Labour was elected in 2017 and returned to power in 2020 off the back of a massive set of promises that they would solve the housing crisis that they claimed had beset the country under National. They tinkered and clucked their tongues disapprovingly and their solutions involved piling on costs
David Seymour ACT Leader It is entirely inappropriate that the people who set the policy for our schools are undertaking courses that teach them “guilt and shame” are natural responses to so-called “white privilege.” After ACT revealed school kids were being taught about “white privilege”, we can now reveal that
David Seymour ACT Leader Jacinda Ardern owes New Zealanders an apology for the slow vaccine rollout that has New Zealand at the bottom of the OECD. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday stood in front of media and apologised for the slow rollout saying “I’m sorry that we haven’
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On Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said it would back a biological man, transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s entry into the Tokyo Games. But what about the biological woman who lost her place to him? Tracey Lambrechs is the woman who lost her place to a man. Before lifting for
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The government’s appalling record in housing continues with the news that the government has bought a motel in Rotorua in order to house the homeless. The Government has spent $8.1m to buy a motel in Rotorua for temporary housing. But while the deputy mayor backs the step by
Judith Collins Leader I wanted to share a video with you that we released yesterday about what gangs think about Labour and their approach to crime. You can watch and share it below. National is the Party of law and order. We’re working hard to hold the Government to
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Stuff has reported on the extent of media bludging from government troughs. It is eye-watering just how much taxpayer coin some media organisations have availed themselves of. Media companies large and small claimed funding from the Government’s media package last year. In April 2020, Broadcasting, Communications and Media Minister
In an interview with Newstalk ZB this morning Minister of Police Poto Williams made it crystal clear that despite being their Minister, the police and their safety are not a priority for her, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The interview was a train wreck from beginning to end
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Adam Creighton of The Australian is one of the few mainstream journalists willing to speak the truth about COVID lockdowns. Also, unlike most of the mainstream media, he is no starry-eyed Ardern fan, either. Put both of those together, and you get his blunt indictment of the COVID policies of
