Christopher Luxon, in his interview with Mike Hosking, has had a whinge and a sook about how his faith has been “misrepresented”. It’s a fairly black-and-white matter, either you are a Christian or you are not, you are either a Hindu or you are not, you are either a
If you enjoyed this Satirical image please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.
Mark Freeman Fifty people braved a wintery southerly wind to take part in Wellington’s first Stop Co-Governance street march on Saturday. The number was down on attendance at the Christchurch and Auckland marches, which had been more than 200 and more than 300 respectively. Escorted by police, marchers walked
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-13. alwynpoole.substack.com [On
Yesterday the Green Party released its main policies, including income, housing and climate change. Its income and tax plans include: * $385 a week guaranteed for students and anyone looking for work, with an extra $135 each week if you are caring for kids at home on your own. * Top-ups for
dailytelegraph.co.nz “ACT WILL TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 RESPONSE BY ALLOWING ALL NEW ZEALANDERS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON WHAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THROUGH A NEW CROWDSOURCED TERMS OF REFERENCE,” SAYS ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR. “There is always a tension
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com I don’t suppose anybody will be terribly surprised when I say that my party vote will be going to ACT on 14 October. I was a proud
Yesterday, Labour released its “Rainbow manifesto”. Labour would work to improve Rainbow health and ensure the health care system meets the needs of trans, intersex, and gender-diverse people. Specific promises include: […] Schools would be encouraged to adopt the Ministry of Education’s sexuality education guidelines while teachers would be given
Is there a more odious, pathetic, political buzz-word than “dog-whistling”? Because, here’s the funny thing about a dog whistle: only dogs can hear them. So, if you’re a journalist or politician screeching that your opponent is “dog-whistling”, you’re admitting that you are a dog. Otherwise you wouldn’
Adrian Beaumont The University of Melbourne Yesterday’s 1News-Verian poll, and the Newshub-Reid Research poll reported earlier in the week, both show flattening trend lines – but they are still moving to the right of the political spectrum. For the purposes of this analysis, the National and ACT parties are counted
Dear freedom fighter We are now edging closer to election 2023 which for all New Zealanders is likely to be the most important election they will participate in. We are staring over the precipice and with less than three weeks to go until October 14th, we must put our country
I watched TVNZ News on Thursday 28 September. (I did this so that you didn’t have to) and, honestly, it was a disgrace. According to the radio during the day, Hipkins had clearly won the second Leaders’ Debate the previous evening (Wednesday), and the knives of the oh-so-biased media
Chris Trotter Victoria University of Wellington democracy project.nz IN THE CURRENT MIX of electoral alternatives, there is no longer a credible left-wing party. Not when “a credible left-wing party” is defined as: a class-oriented, mass-based, democratically-structured political organisation; dedicated to promoting ideas sharply critical of laissez-faire capitalism; and committed
There has been no public announcement or discussion of the Minister’s intention to sign this agreement. In short, the Minister is signalling before the next government is even elected, an intention to ratify. Labour is putting globalists in charge of the high seas, and from here the NGOs will
