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
Sky News contributor Gideon Rozner says it’s not surprising Jacinda Ardern’s government put forward a zero carbon bill, but believes the NZ National Party should be called out for waving it through parliament. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@
ACT Party The Podcast On Thursday night, the Politics in Full Sentences podcast covered this week’s End of Life Choice events. Max Whitehead interviews David Seymour on the Bill’s passage. They cover off how we got it there and what happens next. https://business.facebook.com/davidseymourACT/videos/
50 Shades of Green – NZ Eve McCallum On the 14th of November, a group of New Zealand Farmers protested in Wellington. This copy of the speech notes of Eve McCallum was taken from the 50 Shades of Green Facebook page. We are real people, we are families, and we are
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
It seems that there will be a new bill debated, possibly even before Christmas, that will see some changes to the law in relation to FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) proposed and argued. Cross party support has been gained for this issue with the bill being sponsored by Priyanca Radhakrishnan from
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
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
Press Release: ACT Party Tertiary institutions will be legally required to protect academic freedom and free speech on campus or risk losing funding under a new member’s bill proposed by ACT Leader David Seymour. “There is a growing danger of taxpayer-funded universities abusing their health and safety obligations
Guess who I am about to discuss? There are two fundamental modalities of human existence: They are agency and communion. * ‘Agency’ refers to our individual-related aspects, such as self-assertion, decisiveness, and competence. * ‘Communion’ refers to community-related aspects of life, such as helpfulness cooperation and trustworthiness. In societal
