Thames to Coromandel Community Noticeboard & Grapevine “Sorry I got to say this… Here goes. Regarding the Tourist Industry, they come to us cap-in-hand now wanting our support. They want us to travel and visit New Zealand tourist sites. What a pity they’ve spent the last 20 years selling
We hear a lot about the abysmal standards of the legacy media. One sided opinion articles pretending to be factual commentaries abound. Silly little so-called ‘journalists’, whining about how racist their last latte was or manufacturing angst about imaginary slights; all designed to rark up the offenderatti and generate clicks.
I really wanted to like Todd Muller. We all know how badly National needs to identify itself, particularly as the party that is a great steward of the economy. Muller started his leadership (ignoring poorly handled issues about hats and a lack of diversity) by naming himself as the champion
In my previous article, I outlined how the Prime Minister got us into the COVID crisis by largely manufacturing it. Having successfully got us into it she now has to get us successfully out of it. Like wrapping the fish and chips this will be beyond her capabilities. In fact,
As with anything which is state-controlled, we have entered a twilight world of arbitrary diktats. We are told by Big Sister that those of us still having jobs may return to work. We must stay two metres away from strangers, but a metre away from those we know. It is
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Below an article in the top Aussie newspaper, The Australian, published a few days ago. As said before, the true devastation will not be evident until the utterly unnecessary lockdown is finally recovered. It’s a social economic horror story lying ahead, attributable to the
Far be it for me to take even a modicum of shameful pleasure at another’s misfortune, but, as a Tasmanian, it is just the tiniest bit gratifying to watch Western Australia admit that they’ve stuffed their economy. After all, Tasmania has had to endure years of smugness and
George Lucas is not exactly renowned as the greatest writer of dialogue in modern cinema, but his Revenge of the Sith contains at least one sharply observant line: So this is how liberty dies – with thunderous applause. It is referring, of course, to the rapturous reception given to newly-appointed dictator
Memo to Jacinda. Wakey wakey dearie. The bubble has burst. The country has moved on. Virtually nobody is observing your silly rules. You are welcome to kid yourself that all and sundry are bowing down to your every directive but evidence shows otherwise. Perhaps you need to get out and
Press Release: Act Party “The Government should delay an increase in road user charges scheduled for 1 July this year,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “This tax increase will affect tradies, truckies, courier drivers, delivery vehicles – basically any business that uses a diesel-powered vehicle. The impact will be felt
Todd Muller National Party Leader The past few months, our country has made many sacrifices. You have made many sacrifices. You have put a lot on the line to get us through this crisis. Now, we must begin taking another step forward together, with confidence. The confidence to rebuild our
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Social Security benefits were legislated in 1938. The Labour government harnessed the collective financial power of all workers to provide for those who fell on hard times through no fault of their own (quite removed from today’s premise where own-fault is ignored). Participation was
Blaming Simon Bridges for his party’s dreadful polling at the end of a global pandemic is as unfair as it is unreasonable, but relentless negative media coverage finally brought about his demise. Jacinda Ardern’s meteoric rise in the polls, an expression of gratitude from the public that COVID-19
Todd Muller National Party Leader We confront the greatest economic threat of a generation, and it’s my view that we have the team and the comprehensive plan to ensure that we will rebuild New Zealand in a way that matters to New Zealanders. Watch my full interview with Newshub
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Of all fields of expertise and excluding the bogus ones (sociologists, chiropractors etc) none match economists for talking nonsense when it comes to forecasting. If that sounds extreme, bear in mind the fact that economic forecasting is invariably wrong is now a specialist field of
