China’s Bullying Exposed: Time to Stop the Pussyfooting
New Zealand must wake up. We maintain a One China policy but that does not mean rolling over every time Beijing throws a tantrum.
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Shane Jones is speaking for the forgotten Kiwis who are sick of being lectured and ignored. Luxon can keep bowing to Modi if he likes. The rest of us will watch his poll numbers do the same.
Wayne Brown’s Fundraiser Meltdown: Gangsta Mayor’s Tall Tales Exposed
Do not expect any accountability. My prediction is simple. Wayne Brown will brazen it out, bully anyone who dares speak against him and his council will roll over as usual.
The House of Temperance
We increasingly lack in public life a true sense of honour among those who are meant to serve us, not rule over us. There is nothing sober about a government that allows itself to become deformed through the tendency to tyrannical rule.
Alice in Hydrogen Land
When you see excited chats about the glories of hydrogen in the media, bear in mind that hydrogen as a fuel was created as a political response to the politically induced problem of the huge variability of solar and wind.
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The Push for Climate Realism
Without public pressure many councils will – like Greater Wellington – treat the minister’s guidance as optional and do nothing.
Media Walk Straight Into Shane Jones’ Kneepads Trap
Next time a politician suggests we stop grovelling to foreign leaders and start putting New Zealand first, perhaps the grown ups in the room could try responding to the actual point. Or they can keep walking into the trap. Either way, NZ First wins.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Jones told reporters at parliament today his comment was a “colourful expression” and was dismayed by how it had been interpreted.