NZ Politics
A Climate of Fear
By George Isn’t it ironic that the flagship policy this year presented by this COLs, led by Ardern, was to focus on mental health and wellbeing? Hundreds of millions of dollars have been targeted to alleviate what is perceived to be the declining state of emotional stability within society,
Climate Change Contemptibles
Those promoting climate change would have us believe it is out of control when it is becoming increasingly obvious it is they who are out of control. The use of a sixteen year old girl at the U.N. to parrot off a speech on a subject she has been
Do You Remember Rufus Painter?
Many years ago the Rufus Painter story got a lot of attention on political blogs and on social media. David Shearer made a speech that opened with a story about a constituent who complained about a neighbour who was a sickness beneficiary painting his roof. Politicians like to use stories
Bridges Refuses to Take Down the Videos
The debate on this topic so far on this blog has been interesting. First of all, I have no argument with those that say rules are rules, and therefore National should do as the speaker requires. Those that think that are entitled to their view. Secondly, I also understand the
Saturday Nightcap
Knowing that her response could set off a war, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern answers whether the UN General Assembly was laughing *with* or *at* Donald Trump.
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
At all the ‘Meet the Candidates” evenings for the Local Body elections in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty the earnest folk at the ‘Carbon Reduction Group’ have been handing out these flyers: They did not even bother to claim that it was printed with non-petroleum based inks
Firearms Law Changes Only Target the Law-Abiding
Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (on behalf of the Fair and Reasonable Campaign) I am writing to you on the Government’s second tranche of firearms law changes – and I’m afraid I have bad news. What the Bill does: The Arms Legislation Bill punishes law-abiding
Auckland Mayoralty: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections
Auckland Mayoralty RATINGS GUIDE: $ to $$$$$ with $ being a leftist trougher and $$$$$ being small government dynamo For some, however, a clown is more appropriate. More than one may be awarded. I had initially planned to complete all the ward contests before moving on to the Auckland Mayoralty, but that meant it
A Theory About Jacinda
William Felt At the beginning of the year, Jacinda returned from 7 weeks holiday. 7 weeks you may say sounds like an awful lot! But anyway, she attended her first press conference on that day and it did not go well. Tova Obrien: ‘Her first press conference (after 7wk break)
Come Back Down to Earth, Jacinda
Jacinda’s reception at the UN this year was not as starlit as it was in 2018. She was a novelty last year. The gloss does seem to be wearing off nowadays for Jacinda, as she pursues pet projects such as trying to control the internet, which nobody other than
Kill Koi Carp Not the Farming Community
Andy Loader Co-Chairman P.L.U.G. Primary Land Users Group Open Letter to Government The Government released their new “action plan for healthy waterways” on the 5th of September which sets out the proposed new requirements to improve freshwater. But the action plan totally misses the point. Firstly,
Ardern Driving Change at the UN
Thinking about our relationship with the UN, who comes to mind? Her mentor would be proud of her pupil, and possibly even wrote Ardern’s National Statement for her, delivered at the UN General Assembly to a sparse, disinterested and partially comatose audience. Predictably, Ardern spoke of “kindness” and “climate
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day is a face that Simon Bridges has decided to die in a ditch over. He and many National MP’s have deliberately ignored the Speakers ruling by putting the above video on Facebook. What do they think is going to happen? This is being