Beth Houlbrooke Ad Lib Last Thursday I visited a group of farmers in Whangarei to hear even more concerns about the Zero Carbon Bill, Firearms reform, and other current or proposed legislation that threaten their livelihoods and are creating much uncertainty and stress. Even overseas media is watching and commenting.
Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (on behalf of the Fair and Reasonable Campaign) Over the last few weeks, we’ve had dozens of enquiries about how to comply with the 20 December amnesty deadline for those caught up by delays in the Police processing applications for endorsements
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway on RNZ yesterday morning appeared to be contradicting PM Ardern’s statements about who is responsible for tourists’ safety. Jacinda Ardern says cruise ship and tour operators are legally responsible for tourists and warn they face million dollar fines and up to
George Ardern is the queen of grief. The supreme ruler of mournfulness, heartache and anguish. Sympathy just isn’t enough for her. She has to suffer the pain and mortification that is normally reserved for the families and the loved ones of the victims, not for a complete stranger. The
Merry Christmas from the COL. Another kick in the guts for both business and young people has been announced. The COL think that they are playing Santa Claus but what they are delivering is a lump of coal. Socialists don’t understand how business works just as they don’t
Paula Bennett went large on the Labour sex-pest story. She said she believed the complainants and demanded that the Prime Minister act. The only problem with all that is that there wasn’t actually a complaint. The review has found that the Labour staffer was a bit of a
Press Release: Mesh Down Under Tangible Concrete Commitments… Where Are They? The use of surgical mesh for medical procedures has come under increasing scrutiny around the world because of high complication rates and problems with patient safety. Consumer advocacy group Mesh Down Under has been lobbying since 2012 for practical
Political photoshops and memes are powerful influencers, just ask Boris Johnson who benefited from the ‘dark arts’ of Kiwi “meme machines” Sean Topham and Ben Guerin. Today’s political photoshop of Jacinda Ardern tilting at social media companies was created by Pixy. All we want for Christmas dear readers is
Press release: Hobson’s Pledge There is not the slightest justification for allocating any resource which is the common property of all New Zealanders on the basis of race, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said yesterday. In a deal announced Monday, Telcos will be able to bid for 160MHz
Owen Jennings Information Satire Not many people know that James Shaw actually prepared two press releases before he left for Madrid – a positive if things went well and a negative one if not much happened. Unfortunately, his staff got them mixed and released the positive one instead of the one
Leighton Baker New Conservative Leader Those of us who call New Zealand home generally appreciate not just the beauty and diversity of our natural surroundings, but the atmosphere and culture that allows us to try new things and work to our strengths. This is provided within the framework of western
Don’t feel bad if you weren’t. I certainly hope the families and friends of the deceased received some comfort from Ardern’s gesture of sympathy, and it’s not that I don’t possess any sympathy myself, because I do. It’s just that my sympathy was overtaken
Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of the Government’s policies and actions in relation to the economy? TAMATI COFFEY to the
