What’s Going On With Our Kids?
A continuing conversation. You have the right and authority to see exactly what is being taught. Reclaim your role as parent.
NZ Politics
Mehrtens Free After Long Hostage Ordeal
According to the local police, Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in Nduga Regency.
There Was No ‘Project 2023’
The fate of the coalition Government’s ill-thought-out effort to roll back the cultural changes of the Labour Government highlights the difficulties of acting without first securing the active support of both the state apparatus and the wielders of the society’s ‘soft power’.
The Fate of NZ’s Entire Health System
I suggest the greatest priority of Chris Luxon is to fly without delay to France, or Singapore, and learn about how things can be done better.
NZ Politics Daily: 23 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Derek Cheng (Herald): In the pocket of the gun lobby? Firearms Minister's messages revealed (paywalled) Janet Wilson (Post): Ministers can claim the political win, but democracy is the loser (paywalled) Vernon Small (SST): Luxon’s venting over ‘frickin’ targets’ is a
Tory, Dear, Your Trousers Are Alight
Thick as a brick, stupid to boot and now a proven liar.
It’s the Economy Stupid
The Government should be careful it’s not sleepwalking the country into the final act of a disaster decades in the making.
Why the Gun Register Will Fail – Part Two
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
Was This the Last Straw for ‘Welcome to Country’?
Australians are only going to take so much of insults and grifts.
Jack Simon Watts
Watts should do the decent thing and fall on his sword and perhaps the country will cop some sunshine again.
The Hope Accord: A Call to Action
If you are a concerned citizen, a medical doctor, scientist or health professional, please consider adding your name to The Hope Accord.
NZ Must Rethink How It Pays for Aged Care
Stats NZ projects the proportion of people aged 65+ will reach 20 per cent of the population by 2028. In four years, there could be 30 people aged 65+ years for every 100 people aged 15–64 years.
NZ’s Regulation Risks Destroying Vape Benefits
The Australian experience is a master class on how to deal with vaping badly. The New Zealand Government would do well to avoid heavy-handed regulation of vaping products, but, alas, I have little faith that they will do so.