There is an uproar about Michael Wood not declaring a paltry shareholding in Auckland Airport. There are claims of a conflict of interest, but really it is a big fuss over a pathetic level of investment that could only constitute a conflict of interest to the most feeble-minded. Prime
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Transport Minister Michael Wood has been stood down over his failure to immediately declare shares in Auckland Airport, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed. […] Hon Kieran McAnulty will be Acting Minister of Transport. “Michael has indicated to me his intention to sell the shares in Auckland International Airport as soon
Labour has spent more than $1 million trying to encourage people to fill in their Census forms, including more than $9,000 playing host to gang members, National’s Statistics spokesperson Simon Watts says. “This is the second Census in a row under Labour that has failed to reach its
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
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Stuart Smith National MP for Kaikoura This article was first published at The Platform Professional bodies have a crucial role in establishing standards of conduct and protecting the reputation of their respective professions. It is expected that their directives remain apolitical and do not infringe upon the freedom of their
Yesterday I was awoken by many people messaging me about Nicky Hager getting an ONZM in the King’s Birthday Honours. They were wondering how I felt about that, asking whether or not I was outraged. My answer to them all left them bewildered and astonished. You see, I wished
Ardern accepted the honour but said she had felt conflicted about doing so. “I was in two minds about accepting this acknowledgment. So many of the things we went through as a nation over the last five years were about all of us rather than one individual,” she said. “But
The Doctor The Law Society is consulting on making it compulsory for its members to follow the “principles of the treaty of Waitangi” in all their work. Government departments, local councils and even some private entities have committed themselves in writing to follow these “principles”. Note that these entities do
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce president, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com On the last Friday of
After playing at being propagandists and Ardern’s little cheerleaders as she stomped all over our rights during Covid and after taking massive bribes in the form of funding from the Public Interest Journalism Fund, the legacy media are now all of a sudden concerned at the Government’s over-
The ACT Party launched its election campaign in the weekend. Leader David Seymour stated that co-governance was dividing the country: He said Maori language had been “weaponised as a tool the minority forces on the majority in every forum, no matter how impractical, just to prove their political point”
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau claims she was “heckled and booed” by about 100 people at a residents’ association meeting to the point she said “f**k that was rough” on her way out. Classy. “They didn’t want to listen to me anymore because they didn’t like what I
