Brian Tamaki “Now that we have your attention with the rainbow crossing sagas, I want to highlight the cultural and moral takeover going on in New Zealand right now. We’ve struck a raw nerve in Kiwis. Kiwis have had enough of the rainbow- washing going on. It’s gone
Martien Lubberink Associate Professor of Economics Victoria University of Wellington The New Zealand Commerce Commission recently released a draft report on the state of personal banking services in New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, the market study found a marked lack of competition among the largest financial institutions in New Zealand. But will
JM White Before 1985 we had a bi-cultural population which was heavily intermarried and we were well on the way to a unique way of life; so much so that in 1975 the United Nations sent an emissary to find out what we were doing that worked so well.
2017-2023 Do Not Rest in Peace I can’t help but think as I see the terrifying images of the MV Dali, the container ship taking out the Key Bridge in Baltimore, that it can be seen as an analogy for the Labour Government and its destruction of this
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. onpointnz.substack.com I find many protest actions ridiculous and counter-productive. Throwing white paint over rainbow crossings is
Stuff had an article yesterday asking how much fat can be trimmed off public sector jobs. I would suggest that the answer is plenty, plus some more. Stuff, however, thinks such thoughts are too simplistic. It is too simplistic to assume that recent large increases in public sector staff numbers
Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced $6 million in humanitarian assistance to those affected by conflict in Gaza and Sudan during his ongoing visit to Egypt. “There are huge and urgent humanitarian needs in both Gaza and Sudan, and it is important
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Former National Government Finance Minister Steven Joyce is being paid $4000 a day to chair the new Government’s “expert advisory panel” on infrastructure. That’s over twice what
Family First Over Easter weekend, the state broadcaster 1News did a 2-part series on calls to expand the criteria for our recent euthanasia laws. While allowing for contrary views in the reports, the general messaging was not about possible abuse of the law, concerns about coercion, depression affecting the
Just because something is worth doing, doesn’t mean that it’s worth overdoing, at ridiculously extravagent expense. If you hired a team of crack mercenaries to get rid of a mouse in your kitchen, people would rightly judge you an idiot spendthrift. Spend half a million dollars to whack
It’s amazing what miracles can be achieved by the New Zealand public service when the occasion calls. Non-urgent referrals for mental health assessments in New Zealand were waiting an average of 26 days just for their first face-to-face appointment (which is not an actual assessment: as
Chloe Swarbrick seems to be showing us she is not one of those cute cuddly Greens who can always find something good to say about everyone. Nope, she’s a whinging, nasty serial complainer, who thinks if she shrieks, scolds and stamps her foot then people will start listening to
Gary Moller garymoller.com An Open Letter To the Esteemed Members of the New Coalition Government As someone who’s dedicated over fifty years to the fields of medical nutrition, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, I find myself compelled to address an issue of critical importance to our nation’s future:
Fred Too Some readers may recall that many moons ago Geoffrey Palmer called for a quango hunt given their proliferation and often dubious reasons for existing – “quango” meaning quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. These are organisations funded by taxpayers, but not controlled directly by central government. The Human Rights Commission
