Andrew Little described them as “sick” and “extreme”, Jacinda Ardern said it was not a legitimate way to express your views, David Seymour described it as “odious”, and Amy Adams as “psychological abuse and torture”. What is it that shocked these politicians into issuing condemnation? The truth. Due to a
Can you take a hint? The Prime Minister is calling on New Zealanders to prepare to work from home and prepare to stop non-essential travel, as authorities look to stem the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Newshub Today’s face of the day Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is hinting
Liz Minchin Veronika Meduna Wes Mountain The Conversation New Zealand will spend NZ$12.1 billion to support businesses, increase benefits for seniors and low-income families, pay people who can’t work because of self-isolation, and boost virus testing and intensive care capacity. The NZ government’s new
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Green Party: Please send us links to any
Regina Scheyvens Massey University New Zealand’s border restrictions will come with significant job and business losses in the tourism sector, both at home and in the Pacific. But the new travel rules are absolutely necessary to protect the health of New Zealanders and people right across Pacific Islands, because
Questions to Ministers WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to keep the public informed of the steps they can take to protect themselves against COVID-19? Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and
Press Release: New Conservative According to an article released this week, late Saturday night on the eve of the commemoration of the Christchurch massacre, a firearms licence holder was visited and interrogated by armed police at his home, and segregated from his family when they returned home later. He was
The Government continues to delude itself and the population by insisting there is no evidence of community spread. That is simply farcical to even believe, as everyone who has it has to have got it from someone else. Now a new study reveals that 86 percent of people in public
What we needed was a package to keep as many people in work as possible, in other words, a stimulus package. There was stimulus alright, the problem is it was aimed at the wrong group. It was those at home, the nephews on the couch, who got the stimulus. Nothing
When you hear the Deputy Prime Minister tell people overseas they better think about getting back here pronto, then you know we have a problem coming. Some of you don’t believe a word that Winston Peters ever says so you can carry on regardless, and suffer accordingly. I’ll
Warning Graphic information and photos that many will find upsetting National’s Amy Adams said she believed in safe areas and described the protests outside abortion clinics as “psychological abuse and torture”. […]The last speech went to National’s Amy Adams, who will retire from Parliament at the next election
Our “dear leader” Jacinda Ardern tells us the restrictions she put in place to control coronavirus are the strongest in the world, a statement which only goes to show how unaware she is of the constraints other countries have implemented. Some are more far-reaching than ours. Hers was nothing
Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Maori Party: The BFD. Maori Party. Election 2020
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The team spent yesterday afternoon working through the Government’s COVID-19 response package. A couple of the staff are in self-isolation, so we’ve well and truly rehearsed using the virtual technology in preparing this article and our media commentary.
Chris Hipkins is either very, very stupid or very, very brave. My money is on the stupid. He’s stated very publicly that schools, universities, polytechnics and early-childhood centres are “very, very safe places” to be, despite the coronavirus pandemic: Schools, universities, polytechnics and early-childhood centres are “very,
