Christopher Luxon’s dreams came true after Labour’s own pollsters have found a majority of voters would green-light the purchase of replacements for the aging and decrepit B757s that have embarrassed Prime Ministers from Clark to Key, to Ardern and now Luxon. A majority of New Zealanders want the
THERE ARE LESSONS to be learned from the Biden-Trump debate/debacle. Important lessons, which New Zealanders would be most unwise to ignore. The first and most important of these is the need to face some harsh truths.
The sleepy, leafy suburbs of quaint conservative Cambridge were torn apart by the Waipa District Council’s infamous BLUE BLOB. Residents awoke to the local newspaper’s report about a new bridge location and the shifting of the town’s main arterial route through their back streets. There was no
Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits
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Brian Tamaki The Drag Debacle that happened this week gave glaring evidence to the NZ Public how deep the Trans/Drag/Gay agenda is in our Politicians, Parties and Parliament. National’s Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ “I can’t help myself” reaction to my comment on X revealed (not only
The less affluent Auckland suburb of Otahuhu and others in South Auckland have been targeted by the Auckland City Council’s tree planting programme to increase the tree canopy and green residential areas, whether residents like it or not. “In 2019, Auckland Council voted unanimously to declare a Climate Emergency,
Last week Chris Bishop said out loud what no politician ever wants to be heard, by anyone, but especially home owners. He said he wanted house prices to drop significantly. Matthew Hooton writes about that in his weekly column at the NZ Herald: Bishop is obsessed about massively increasing the
NZDSOS For those interested in more information about the fluoride issue, we have compiled a list of resources to help raise awareness and also to help anyone wanting to take action and challenge the mandatory fluoridation chemicals in community water. If you are speaking to your local councillors, local council,
DTNZ Following the sentencing yesterday Dickason’s family released statements which expressed a deep dissatisfaction with the Labour government’s strict Covid-19 quarantine rules, which they believe exacerbated her mental health issues. They also criticised the investigation and court process, highlighting the challenges posed by the MIQ (Managed Isolation and
Janet Hoek, University of Otago and Jude Ball, University of Otago Australia will become the first country to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week. This new policy represents a very different approach to the path New Zealand is taking, and includes some important steps. First, it recognises that
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. The good News that the government is going to fund 54 new medicines is great news. That 26 of these
At the weekend I read a rather amusing post on a friend’s Facebook. It was titled “World’s Shortest Books”, intended to be jokesy, and included such ‘titles’ as “Hawaii: a travel guide” by Captain Cook and “Maori Parliament: The Early Years” by Rawiri Waititi. One of the joke
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government. Key Facts * Allegations arose in early March that Green MP Darleen Tana had been involved in migrant exploitation before her election
As was predicted Golriz Ghahraman has pretty much got of ‘scotties’ free. Yes she now has a conviction, that’s about the only good news. She was fined just $1600 plus $260 court costs. She attended in her costume Palestinian tea towel showing utter contempt for the whole process. Her
