Tall Poppy Syndrome is alive and well In New Zealand where a hard working and entrepreneurial 14 year old who runs his own business has been given a serious kick in the guts by some busybody wanker who has done his best to cost the boy his business. Fourteen-year-
The government has allocated $1.9 billion towards improving mental health services, and Jacinda has freely acknowledged that she wants to see the current rates of suicide reduce significantly. Well, somebody should have had a quiet word with Damien O’Connor, Minister for Primary Industries, about that particular policy, as
LISTEN to the interview here. Susie Ferguson with Christopher Luxon on winning the Botany Candidacy and Cutting the Working for Families Benefit for Parents who Don’t Vaccinate Susie: And with us now is Christopher Luxon, ata marie. Christopher: I am well, good morning Susie, how are you? Susie: I
New Zealand’s Chief Censor David Shanks has banned an online video game that he says “celebrates white extremist mass murder”. He has classifed it as objectionable under the Films, Videos & Publications Classification Act 1993. His office also reached out to New Zealand internet service providers (ISPs) to notify
Ryan Bridge spoke with the Chinese ambassador, Wu Xi, on the AM show on Thursday morning 31 October. The link to Part 1 on China’s Sovereignty, USA Interference in Hong Kong & Freedom of Speech in NZ, People to People Exchanges and Hong Kong is here. Ryan: What about
Ryan Bridge spoke with the Chinese ambassador, Wu Xi, on the AM show on Thursday morning 31 October. Part 2 follows with a discussion on Anne-Marie Brady and Huawei. Ryan: China’s embassy this week reached out to the AM show and offered a rare interview with China’s
If it’s not bad enough that globalist institutions like the UN are openly admitting that climate change alarmism is just leverage for imposing their wealth redistribution agenda, shiftless corporations are getting in on the act. Wherever there’re mounds of government money, you’ll always find rent-seekers with
Today’s outrage culture is bloody disgusting. Thanks to the twisted minds of people seeing evil in every little thing, little girls will no longer be able to enjoy dress ups ever again. Little girls (and grown women for that matter) enjoy dress-ups. I love costume parties, and the
KiwiSaver has been good for the country and great for its participants. Since its introduction in 2007, it is estimated that funds in KiwiSaver schemes now add up to approximately $57 billion. That is an enormous amount of money locked into investment funds, most of which is going to be
It’s a changing world… and never more so than in the modern era of the media. Newspapers have almost disappeared, and with the fantastic – and cheap – streaming services available nowadays, things have got tough for commercial TV stations. TV1 will be okay of course, because it is propped up
Organisations considering getting the Rainbow tick of approval via Rainbow Tick certification should think twice before applying. Rainbow Tick certification is like the song “Hotel California”: you can sign in but you can never leave. Look at what has happened in New Zealand with Halal certification. All our large meat
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously coined the tourism slogan, “Where the bloody hell are you?” Coalition voters, especially small businesses, ought to be asking, “Scott Morrison, what the bloody hell are you thinking?” Morrison’s Liberal party have long been regarded as the party of small business and entrepreneurship.
Countdown seems to be run by Wombles, Muppets and the perpetually woke now. First, they removed plastic bags and forced us all to borrow their plastic baskets to take our groceries to the car. Then they imposed age limits on energy drinks so that customers had to be at least
The government has announced a surplus of $7.5 billion, approximately $4 billion more than predicted. You might be forgiven for thinking such a large understatement means that Phil Twyford’s comments about ‘kids’ in Treasury were justified after all. However, approximately $3.6 billion of the surplus is due
