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The Potentially Dangerous Shane Reti
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In the recent National Party leadership scramble, some journalists promoted the case for Shane Reti. I was puzzled after all he’s been in Parliament for seven years without making any notable mark. Even more surprising was to read Reti’s credentials, raising the question
It Won’t Work
I’ve been working with some clients on the new rules that come into effect today. Most understand the provisions around vaccinated staff – they don’t want to fire people, but they don’t want to risk significant fines either. Fully vaccinated staff are mandated only for certain industries and,
No Support Package for You
This is an amazing example of how both Jacinda Ardern and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce think of Auckland businesses. Ardern says: “She said the city had faced more than 100 days of lockdown and businesses and families had borne the brunt of the restrictions.” So she announces a plan
Kris Faafoi Goes Back on His Word
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson Kris Faafoi wants to revictimise those who have suffered at the hands of New Zealand’s worst violent and sexual offenders. The Justice Minister wrote to the Select Committee overseeing the Three Strikes repeal asking it to examine whether people already sentenced under Three Strikes
The Discrimination Is to Keep You Safe?
The Parlermaid Earlier this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reassured New Zealanders that the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order 2021 (‘the Order’) is “also about providing a greater protection than we have now. By using vaccine passes it makes sure that unvaccinated people aren’t being put at
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Hanlon’s Razor
Louise M Diack Governments have an unfortunate habit of getting things wrong and failing to change course, even as developing events demand they should. Rather than level with the people of the country, they double down and keep spinning in the hope people won’t notice. Of course, the people
Orange Is the New Black
I am confused. I thought that, when we entered the new ‘traffic light’ system, we would be getting more freedom… well, some of us would be anyway. Instead, the whole country is at ‘orange’, except for the bits that are at ‘red’. There is no such thing as a ‘green’
The Most Biased NZ Media
Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The BFD
The Media Are Only Good for Mocking
The way the New Zealand media have carried on in the past two years is an abject disgrace. They’ve become the Government’s lickspittles and poodles. They have failed to hold the Government to account, while vigorously attacking the opposition at every opportunity. They’ve lapped up leaks from
Consent or Coercion?
The writer has absolutely zero desire to be part of a vaccine trial that has not yet run the full trial course but the fascists running our lovely country have configured the rules to make it all but impossible to live a normal life here if one is part of