Labour’s $20 Fare Cap: Another Taxpayer-Funded Fantasy Ride
This $20 fare cap looks like just another ride on the taxpayer-funded gravy train, with the rest of New Zealand holding the ticket.
NZ Politics
Coalition Clings to Slim Majority as Voters Remain Unimpressed by Budget
The next few months will be critical. If the coalition cannot deliver tangible improvements and start climbing in the polls, Winston might decide it is time to remind everyone who really holds the balance of power.
How to Actually Improve Education in NZ
The first point on how to improve all things education in NZ is that, so long as any government think that they are the podium of truth in this area, they will fail and all improvements will be marginal (at best).
Like the Pyramids, Machu Picchu and Stonehenge
Why are we not surprised to see the long-suffering taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for this overhyped ‘compass’.
In Truth Nothing Is Free
The truth is there are no free lunches, no free fees at universities, no free visits to the GP and no free bus or train rides…but there are free elections. On November 7 make sure you don’t vote for this type of idiocy.
Hoggard’s Chainsaw Technique Exposes the Real Threat: Safety Zealots Killing Productivity
Hoggard was out promoting actual environmental work and getting his hands dirty. The outrage merchants should try doing the same instead of reaching for the complaint hotline.
Face of the Day
’We ain’t shutting down farms and we certainly aren’t sending billions of dollars offshore’ – Luxon
The WHO Just Got Smacked Down by the US
The WHO and the UN. They aren’t us. They don’t know us and they do not have the best interests of New Zealanders as a priority. Only we have that.
Labour’s List Seems To Be Defensive
The rankings reward loyalists, sideline potential rivals, and suggest Hipkins is more concerned about managing his caucus than rebuilding Labour.
A Budget for the Times
I give Nicola an eight out of 10 for her budget. She kept the confetti in the box and the rabbits in the hutch.
Is UNDRIP Really an Easy Win for Winston?
The danger for him using the UNDRIP clause as a “cudgel” against National and ACT and keeping it in the public eye, is that, sooner or later, someone might ask him whether a bureaucrat in his ministry inserted it.
Labour’s Public Transport Fare Cap: Another Taxpayer Handout for the Usual Suspects
Labour loves these targeted subsidies because they let them pick winners and losers while pretending to care about the cost of living.
This Is Not Working
In a volcanic, earthquake prone country, you never know when you might need cover, Kiwis need a natural hazard insurance system that works.