It is almost exactly a year since the last election, when the country gave Jacinda Ardern and her government the largest mandate ever recorded under MMP. It was a testimonial to what most people thought was a successful pandemic response that had saved us from having thousands dead. Clearly, those
Rainer Schulze University of Essex Rainer Schulze studied History, English and American Literature and Linguistics and Education at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA). He is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Essex (United Kingdom) and Member (2011-2013 Director)
Darroch Ball Co-Leader Sensible Sentencing Trust. Make no mistake, the current issue with COVID being linked to gangs has nothing to do with ‘vaccination hesitation’ or ‘mistrust of health officials’. It has everything to do with how the gangs don’t give a damn about doing their part for society
David Seymour ACT Leader The current gang member-driven outbreak of COVID-19 is the logical conclusion of the Government’s tending and nurturing approach. Tending and nurturing is the translation of Operation Tauwhiro that was supposed to take on the gangs. I asked the Prime Minister in Parliament about this back
KSK I feel sorry for Brian Tamaki, now facing charges for a pre-arranged, pre-sanctioned, peaceful protest, given that everyone has the lawful right to peacefully protest under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, 1990. I am not a follower of the good Bishop nor a critic. People are free
The Government’s penchant to cuddle up to gangs has been laid out for all to see as Waikato Mongrel Mob President Sonny Fatu was given an ‘Essential Worker’ exemption and allowed to travel across the Auckland boundary, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Over the past few weeks,
Conserve NZ It seems that many people want to hold faith leaders Brian Tamaki and Peter Mortlock accountable for backing protests that they consider to be potential “super spreaders” of Covid-19. So if people see this as a justifiable position, then there is another public figure who needs to also
Chris Baillie ACT Police spokesperson and former Police officer The current approach to gangs isn’t working and Police Minister Poto Williams needs to take action. The headlines this morning are simply unacceptable. Our Sunday morning papers shouldn’t be reading “Shocking gang axe attack: Man killed in front of
New Zealand media don’t want you to notice who are the people committing crimes in New Zealand. This is the obvious takeaway from a “review” of Police Ten 7 that accuses the show of “racism” and “bias”. A report released today has found that the producers of Police Ten
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz Recent statements attributed to the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Coster, have repeated previous allegations from police that gangs acquire their firearms from licensed firearms owners. That is a significant distortion of the truth and by implication Coster maligns a quarter of
The Prime Minister has more questions to answer on the Mongrel Mob meth programme as it’s revealed the time the project would run each year decreased as the overall funding increased, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. In the 71 days between the initial funding application and
Louis Houlbrooke New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union When it was revealed that a Mongrel Mob-affiliated group received $2.75 million to run a meth rehab programme, Taxpayers’ Union supporters pitched in to publicise the Prime Minister’s dodgy decision with nationwide newspaper ads and promotion of a petition signed by 24,
The Government’s announcement it will deploy Tactical Prevention Teams is a clear admission that firearms violence and gang membership in New Zealand is out of control, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “The Government has wasted months refusing to agree with National that our police need more support. It’
Nicole McKee ACT Justice Spokesperson My Member’s Bill drawn today will crack down on gangs and illegal firearms use. Gang numbers have exploded under this soft on crime Government. With more gang members comes an increase in their confidence. As a result we’ve seen shootings in our communities,
A law change that will prevent any future government funding being granted to organised criminal groups and gangs will be debated in Parliament, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill will ensure that any person responsible for the
