Our annual land transport budget is now in excess of five billion dollars, the healthiest ever, so why has the government axed numerous roading developments planned by the previous government? “Last year Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced a record $16.9 billion investment in land transport over a three-year
I spotted the painting above on a left wing blog yesterday. It was used to illustrate a rant about privileged wealthy farmers being to blame for all New Zealand’s dirty water ills as well as them being cruel to animals. Usually it is the left that appreciates the arts,
Helen Clark says that ex-criminals should be allowed to sell cannabis. What a stunning idea. After all, we did legalise prostitution so that the government could become a pimp and tax their earnings. What else could we apply this novel idea to I wonder? * Ex-bigamists should be allowed
Labour’s disgraceful handling of complaints about sexual abuse among its staff and volunteers are now finally being picked up by the mainstream media and not before time. Andrea Vance and Alison Mau, both of whom can rightfully be considered to be supporters of this current government, have banded together
At the start of this project, I promised to try to rate every contest and candidate in the Auckland Local elections. That includes District Health Boards. They’re as numerous as measles cases, as successful as the Warriors and more boring than Steve Braunias’ Secret Diary columns. There are twenty
This year Auckland Transport says it will build over 9K of cycleways in Auckland. But that’s not good enough for Simon Wilson who whines about it in a newspaper. Auckland Transport has “courageously” adopted the Vision Zero road safety plan, targeting 65 per cent reduction in deaths and serious
Has a dose of reality hit the Herald editors, or was it simply that something slipped through on a quiet Saturday when no one was looking? Fancy the MSM in New Zealand actually telling some real facts about JAG’s favourite obsession, electric vehicles (EVs). An article by Troy Bowker
By George A headline in Stuff today: “Are MPs too old?” Of course they are. Why on earth would you want MPs who have lived beyond 40? Children are so much wiser now as is consistently exhibited within our current administration. The millennium generation have all the answers. For them,
Tim Beveridge speaks with dairy farmer Mike on Newstalk ZB at 4:30am on Saturday 7th September Tim: What… what’s Fonterra’s deal with all this then? Because they seem to be… cosying up to the government… Mike: (Sighs) Tim: …but is this a political exercise in virtue signalling
It is very easy to make promises in an election campaign, particularly if you are really not expecting to win. Winston Peters has been making electoral promises he had no intention of keeping for decades. But when you unexpectedly find yourself in government and you have promised to completely change
Newstalk ZB Tim Beveridge talks to dairy farmer Mike at 4:30am on Saturday 7th September. Mike: It was a bit of a shame to listen to Alana, the stress in her voice, and this is what is happening to us farmers, particularly dairy farmers, I am a… I should
According to the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union the government has used taxpayer money to hire its left-wing mates. According to information obtained under the Official Information Act in May 2019, Netsafe granted $15,000 in taxpayer funding to left-wing campaign group ActionStation, The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union claims
