National MPs Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis have been pushing for Green MP Julie Ann Genter to release the letter she wrote to Phil Twyford regarding funding for the Wellington Transport planning, because they believe the letter is proof that JAG put pressure on the Wellington City Council to adopt
Free Speech Coalition The use of bylaws to prohibit a Whangarei street preacher from pamphleteering sends a dark message to religious New Zealanders. “Preachers have the right to share views in public squares, as they have done for thousands of years,” says Rachel Poulain, spokesperson for the Free Speech Coalition.
The allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and assault within the Labour Party are very serious. There are accusations of rape. There are accusations of workplace bullying. There are accusations of sex for promotions. The Labour Party is the largest party in the government, and the government is supposed to uphold
Questions to Ministers Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? JO LUXTON to the Minister of Education: What response has he seen to the decisions about the Reform of Vocational Education that he announced on 1 August 2019?
Last week, the Prime Minister gave a speech about ‘Good Government’. We analyse what she thinks that is, and it explains quite a lot. We also dig into the RMA reforms announced this week and the effect it might have on the housing market.
This week, Ruwan, Beth and Villa Education Trust’s Alwyn Poole discuss ACT’s Partnership Schools and Student Education Accounts and the Government’s plan to take control away from community-run schools.
David Seymour ACT signed hat. This is a charity auction and David asked that all proceeds go to Kidsline. don’t miss out on this priceless piece of kiwiana. Joe B. being the ledged he is, is covering postage and tracking. trademe.co.nz/clothing-fashion/men/accessories/hats-caps/
Dear Minister Twyford, Recently we had occasion to call into our granddaughter in Botany on our way to Parnell. We departed Chapel Road at 4.50pm and arrived in Parnell at 6.35pm, one and three-quarter hours later. We could have had a trip to Hamilton and back to
Listening to the respective Party leaders’ reaction to the ditching of the Capital Gains Tax a while back was a depressing experience. Not one of them came close to showing real leadership. What they illustrated was that it was all about politics. Jacinda Ardern said she still believed in it
Mike Hosking Breakfast Show transcript starts at 11:29 Mike: Aah… umm… are you going to go to the land protests? Jacinda: I have no umm… immediate plans to. I haven’t ruled out aah… in the future but not right now. Obviously, focus for us is trying to help
Mike Hosking Breakfast Show transcript starts at 9:35 Mike: What news do you bring us this morning on the CRL? Last time we talked you said you’d make some enquiries. Jacinda: I did actually have a conversation um… with aah… the mayor – around the issue that we talked
Before the last New Zealand election, the blog Whaleoil released a video where it counted the number of times Jacinda Ardern said “Comrade.” Now, journalist and talented satirist Steve Braunias has made an Emojiological analysis of an interview that the PM had with Mike Hosking. Apparently she said “Mike” no
Mike Hosking Breakfast Show Transcript starts at 7:13 Mike: The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern – good morning! Jacinda: Good morning Mike: How many people have quit your party as a result of this investigation into the bloke who may or may not have um… sexually assaulted someone? Jacinda: I’m
It is widely expected that the Reserve Bank will cut the OCR again this week, probably by another 25 percentage points. The problem here is that the OCR is now so low that further cuts are mostly pointless. We are rapidly heading towards an OCR of 0%, or possibly even
