics and values are not what made Britain great.
Choking on Lemon Myrtle and Goodwill
Government’s fingerprints are everywhere. Who paid for it? You, sucker – or rather, proudly brought to you by the government, the only growth industry left in this over-regulated wasteland.
Meth Lab Found in Kāinga Ora Chch Home
$10,000 clean up needed less than a year after construction.
Please, Please Look at Me
But here’s a question for Ian to ponder. Why, given his wealth, is he even taking the government super?