Louis Houlbrooke taxpayers.org.nz So far, thirty two projects have received $6.2 million from the fund. The questionable taxpayer funded projects include: • $585,000 to develop a te Reo Maori virtual reality game. • $20,000 on “a digital storytelling platform using the vaka as medium for navigating and
Later today the Prime Minister will present her latest announcement. It will likely be an announcement of even more announcements, which she will call a roadmap or maybe even a plan. It will of course be none of those and will be met with utter dismay at the lack of
More than one million fully vaccinated Aucklanders are stuck at home because the Government has been unable to deliver a simple website, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. Since New Zealand got its hands on a proper supply of Covid vaccine in late August, Aucklanders have been quick to
Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly has called on the Government to extend its vaccinations mandates to the construction sector […] […] “We now call on the Government to front foot broadening mandates to the building and construction workforce. “Our members are facing a complex situation in the residential sector where
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This week’s Lack of Self-Awareness Award goes to a Victorian vaxhole publican. The white, South African-born hotelier rails against vaccine passports being compared to apartheid — by reminiscing about the Apartheid system in his native land in terms which sound almost identical to what he’s promoting in
Grant Finch You’ve got to laugh at comedians, though not for the reasons they presume. Comedians’ stock in trade was poking fun at authority figures, and giving alternate takes on popular convention. Then came Jacinda! Now, you’d be hard-pressed to find more sycophantic cheerleaders for the state,
The Government has finally got its act together and adopted National’s policy calling for MIQ spots to be allocated for critical health workers, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford and Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “National has been calling for this for months,” says Stanford. “We know there
David Seymour ACT Leader It’s hardly surprising that the Chief Ombudsman is investigating the shonky MIQ booking system – it’s time to stop the cruelty and restore fairness. There are thousands of Kiwis trying to return home their own country. Many are separated from their family, desperate to be
Eliora “Now the time has come to return to a normal daily life,” says the Prime Minister of Norway. Left Photo by KAL VISUALS. The BFD. Right Photo by David Rodrigues. The BFD. On Saturday 25 September at 4pm, Erna Solberg, Norway’s PM, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions. Going
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Rebecca In a newspaper this week, a journalist called “Malpass” identifies government splitting from epidemiological advisors. According to Malpass, epidemiologists only consider the bug while politicians have to consider more than that, which explains the split for him. Unfortunately, he misunderstands epidemiology, a word that doesn’t mean the study
KSK “Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” Stephen Keague, author. When you have a plan, you can implement it. If you plan to drive to Wellington, you can study Google Maps, evaluate the different routes, get everyone strapped in with snacks and bottles of water, activate the know-it-
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
