Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz COAST IS CLEAR After a spicy Waitangi Day up north, Act Leader David Seymour believes it is now safe for him to relax the precautions he’s been taking for the last week or so. “I knew things could get heated up there, as not too
Timothy Welch Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The government’s recent announcement that it would bring forward legislation to end the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax (ARFT) in June – four years early – is the third time in 30 years
I’ve always been a bit dubious about working-class people. You know whom I mean; those who are always getting drunk and having children; always deceitful and engaging in criminal activities; scamming the welfare system; selling their souls to junk. Even worse is the widespread, bizarre viewpoint that not
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com 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 Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Hello, it’s John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m talking about Prime Minister Luxon’s meeting with the powerful Iwi Chairs Group at the annual Iwi Chairs Forum. On February 2nd in Kerikeri, Prime Minister Luxon, along with a collection of National Cabinet ministers, ACT leader David
As I predicted the other day, Christopher Luxon and the National Party are being squeezed hard on treaty issues. David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill is increasingly popular, and the polls show it. But Luxon is extremely squishy on this and wetter than an otter’s pocket. Sooner rather than
Matevz (Matt) Raskovic Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy Auckland University of Technology In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to our role in international relations, global security and natural disaster
The Curia Poll released last week was very revealing in terms of what its content told us about where the country is headed. National went up 2.6 points to 39.6% while ACT doubled that increase going up 5.6 points to 13.7%. The interesting point to note
Richard Treadgold Founder Free New Zealand One thousand, four hundred and sixty-six kilometres from the warm and turbulent North Cape to the cold and turbulent Stewart Island mark the length of our glorious land – the world’s third-oldest continuous democracy and the most remote. Driving reveals agreeable bays
“I lift my gun, I let the shots do the talking” Peeni Henare, New Zealand Labour Party Once again our so-called national day was hijacked. We were treated to aggression and fighting words and violence. Threats of guns and cannons. A malevolent, three-headed taniwha. Lions. Spiders. Peeni Henare
Auckland Transport is making a very good case for its demise, with crazy and unbelievable happenings at the organisation. It seems to be at odds with its political masters. Wayne Brown needs to start sacking some people and get control of the organisation. Monday saw AT cancel train services because…
Simeon Brown Minister of Local Government Kiwis rejected Labour’s expensive Three Waters plan loud and clear… and National listened. Yesterday Christopher Luxon and I announced how the Coalition Government will deliver on the promise we made to New Zealanders by replacing Labour’s bureaucratic power grab with a plan
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Brian Tamaki, founder of The Freedoms & Rights Coalition, and a Vocal Advocate for Change, continues his legacy of leading a robust protest movement with a set of rolling protests planned over March 2024. “I have stood for our freedoms & rights since 2004 with
JD Reading the accounts of a small Maori Land Trust with which I am familiar, I am struck by some interesting figures. Last year the trust received an income of slightly more than $160,000 as the net profits from farming activities run by a professional manager. From this amount,
