Xavier T.R Ordinary has been involved in New Zealand politics for over 40 years as a political activist, commentator and strategist. The name Xavier Theodore Reginald Ordinary has been chosen with ton
We hear the constant dripping tap of the doomsters telling us we must embrace renewable energy, like wind. Quite apart from the bird mincing, the rare earth metal mining, the concrete, the noise pollution, the visual pollution, and their inefficiency, it turns out that they aren’t very green at
Yesterday I warned the National party against cosying up to the Maori party. It seems that I was right on the money. National may not be able to rely on partnering up with the Maori Party after the election – if that party is able to secure a seat to get
Shane Jones has announced he will be standing for NZ First in Northland. That seat is currently held by Matt King of National, with a majority of 1389 votes. There is now talk of an electorate deal for Northland: Jones is set to stand in the Northland seat for New
Horizon has released a poll that is basically a “feelz” poll. It isn’t pretty reading for the Leader of the Opposition: Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern is making New Zealanders feel far more proud, hopeful and pleased than National and Opposition leader Simon Bridges. A long-running series
Mark Mitchell, tattoo aficionado and “loyal to Paula”, reckons National’s salvation is the Maori party. National may have closed the door on New Zealand First, but is leaving it ajar for the Maori Party. National MP Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking he is predicting a resurgence in the Maori
Below are seven charts which go some way to explaining why Trump’s polling is surging and shows up the Democrats for wanting to impeach a president who is delivering for working Americans. President Donald Trump used his 2020 State of the Union address to boast about the incredible labor
The Daily Mail reports on some funding issues for the Commonwealth Secretariat because of ‘significant weaknesses in its approach to managing procurement’. New Zealand has suspended funding because of poor audit reports: Embattled Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland’s hopes of keeping her job suffered a blow yesterday after a snub
As the news broke about Simon Bridges‘ “bold” move to attempt to cancel out Winston Peters the National caucus was all cock-a-hoop. Despite there being no discussion or even a vote in caucus, the leadership team of National made their declaration of war. Since then, however, they have come down
Radio NZ and their reporter, Guyon Espiner, ran a story about donors to the NZ First Foundation. In their breathless reporting of the facts, they have unwittingly aided a man currently under investigation for theft of those same documents. And what have they revealed? Well, that neither the donors nor
Unfortunately in modern politics we have become infected with two weeping sores. The first is tribalism or hyper-partisanship. The second is media bias, or what I used to see described as the involvement of the Media party. Both are affecting the way we discuss politics. We saw hyper-partisanship rise to
Tribal National supporters are ecstatic that Simon Bridges has declared that he won’t have a path to victory. Their disconnect from the reality of the situation is astonishing. Let’s look at the claims. Winston can’t be trusted because he sued National two days before the last election.
Winston Peters has schooled Simon Bridges after Bridges announced he no longer had a path to victory. Newshub reports: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is “unfazed” by National Party leader Simon Bridges’ announcement on Sunday, where he ruled the party out as a potential coalition partner after the 2020
Simon Bridges has announced that he can’t do any sort of deal with Winston Peters, but it seems he is happy to consider a deal with the Greens: National Party leader Simon Bridges has ruled out any post-election deal with NZ First, saying he could not trust NZ First
The National Party, Simon Bridges, and their troll army are all thinking that their donations scandal has now been safely swept under the carpet. The troll army is the most hilarious as they react with glee over four people being charged. Already there is a conspiracy theory running around on
Stuff is just loving the pimping of climate catastrophe on their site. The latest thing attributed to climate change is a hot summer’s day: Apparently Auckland, presumably due to climate change as they’ve plonked the story under that category, has used a lot of water. When you click
The Government and Auckland Council seem to be enthusiastically pursuing a plan to steal houses from Aucklanders, deprive them of their private property rights and use the houses to provide homes for dropkicks: A proposal to use vacant houses in Auckland for the homeless or lower-income workers is being discussed
