The cruise industry wants a ban on cruise ships lifted to allow Kiwis-only voyages around the New Zealand ports. The Government suspended all cruise ship visits until the end of June and Cruise New Zealand Association chief executive Kevin O’Sullivan said they were anxious to prevent any extension. Several
OPINION: What’s up DOC? Why has the Department of Conservation failed to come to the party and reduce the fees it charges more than 4600 concessionaires in the conservation estate? Across the heartland, adventure and eco-tourism operators are wrestling with this fees regime at the same time they’re
The Taxpayer’s Union is giving taxpayers the opportunity to get to know their MPs beyond photo-ops and party-line speeches. In this episode, Islay Aitchison interviews National MP Paul Goldmith.
Justice Minister Andrew Little has admitted that there is “something wrong” with New Zealand’s justice system, as thousands across New Zealand took to the streets in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Speaking to thousands who marched to Parliament this afternoon, Little admitted that “we’ve got to
While Grant Robertson has no financial or economic background, I thought he was doing a reasonable job as minister of finance. There may, however, be an element of comparison with some of the true dullards in the current cabinet that helped forge that opinion. He is certainly no Bill English,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com So here we all are living our ‘new normal’ – Alert Level 1 in the battle against COVID-19. That’s where we’re expected to stay until a vaccine is available. It’s only at that stage that our borders could fully re-open and New Zealanders
Women Generate Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Men during Travel, Study Finds Kiwi women generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than men during travel. According to research by The University of Otago, women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite men being more
The prime minister has expressed her anger at the fact that The Warehouse Group is about to lay off 1,080 workers. She is particularly angry because the company accepted the government wage subsidy in March, taking $68 million in government subsidies at that time. This week alone, we have
Kaikoura Whale Watch to return buoyed by $1.5 million government boost Whale Watch Kaikoura will be back on the water next month, buoyed by a $1.5 million Government tourism rescue grant to help it navigate the domestic market. Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis, accompanied by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,
Show business is the only thing Jacinda seems good at. She parades around in various global type garments best suited to the country she is feeling sorry for at the time in order to get the ensuing global adulation. Jacinda has turned this ingratiating irritating behaviour into an art form
I’ve just read the BFD article on the historian Scott Hamilton. There is a simple way to counter business destroying virtue signalers like Hamilton. I am sure this whole thing has nothing to do with the fact that Scott Hamilton has some books to sell. Details are in his
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Imagine that you are a struggling business trying to stay afloat and to keep all your staff employed after a punishing 7 week lockdown. Then imagine that you are finally allowed to open but with costly and restrictive conditions. Then at last you are told at level one you are
Jacinda Ardern’s feet were posted on social media wearing Nadia Reid socks after she and her feet attended the singer’s gig in Wellington. There is a pattern with this PM of businesses cashing in on the publicity when she wears their product. Handmade Black Feather earrings made of
