Election 2020
Face of the Day
Our first tv ad for the 2020 election campaign. pic.twitter.com/MXdPokabWD — Judith Collins (@JudithCollinsMP) September 13, 2020
We Lost the Rugby
It has really surprised me how compliant the New Zealand public has been over COVID. We have had most of our human rights and civil liberties taken away by a benign dictator who has persuaded us all that it is for our own good. Yes, the country is locked off
A Puzzle Worth Investigating
Using the Delayed-Matching-To-Sample (DMTS) test, animal psychologists have shown that dogs may remember an event for two minutes but a chimpanzee just for 20 seconds, whereas the average media trooper, trained and skilled (I am very sure), exhibits just under half that primate’s recall. This is a puzzle worth
NZ Businesses Will Not Thrive Until COVID Elimination Policy Ends
Lizbet Hush Dear NZ Media and Politicians: No matter how much you try to find economists who claim that the COVID elimination strategy is great for the economy, the stories from the ground and reality aren’t reflecting the optimism. Businesses are restructuring and cutting locations, jobs and hours. Some
Ardern’s Pants on Fire over Rugby Debacle
When the news broke on Friday that New Zealand had lost the hosting of the Rugby Championship to Australia it was interesting to see the spin from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern: Ardern insisted at a press conference shortly before the announcement that “Sanzaar politics” was to blame for the
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day James Shaw fits right in with the wacky unicorn riders. Often portrayed as the sensible corporate wing of the Green Party his latest policy announcement shows that he is as much of a unicorn rider as his co-leader Marama the C-word, Davidson. The Greens
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Living With Covid-19
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Election campaigning is now in full swing with new policies being announced daily. Since COVID-19 is such a key concern for voters, we can expect political parties to firm up their positions on how to manage the pandemic over the coming weeks. The range of
Sheriff Collins and the ‘Pseudoephedrine ‘ Gangs
Information Satire The Stars of MATARIKI have sprinkled some ‘woke pixie dust’ onto the RED QUEEN who wants an extra public holiday on that day. It’s like the ‘Romans’ bread and circuses’. But amazingly the so-called Team of 5 million did not exactly go for the concept in the
Phil Goff Says If You Don’t Agree with the Government on COVID, You’re Stupid
In a case of supreme arrogance, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has labelled anyone who disagrees with the Government’s Chinese plague response as stupid. He also appears to be pining for the sort of draconian enforcement being meted out on the citizens of Victoria by “Dictator Dan”. Goff said they
With Their Conservative Promises, Labour & National Lock in Existing Unfairness in New Zealand’s Tax System
Jonathan Barrett Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Ability to pay is the basic principle of tax fairness: people in a similar financial position should pay similar amounts of tax; people who can afford to pay more tax than others ought to pay more tax. The first proposition is