Judith Collins A thought about climate change. Politicians around the world have been calling for faster and faster action to reduce emissions. Our own Prime Minister has joined the political hype-train by announcing climate change is “my”/her generation’s nuclear-free moment. (Who made everyone under 40 “her”
The latest Newshub/Reid Research poll is out and it is bad for Jacinda Ardern personally along with Labour. Headline numbers are: National: 43.9% Labour: 41.6% Greens: 6.3% NZ First: 4.0% On those numbers, a Labour/Green government would be returned. The Nats simply don’t
Phil Goff has stormed home to win a second term as Mayor of Auckland, beating his main rival and former parliamentary colleague John Tamihere.
I am so sick of Rainbow tick this and Rainbow approved that. There is nothing beautiful at all about the power being wielded by the Rainbow lobby. They have a firm hold of the Auckland Council’s balls and it only takes a little squeeze to bring them into line.
Danny Bright It gives me no pleasure at all to say “told you so” with regard to my prediction last Wednesday. I said it would take a miracle, and unfortunately the miracle wasn’t forthcoming, so Aucklanders are stuck with another three years of numpty Goofy Goff. Listening to him
Christopher Luxon has started off his campaign to win Botany by single-handedly pissing off every single existing National caucus member, especially Todd Muller, who is seen as the wet team’s hope to replace the failing Simon Bridges. But that win could still come hard for Luxon. Ross is
There is a very good reason why Michelle Boag is known as a political poo finger. * She backed 2-time loser Bill English – LOST x two * Backed Maggie Barry to win in Botany- LOST to Jami-lee Ross * She backed Vic Crone for Mayor- LOST * She backed John Tamihere for
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com There’s been discussion over the past few days about taxing wealthy pensioners more to claw back their Super. More and more 65+ year-olds are continuing to work. According to Age Concern in 2013, 22% of New Zealanders over the age of 65 years
Stuff’s live blog of the results as they come in is here. This post is the place to talk about the results of local body elections around New Zealand.
Croaking Cassandra Statistics New Zealand Thursday morning released its monthly residential rentals series. I don’t usually pay any attention to these data but since I’d been thinking about the very low level of real interest rates, I decided to take a quick look for once. The series goes
The CoL has quietly kicked to the kerb the idea of making all government vehicles (where practicable) electric by 2025. “Although it was repeated as recently as June, that goal has been very quietly revised to a commitment that, after mid-2025, all new vehicles entering the fleet will be
As predicted here at The BFD, Christopher Luxon has declared he is seeking the National party nomination for Botany. Former Air New Zealand chief Christopher Luxon has put his name up to be the National Party candidate in the Auckland seat of Botany, according to reports. Luxon’s future with
2019 was the third consecutive local body election in which I have compiled a voting guide. In 2013, it was a couple of pages knocked together, with a considerable amount of self-interest invested into it. The Affordable City nationwide local body ticket – Affordable Auckland in our case – had three
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