Housing Unaffordability
If the goal is to reduce new house prices then there’s a simple solution.
NZ Politics
Lockdowns Being Used as a Scapegoat
Family First Statistics obtained by Family First suggests that escalating school student violence should not be solely blamed on the Covid-19 lockdowns. Radio NZ reported this week that stand-downs, suspensions and exclusions, involving assaults between students, rose by 23 per cent in 2023 compared to 2022. It also said that
Mandatory Course for ALL Uni of Auckland students
At universities there should be no ‘sacred cows’' like this.
Do Housing Assets Cause a Conflict of Interest?
The concentration of property ownership among MPs and the potential influence this might have on policy decisions, especially in a housing crisis, raises valid concerns about conflicts of interest and erodes public trust.
NZ Politics Daily: 3 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Jo Moir (RNZ): Casey Costello will release 'independent advice' about benefits of heated tobacco products ODT Editorial: Getting on the case of Costello (paywalled) Bridie Witton (Stuff): ‘Resign’: Growing calls for Casey Costello to lose portfolios over heated tobacco products Adam
If They Aren’t Then Sack Them
Civil servants seem to be ignoring the government directive to get back to the office. Time they had a harsh lesson.
Why Stopping the Deregulation of Biotechnology Matters
Biotechnology experimentation is not just risky, it is very dangerous and a threat to our very existence. But, as Dr Fauci argued in 2012, why should we let public health stand in our way?
Do We Want an Utopian Democracy?
Democracy is not about variety, but singularity. You will comply. A discussion on how progressives have come to think that democracy should be a utopian system where everyone must hold one view, similar values and all vote the same way.
The Enemies of David Seymour
He remains pleasant and grins cheerfully as they call him a racist white supremacist and baby murderer to his face. This makes them hate him even more. It’s an excellent strategy.
Jacinda Ardern Cashes in on Her Time in Public Office
This idea that politicians should monetise their time in office is new. In the past, former prime ministers and senior politicians were expected to carry out public service after they finished their time in the Beehive.
NZ Politics Daily: 2 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DUNEDIN HOSPITAL CUTS, PRIVATISATION 1News: Health NZ urges Govt to consider privately-run public hospitals Gordon Campbell: On the Dunedin hospital fiasco Ian Taylor (ODT): Dunedin Hospital: An open letter to Christopher Luxon Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Claim of efforts to cut costs — service chops ‘last
The Whispering Campaign Against Hipkins Has Started
You know the end is nigh when various left-wing mouthpieces start saying out loud what others are only whispering in to their chardonnays or their Fair trade decaf soy latte coffees.
More Radical Changes to Birth Certificates
Having a space to name a father and mother is simply not enough and is not inclusive in the eyes of the current government.
This Report Underlines the Ongoing Issues
Guy Hatchard Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager at Genetic ID, a
A Little Quibble About Words
Of course the state schools are indoctrinating people. They always have. It’s what teaching is.
Are We Perfect as We Are?
Do some stigmas and shame have a place in society? Progressives say ‘no’; I say ‘yes’.