NZ Politics
Labour Didn’t End Family Violence
Add ending child poverty to the long list of government fails. It was Ardern’s catch phrase in 2017 and joins the list of Labour’s failed promises. UNESCO ranks us 35th out of 41 developed countries for a child’s wellbeing. The relationship between poverty and family violence is
Wellington City Council’s Dilemma: Get Tough on Crime or Punish the Law-Abiding?
Oh, Dilemma: so sharp are your horns that we cannot grasp them; whatever shall we do? The Socialist Wellington City Council (WCCCP) has a problem thanks to being bit by the Marxist-mosquito, a nasty little bugger that buzzes about in shades of greens and reds, and which, instead of
The Scent of Desperation
Whatever the outcome of the election, it seems the political landscape in New Zealand will be changed forever. The media is treating NZ First as if it has already gone, which is a death knell to a man who has been on the political scene for over 40 years. Regardless
Mike Hosking Speaks to PM Jacinda Ardern, September 22th
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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 22
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Media Party Steps It Up For Dear Leader
Two headlines on Newshub on the same day, a few days after the first leaders’ debate (a debate the media is strangely claiming Ardern lost but Collins didn’t “win”). The first headline says “NZ Election 2020: Judith Collins’ claim 100 percent renewable electricity would increase power prices fact-checked
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It’s Globalism Which Is Hurting Us, Not COVID-19
New Zealanders are dependent on and also obsessional about globalism. This is a bow with two particular strings, the first of which is international trade. What ‘international trade’ really entails is sourcing and importing vast quantities of cheaply produced shoddy plastic goods from the People’s Republic of China in
This Is What Grassroots Democracy Looks Like
Thornton Blackmore “Jump aboard this waka” is the party line among supporters for what has become New Zealand’s fastest-growing political party. Advance New Zealand Co-Leader Billy Te Kahika, who is contesting Labour Party Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis’s seat in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate, has already
Labour’s Achievement Claims vs Actuality
It is quite interesting to look on the Labour website at what they claim to have achieved in their policy areas versus what has actually happened. In very few cases do the claims stack up when matched with the reality. They have 190 headings on their website under achievements. This
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Election 2020: Campaign Roundup
Now that we are into the election campaign proper I am replacing Political corner (which only looked at one party at a time) with a regular snapshot of electioneering across the board on Social Media. National Party Labour Party NZ First Green Party ACT Party Advance NZ New Conservative Maori
PM’s Perilous Promise
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Am I a bad person? Because I would not don the hijab. Ever. It’s not my culture, it has no meaning for me and while I accept someone else has reasons for wearing it, I don’t share them. True tolerance for each other