This Commission Wants More Government
Innovation is in New Zealand farming’s DNA. Farming has overcome seemingly impossible obstacles before, including producing competitively for markets on the opposite side of the world.
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Christians Join In
Interviewed about the report, a Salvation Army spokesperson said, “Around 10 per cent of those needing food support are in employment.” Meaning 90 per cent are on welfare.
Soft, Hard and Muddled Multiculturalism
After travelling through Morocco and Portugal, and attending conferences in London, I found myself asking a simple question: can a nation remain coherent if it no longer believes in its own culture?
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Mouthing off Is Now a No No
If we take everything that is said too seriously, we are in danger of completely losing our sense of humour.
What To Expect if the Left Wins
So, what can New Zealanders expect from a Labour-Green-Opportunity-Te Pāti Māori coalition government? More power for those who run the system. Less power for those who own it.
These Backdoor Agendas You Don’t Know About
This is how these far-left extremists get their agendas in through the back door. It’s not a weird conspiracy theory: it is a weird conspiracy fact.
Media’s New Darling: Opportunity’s Magical Rise to Almost-Relevant
A left-wing party that refuses to admit it is left-wing has been gifted credibility it has not earned, while the same media that spent years dismissing similar parties now act as its unpaid campaign managers.
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Seymour also took aim at the timing of the announcement of the new policy, which he said felt a “little political”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… null (adjective, noun, verb) - adjective 1: having no legal or binding force : invalid 2: amounting to nothing : nil 3: having no value : insignificant 4a: having no elements b: having zero as a limit c of a matrix : having all elements equal to zero 5a: indicating