Podcast: Paul Goldsmith
The Taxpayer’s Union is giving taxpayers the opportunity to get to know their MPs beyond photo-ops and party-line speeches. In this episode, Islay Aitchison interviews National MP Paul Goldmith.
Economy
Robertson Joins the Fray
While Grant Robertson has no financial or economic background, I thought he was doing a reasonable job as minister of finance. There may, however, be an element of comparison with some of the true dullards in the current cabinet that helped forge that opinion. He is certainly no Bill English,
The New Normal
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com So here we all are living our ‘new normal’ – Alert Level 1 in the battle against COVID-19. That’s where we’re expected to stay until a vaccine is available. It’s only at that stage that our borders could fully re-open and
Jacinda is Angry
The prime minister has expressed her anger at the fact that The Warehouse Group is about to lay off 1,080 workers. She is particularly angry because the company accepted the government wage subsidy in March, taking $68 million in government subsidies at that time. This week alone, we have
Tweet of the Day
Prime Minister says if each of us spend $100 a day in our local economy things should come right. She is living in a different reality from the citizens of New Zealand, we don't have access to this much money in a week. — Pamela Taylor (@PamelaT34912263) June 10,
Attention Todd. This Is How You Do an Interview with Tame
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150,000 Reasons to Go to Level 1 Today
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour doesn’t want the COVID-19 crisis to end, but it has 150,000 reasons to move to Level 1 when Cabinet meets,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New Zealanders have been receiving a daily political broadcast from Ardern and her team throughout the COVID-
Prime Minister Declares: “THE ECONOMY IS BACK”
Of course it is, Jacinda. You have declared it so and so it shall be. Except, like so many other things you and your pathetically inept colleagues have managed to do to this country of ours, you couldn’t be more wrong and you’ve been drinking too much of
“If You Have to Kill, We Will Bury the Bodies for You”
In a recent conversation with my daughter I jokingly said to her, “You know, if you have to kill, we will bury the bodies for you.” She had shared a minor issue that was bothering her and this was my glib reassurance that the family has her back. It was
A Covid Farce
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand have become a farce. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is now looking foolish after thousands of people took to the streets in protest action on Monday, thumbing their nose at her Level 2 lockdown rules, while the Police watched
Judith Collins on Border Restrictions & Todd Muller as Leader
National MP Judith Collins says the government doesn’t have a clear plan in place for opening New Zealand’s borders. Film workers have been allowed to fly into the capital to work on the Avatar franchise despite the borders remaining closed. And the Prime Minister has put the brakes
BFD Transcript: Mike Hosking with Jacinda Ardern on Black Lives Matter Protesters, the Economy, Business Loans & the Monark Development
Newstalk ZB Transcript from Tuesday 2 June. Mike: So, what happened to the rules aye? Protesters all over the grounds of parliament, well in excess of 100 and not a sign of any social distancing, even the deputy prime minister this morning asking questions. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is
Our Tourist Industry and Buying NZ Made
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
Hey Kelvin, it’s Queenstown Calling, They Say They Miss You.
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