Questions to Ministers 1.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 2.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 3.KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of
Sunday’s relaunch event was a resounding success, widely reported on, and a represents a watershed moment in ACT history. Old members are reinvigorated through seeing core ACT principles – such as flat taxes, less regulation, and school choice – refreshed and updated. New members are attracted to ACT’s overarching message
Stuart Nash is fast gaining enough screw-up points to enable him to join Clare Curran and Phil Twyford in the Screw Up Club. This is what happens when you listen to officials and don’t consult experts. Nash has been told multiple times that the governments gun buyback plans
The Kiwibuild portfolio has been a tough one, but to be fair, Phil Twyford only has himself to blame. He promised the earth, without a clue as to how he was going to actually pull it off. The general thinking now is that Kiwibuild was conceived by Annette King, publicised
National party The woefully inadequate funding in Budget 2019 to make buildings earthquake-safe will do little to help owners and could put lives at risk by ensuring some buildings aren’t brought up to code any time soon, National’s Building and Construction spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “The government’
Jacinda Ardern’s “wellbeing budget” steamed up the undies of a lot of journalists and the sort of people who share ‘inspirational’ quotes on their Facebook wall, but actual economists are just a tad more sceptical. They’re especially sceptical of the notion that Ardern is doing something revolutionary, as
What is it with socialists and their attraction to old technology? Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is yet another socialist who prefers to look to the past for transport solutions rather than the future. Auckland’s trains have resumed operating after a “signalling issue” paralysed the city’s networks this morning.
What exactly is John Armstrong smoking? What exactly makes him think that the Greens have ‘shed’ their loony left image? It has largely gone unnoticed, but the Greens have managed to achieve something of special importance during their first stint as a partner in Government. The party has got shot
Apparently, the Green party have been doing quite well up until recently. They were starting to lose their ‘loony left’ reputation and were settling in nicely to their new role as a minor party in a coalition government. […] Getting the rank-and-file membership to accept the cold, hard fact
Well, well, well… no, that was not intended as a pun. The fact that we have closed down future oil and gas permits has already started to have an effect on the economy, at a time when things are definitely turning downwards. The departure of Chevron and Equinor from New
Kiwibuild was always a disaster waiting to happen. It was clear in the 2017 election campaign that Labour had no understanding of the issues affecting the home building industry, and in fact they, and their buddies the Greens, were a big part of the problem, constantly voting against proposed changes
David Seymour and the ACT party are currently grabbing the headlines with a new look, new policies and a meaty issue that resonates with the public: freedom of speech. This one issue has the potential to get the party over the 5% hurdle, because there is a significant bloc of
