Press Release: National Party Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has joined thousands of people on the West Cost as they rally against the Government’s assault on the region. “The West Coast is full of hardworking and passionate New Zealanders. Many of their livelihoods depend on the land and
Simon Bridges was on MagicTalk with Peter Williams yesterday and had a little bit to say about Maureen Pugh and the West Coast. Apparently the comments he made to Jami-lee Ross weren’t an accurate reflection of his feelings about her. Say what? And, that he has always had
Questions to Ministers Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all of her Ministers? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Is he currently involved in negotiations with Auckland Council to end the land occupation at Ihum?tao? KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of
Xbolt Just read this speech from a Farmer (Mr Lincoln Grant) who was at the protest this week outside Parliament. It’s a bit long but interesting. The ETS scheme is a rort of magnitude 10. Shame on any Government that participates. I am Lincoln Grant. We farm a 600ha
Meet Marcail Parkinson, today’s crybaby of the week and a normal teen, especially when it comes to wailing on about plastic. Walking down a supermarket aisle lined with plastic wrappers is enough to set off “massive anxiety” for Marcail Parkinson. The 17-year-old Auckland high school student feels
The overreach of this Government when it comes to the proposed firearm legislation is really quite disturbing. How can it possibly be justified to even suggest that possession of a single round of ammunition, without even any means of firing said round, be worse than assaulting a child? Our minority
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The problem with oppositions is they tend to chase every passing car in the hope it gains some traction. Labour, the Greens and NZ First attacked National in 2014 for what they called ‘cash for access’ events where punters were charged hefty fees for dinners or lunches with cabinet ministers.
Over his one term in Government he was a key figure pushing for the ban on new oil and gas exploration, and in opposition he won a ban on shark finning. Stuff What I will always remember the ever youthful Gareth Hughes for is his “Hey Clint” moment made notorious
There is no quiz in today’s weekend quiz slot because we have been unable so far to find a volunteer to take it over. It is time to hand the torch over to another volunteer. Could that volunteer be you? You can fill this quiz time slot with a
The Greens really are a party of opportunistic grubs. As if they hadn’t scraped the bottom of their slimy barrel of phony sanctimony already when they fell over themselves to exploit the terrible bushfires in Queensland and NSW, the Greens had to sink one step lower into the ooze.
Okay, so you’ve tried our delicious meat products from The Whale Meat Company and you would like to enjoy it on a regular basis. We have made it as easy as possible for you to keep getting your favourite products every * week * fortnight * or month We do not want
The poll results below are from two live polls so the results that I have commented on in this post may have changed slightly by the time this post publishes. *Update: I have corrected mistakes and updated the post with the latest figures for the ACT party poll. NZ First
Behrouz Boochani has been a festering parasite greedily sucking the blood of Australian taxpayers for years. Now, he’s New Zealand’s problem. Good riddance. Don’t thank us – we’re just glad to be rid of him at last. Boochani, the “Refujesus” who steamed up the granny-panties of
