NZ Politics
Oral Questions:18 June 2019
Questions to Ministers 1.CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: What recent Provincial Growth Fund announcements have been made? 2.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 3.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister:
Meet National’s leadership options
It is a shame to see National going through the same painful process that Labour went through after losing the 2008 election. Phil Goff took the poisoned chalice and became leader of the opposition, but he didn’t last long. Things spiralled downwards from there for Labour, until Andrew Little
ACT’s new bill to protect freedom of expression
There is currently only one party in parliament fighting to defend our free speech, and that is the ACT party. If National do not stand up and back most of the ACT party’s bill, I will wash my hands of them in complete disgust. “A new member’s bill
David Seymour holds Ardern’s feet to the fire
ACT Leader David Seymour has called for Jacinda Ardern to “come clean on the murky details of the lobbyist who once worked as her chief of staff” “Jacinda Ardern told ACT in answers to written parliamentary questions that GJ Thompson took a leave of absence from his roles as a
The leader matters
By John The debate about whether, when or if Judith Collins should become the leader of the National Party continues, particularly on Whaleoil. It is most important we have it because, if there is to be a change of leadership prior to the next election, Judith is the only logical
FSC podcast: Rachel Poulain interviews Ani O’Brian
Rachel Poulain interviews Ani O’Brien of the Speak Up 4 Women campaign about the problems she has encounters with the anti-free speech movement while promoting women’s rights.
Thirty shades of Curran
Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s alleged actions are a reminder of the Clare Curran debacle. When she was the Minister for Broadcasting Clare Curran failed to be both open and transparent. Her meeting with Broadcaster Carol Hirschfeld led to her resignation as she had failed to officially record the meeting.
The worst government in 25 years
We say on this blog all the time, that this government would be in a lot more trouble if it did not have a very compliant media. Most of the media in this country let the government off the hook: from the Young Labour camp scandal to the Karel Sroubek
Winston puts Greens in their place
Winston Peters has always loathed the Green party and, when they recently tried to claim a win for the Green party on the back of the government’s decision to pull Kiwi troops out of Iraq, he was not slow to pour them back into their recycled plastic bottle. After
Oral Questions: 13 June 2019
Questions to Ministers 1.Hon AMY ADAMS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions in relation to the alleged unauthorised access of Budget 2019 material? 2. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: Does Budget 2019 support New Zealand businesses; if
Transcript: Susie Ferguson & Simon Bridges on the Treasury leak
Susie: But Paula and Mark aren’t featuring in this. We are talking about Judith Collins. Simon: And then you look across at Jacinda Ardern and her team. Well she’s supposed to be having a reshuffle here. The reality is she won’t do anything because she isn’t
Let’s be open and honest and not tell anybody
Denise Lee asked an embarrassing question in the house on Wednesday. It seems that Twyford, Parker and Goff hatched up a secret political meeting specifically excluding officials. Sounds a bit dodgy. DENISE LEE (National—Maungakiekie) to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is he confident he is meeting the
Transcript: Susie Ferguson & Simon Bridges on Judith Collins & polling
Susie: Well two major political polls this week made for grim reading for National’s Simon Bridges. Both have the opposition leader being supported by only one in 20 people and both showed there was more support for his colleague Judith Collins. Asked on morning report yesterday if she thought
Transcript: Mike Hosking & Chloe Swarbrick on legalising cannabis
Mike: Back to the cannabis referendum and the polls out would suggest the majority of us don’t want it – legalisation that is – the TV1 poll, for example, had the numbers at 52/39 I think, eight were left undecided. My editorial on the in column yesterday got all the