Election 2020
National Party a Complete Waste of Space
There are (or should I say should be) three realistic options among the political parties in New Zealand for the conservative voter. Obviously, the main one should be the National Party, if only it would get back to its conservative principles and stand for something instead of the wishy washy,
Simon Wilson Proves Auckland Needs National
When I was first alerted to the fact that Muller and Kaye had lunched with Simon Wilson my immediate reaction was what the …. you choose the word. I thought why waste time with an ideologically driven chauvinist of the left? There is little point talking economics with the left as
Where Have All the Flyers Gone?
With the ‘resignation’ of David Clark, the truly hopeless former health minister, Jacinda has appointed Chris Hipkins, Education and State Services Minister, into the role. While assuring everyone that this is an interim measure, with Hipkins holding the position only until the election, it speaks volumes about the lack of
Grief Queen of the Day
According to gossip, Jacinda Ardern is pushing for an invitation to the private funeral at Eden Park for Matthew Hunt. His family don’t want her there because she made no attempt to contact them after he was killed. Now that it’s turning into a big event she is
Reforming Cannabis Laws Is a Complex Challenge, but New Zealand’s History of Drug Reform Holds Important Lessons
Marta Rychert Massey University Chris Wilkins Massey University In less than three months, New Zealanders will vote in the world’s first national referendum on a comprehensive proposal to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. Unlike cannabis ballots in several US states in which the public only voted on the
Satirical Image of the Day
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If It’s in the Papers…
I’m not a native Aucklander, but for the past 20-plus years I’ve tolerated the place and during that time I’ve lived no more than a few hefty stone throws away from Dominion Road. I traverse it and use it often: my kids went to a school just
Let Me Out of Here
So we’ve done it. We have got COVID under control. We have no community transmission and only 18 active cases, all in quarantine, caught at the border. We have done what very few other countries have managed to do. We can truly describe New Zealand as COVID free. This
Labour Candidate Sacked for Wrong Think; Why National Can’t Out-woke Labour
The Labour Party has sacked a candidate for this election for showing wrong-think, seven years ago. The Labour Party has sacked one of its list candidates after revelations he publicly praised an anti-Islam column in 2013. Kurt Taogaga, ranked 68th on the list, said he wasn’t sure he agreed
Political Victim of the Day
The Labour Party purges have begun and they have opened the gates so wide that there is now the potential to shame them into purging every single candidate on their list. They, not The BFD, set the rules, and the rules are very simple. Any social media comment, no matter
Sledge of the Day
It takes a fair bit to get the wood on Winston Peters. In Thursday’s Question Time there was a spat between Winston Peters and Gerry Brownlee. To his credit Speaker Trevor Mallard did pull up Winston’s sledge. But Gerry Brownlee had the last laugh. At least Winston admitted
The Labour Party’s New Slogan and Rallying call Revealed
labour.org.nz/2020campaign_slogan? “Let’s do this” is out and “Let’s keep moving” is in. The question remains, in which direction?
Labour Isn’t Working
In 1978 the Conservative party in the UK ran a billboard ad campaign across the country called “Labour Isn’t Working”. It was run in anticipation that Labour Party Prime Minister James Callaghan would call a general election. It was revived for the general election campaign the following year, after
RMA Misrepresentations
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Resource Management Act is one of New Zealand’s worst performing pieces of legislation. It has become a major barrier to progress by adding costs and delays to the local authority consenting process. It has also been identified as a significant contributor to the