A Good Solution to the School Lunches Kerfuffle
Richard Prebble has a decent solution, but will David Seymour listen?
NZ Politics
The Elixir of Eternal Life
These days when it comes to food labelling, the word ‘natural’ has lost all meaning.
Legalised Abortion in NZ, Five Years On
All of this is supposed to be in the interests of women’s health but, like everyone else’s, women’s health is deteriorating, particularly mental health.
Fair ACC Coverage for NZ’s Volunteer Firefighters
Under current ACC law, volunteer firefighters are excluded from coverage because their duties aren’t classified as ‘employment’, given they don’t receive taxable wages.
A Good Week for Luxon
It is past time we let the world know that we are open for business. Luxon is the best-placed politician to do it.
Why Does Willis Need Advice?
It’s obvious now that the Nats have come to power with few ideas.
News Briefing: 19 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Act enters the messy, at times unhinged world of local politics Herald Editorial: David Seymour and Chris Hipkins are right, local politics needs a shake-up (paywalled) Karl du Fresne: Why shouldn't ACT have a go?
A Step Too Far
The ACT Party is going to stand candidates in local body elections, but David Seymour went too far in suggesting Jesus would be an ACT Party supporter.
Our Submission on This Proposed Paper
Family First’s submission on the Law Commission’s consultation around ‘hate crime’.
Why We Need DOGE
This goes beyond just financial mismanagement. If we had something like DOGE this racket could have been picked up much earlier and saved us all a billion dollars.
NZ Election 2026 Will Be a Close Call
Choosing between Labour’s proven loser and National’s travelling salesman.
News Briefing: 18 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Quite frankly nonsense’: $2m contractor responds to Stuff investigation Georgina Campbell (Herald): Health NZ refuses to release rent costs for Lower Hutt sick baby unit that doesn’t exist Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Government criticised for ‘pathetic’ bowel cancer
You Stepped on a Landmine and Now You Are Whining About It
The school lunches debacle was a landmine left by the teacher unions and Labour and David Seymour decided to play hopscotch in the minefield.