Merry Christmas from the COL. Another kick in the guts for both business and young people has been announced. The COL think that they are playing Santa Claus but what they are delivering is a lump of coal. Socialists don’t understand how business works just as they don’t
Press release: Hobson’s Pledge There is not the slightest justification for allocating any resource which is the common property of all New Zealanders on the basis of race, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said yesterday. In a deal announced Monday, Telcos will be able to bid for 160MHz
As you may be aware, Vernon Unsworth (hero of the Philippines cave rescue) recently lost a defamation case against Elon Musk, who had called him a “pedo”. Such are the vagaries of American defamation law that, even though the accusation was completely false, and Musk admitted as much, Unsworth lost
At first glance on paper legal cannabis should be a lucrative investment. Thanks to the addictive nature of the product once you have a customer you are likely to have them for life so repeat business is guaranteed. Even better there is also the medical side of the business which
Ladies and gentlemen, the 2020 election campaign has officially started, and it will be the longest campaign of your lifetime. After promising to build 100,000 houses (and failing) and promising to build a light rail system in Auckland (and making very little progress to date), the government has announced
Smoke & Mirrors Sunday was the day we all started paying GST on internet shopping. It’s New Zealand’s version of the ‘Amazon Tax’ which, according to the Labour Government, is supposed to level the playing field for domestic retailers. So the place you buy stuff from in Armenia
To be clear I have no issue with women, equality, free speech, LGBT or human rights. I have an issue with nations and companies implementing bigotry, racism, apartheid, sexism and social manipulation by deceit. Here is a link to a new piece of NZ Women only legislation, as we seemingly
I don’t often read anything written by Heather Du Plessis-Allan, she kind of winds me up so I just don’t click on her articles. But her latest ‘Premium’ article in ‘A newspaper’ piqued my interest. I had been thinking about doing a post about the Woman Who Isn’
I listen to Red Radio at times… not by choice, but because my husband likes it. The other day, I asked him how fluent he was in Maori these days. He said not at all. I said that he must be if he listens to this stuff day after day,
Alan Finkel, Office of the Chief Scientist In 1874, science fiction author Jules Verne set out a prescient vision that has inspired governments and entrepreneurs in the 145 years since. In his book The Mysterious Island, Verne wrote of a world where “water will one day be employed as fuel,
Information Extract from an article by Simon Black at Sovereignman.com Roughly 23,000 years ago in modern-day Israel, a small tribe of ex-cave dwellers built a tiny village near the Sea of Galilee that may have been one of the earliest agrarian societies in human history. Archaeologists discovered the
To adopt a quote from Homer Simpson, “Climate change: is there anything it can’t do?” So far, the dazzling list of things supposedly caused by climate change included everything from a decline in circumcisions, struggling brothels and even the Earth spinning faster. Now, we can add shitty service from
Policy in 60 Seconds: Rio Tinto International mineral giant Rio Tinto is angling for another taxpayer-funded bailout. Islay explains how this could go terribly wrong.
Green MP Julie Anne Genter as we all know wants more women in the board room. A famous New Zealander has a novel solution. Those recently outed public company sinners lacking female directors, can show they’re up with the play in the new social order. All they need do
Press Release: New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation Andrew King,Executive Officer The New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation represents 6000 property owners and is responsible for educating and supporting landlords to ensure New Zealanders have access to high quality rental properties. For more information about the changes now announced by Government,
Press Release: NZ Property Investors’ Federation Andrew King, Executive Officer. The New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation represents 6000 property owners and is responsible for educating and supporting landlords to ensure New Zealanders have access to high quality rental properties. After more than seven months of trying to end a tenancy
