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
Even the most uninterested-in-politics New Zealanders must be struggling to ignore the higher cost of living, increased crime and excessive government interference in daily lives, but the question is: will we do anything about it? Margaret Thatcher discussed the political motivation required for the public to ditch a
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Thursday 6 July marked 100 days until the most important election of our lifetime. For many New Zealanders, the return of Labour to government along with the Greens and the Maori Party would be the final straw. It is no exaggeration to say that if
One bad poll and Chris Hipkins is reaching for the gasoline to restart the policy bonfire. Cue the howls of outrage from the hard left as Hipkins signals that capital gains tax and wealth tax ideas are a dead duck. Labour will not propose a wealth tax or a capital
Gorana Grgic Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations and US Studies Centre University of Sydney Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the upcoming
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Helen Houghton Leader, New Conservative Each school develops and implements a curriculum in accordance with the requirements of the New Zealand Curriculum. Over the past few years the curriculum has been alarmingly politicised with “woke” ideology embedded through both curriculum and teacher training. The language used in media reporting over
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Our Labour government seems to love wasting money. So nothing should surprise me at this point. But what I heard today when driving home had me shouting “That’s crap!” at my car radio. Here’s the offending statement. One of the best ways to
Leo McKinstry is a columnist for the Daily Express in England. In a recent article titled Bloated public sector must be cut down to size he could be talking about New Zealand. The interesting point is that the UK has been living under a Tory government for the past thirteen
Graham Adams bassettbrashandhide.com Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This article was first published at The Platform While Luxon is pilloried for his religious views, Hipkins is busy inserting Maori spirituality into science. It is one of the ironies
The latest Talbot Mills (formerly UMR) poll has been released and shows Labour and Chris Hipkins are experiencing a slump in their fortunes. The news isn’t all good for National, however, with them only rising by a single point, even as Labour slumps. Labour’s support has crashed to
For years, we Australians have been subject to the dreary fawning of the chattering classes, wishing that their countrymen would follow New Zealand’s lead. People who have their feet on the ground and skin in the game are advising that New Zealand is the last place we want to
Ted Johnston BSc BA LLB Deputy Leader of New Conservative “As a criminal barrister of over 30 years working in South Auckland, I deal with crime on a daily basis. I see what works and what doesn’t, and what really happens on the ground.” states Ted Johnston. The first
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
