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O’Connor’s ‘Cocky’ Comments on Tourism Appalling
Senior Labour Government Minister Damien O’Connor’s comments about the tourism sector are appalling and offensive, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Mr O’Connor said Covid-19 had taught the tourism sector to ‘not be so cocky’. “His comments are tone deaf and out of touch with the
Ardern’s Luck Has Run Out
The ‘Covid Queen’ started her political career as the ‘Crisis Queen’, rising to international stardom on lucky breaks provided by the politically motivated exploitation of cyclical weather changes (initially named global warming then renamed climate change), the Christchurch killings and then the White Island eruption. All attracted global media attention.
Heartless ‘Dick’ of the Day
Apparently, it is okay now for media to call someone a “dick”, as TVNZ Breakfast host John Campbell was not censured for calling Donald Trump’s son “a total dick” Today’s heartless “Dick” of the day is Labour MP Damien O’Connor for saying that Covid-19 has taught the
National Answers Horticulture Sector’s Call for Help
Allowing seasonal workers from Covid-free countries to enter New Zealand without quarantine needs to happen fast to plug the yawning gap in our horticulture sector’s workforce, National’s Horticulture spokesperson David Bennett says. National Leader Judith Collins yesterday called for the Government to expand its safe zone travel arrangements
Face of the Day
Major Strawberry Grower Perrys Berrys Calls It Quits Amid Labour Shortage Francie Perry, a stalwart of New Zealand horticulture and an outspoken critic of the Government’s inflexible Covid-19 border policy for foreign workers, is throwing in the towel after 40 years of strawberry growing. Perrys Berrys is among the
China’s C919 Airplane, Boeing’s New Rival Wins Contract
Bruce Wilds brucewilds.blogspot.com Bruce Wilds is the author of the book “Advancing Time.” On March 1, CGTN reported that Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) had won its first commercial contract. China Eastern Airlines, one of China’s largest airlines headquartered in Shanghai, signed a contract to buy
Face of the Day
Nash Acting like a Tourist Rather Than the Tourism Minister After 12 months of neglect our tourism sector needs more than a few hints and ‘maybes’ at what support might come from the Government in the future, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Tourism Minister Stuart Nash needs to
Panic! Liberals Cry Foul over Christian Crowdfunding Platform GiveSendGo
Alexander Hall newsbusters.org The crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo stepped up to the challenge and was described by a liberal blog as the “go-to fundraising vehicle for some Trump supporters and far-right groups looking to solicit money online.” GiveSendGo — and other new alternative platforms — may just be the pushback to Big
Open the Trans-Tasman Bubble Now!
Judith Collins Leader National Party Yesterday, National launched a petition calling on the Government to get a move on with the trans-Tasman travel bubble. It’s now been signed by over 30,000 people who back our call. Australia has welcomed people quarantine-free from New Zealand since October last year,
How Investors Could Solve the Housing Crisis
Simon Angelo Editor Wealth Morning wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
National Launches Trans-Tasman Bubble Petition
The National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to get a move on with the trans-Tasman travel bubble, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “There’s no good reason why we can’t have quarantine-free travel with Australia right now. Australia did it for New Zealanders
Ethical Investing: Whose Ethics?
I don’t know about you, but I want my Kiwisaver to make as much money as possible and I don’t really care about ethics in investing: Minister of Finance Grant Robertson has written to chairs of the Super Fund and ACC, asking them to adopt ethical investment policies
Walmart and Costco Just Gave over 400,000 Workers a Raise despite No Minimum Wage Increase. Here’s Why
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a Eugene S. Thorpe Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Imagine you’re an employee at Walmart. Maybe you’re a single mom working to pay the bills or