Questions to Ministers Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister for Urban Development: Does he plan to ensure that future urban development reduces New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and responds effectively to climate change; if so, how? Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his
Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s statements, policies, and actions? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? MARK PATTERSON to the Associate Minister of Education: What
Oh dear. You know you are in trouble when your office tries to shut down the media, who are asking perfectly legitimate questions about an issue that is currently at the forefront of the news. Jacinda Ardern has personally tried to prevent media from asking about the Ihumatao dispute while
[…] After previously saying the government would not intervene, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Friday that no building would take place at Ihumatao while a solution was being sought. A senior member of the iwi, Mr Rankin said he would lodge a complaint with police that the Prime Minister used
Questions to Ministers Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he made about dialysis and cardiac facilities at Middlemore Hospital? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s statements, policies, and actions? Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE to the Minister
This weekend, I came across a couple of photos that really sum up our dreadful government, and both made me despair. We have now gone from being governed by a group of smart and competent politicians to being controlled by a bunch of clowns. Let’s start with this photo,
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key is refusing to rule out giving Judith Collins behind-the-scenes advice for a leadership bid against Simon Bridges Collins seemed to be outright courting popularity and attention with her choice of National Party headwear […] Newshub
By John Two good articles have appeared this week: Fran O’Sullivan in the Weekend Herald criticising the leader of the Labour party and Matthew Hooton doing the same to the leader of the National party. Neither could be termed complimentary. Far from it. Let’s look at Fran’s.
I used to be a fan of Peter Dunne. I even voted for him in 2002. But when he was in coalition with the last government, his preening and posturing (not to mention his hypocritical privacy claims over emails with a female journalist), left me wanting to vomit. I was
Jacinda is off to Tokelau this weekend. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit Tokelau this weekend. It’s the first trip to the territory by a prime minister since Helen Clark in 2004 and comes as part of the government’s Pacific Reset strategy. Announcing details of
By Carlton McCoy Jack Tame questions Jacinda Ardern on poverty in New Zealand.
The Nobel Peace Prize has long degenerated into the “Very Special” category of the Nobels. The only “peace prize” with even less credibility is the “Sydney Peace Prize”, awarded by anti-Semitism Central, Sydney University. Barack Obama got a Nobel Peace Prize for no other reason than being black and
Questions to Ministers 1.Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 2.PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What announcements has she made about energy-efficient heating sources as part of the Government’s Warmer
By Nathanael In response to a National party attack advertisement that targeted Government policy (which the National party had to pay to have disseminated), the Green party launched an online attack ad that targeted Simon Bridges personally. Green party members then, righteous beings that they are, declared that they were
