NZ Politics
Critical Theory Not on Nats’ Agenda
A May Reid Research poll found 70 per cent of people believed the Labour Government is not doing enough to address falling literacy and numeracy rates. Could it be they are too distracted with “smuggling left-wing nonsense into our schools”, as ACT’s Chris Baillie has opined? A hilarious
There’s a Reason You Don’t Do This
There is an unwritten rule that you don’t bring family members into the political debate. If you do you run the risk of blowback on you, and worse, on them. They didn’t choose to be involved and every time I see it happen I cringe. After the budget,
Subsidy of the Day
New Zealand’s largest single emissions reduction project has been announced for NZ Steel’s Glenbrook plant. A deal has been struck between the government, NZ Steel and Contact Energy: The new furnace – to which taxpayers are contributing up to $140 million through the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry fund
OIA Shows Disregard of Our Rights
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com A recent Official Information Act (OIA) request from lawyer and politician Sue Grey provides clear evidence of a complete disregard for science, justice and the Bill of Rights during the Covid pandemic and implementation of the Traffic Light System. This follows
Te Pati Maori Highly Inappropriate & Disrespectful
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The behaviour displayed by Te Pati Maori in Parliament last week was highly inappropriate and disrespectful. Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer seem more interested in theatrical displays than engaging in debate on the issues that matter to New Zealanders. Despite proclaiming their strong commitment
Scrapping the $5 Fee Makes No Sense
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Yesterday, as part of the Wellbeing Budget 2023, the government announced the scrapping of the $5 prescription charge. This will cost $170 million annually covering around 29 million scripts. They have done this because an estimated three per cent of adults apparently do not collect their medicine
The 2023 Budget Lacks Vision
In the lead up to the budget, Chris Hipkins, in an interview with Mike Hosking, avoided most of the questions by answering along the lines of ‘only a few more sleeps to go Mike and you’ll find out’. When the big day came listening to Grant Robertson almost induced
Puzzle of the Day
On Friday, the Waatea News reported this: A Maori trade delegation has left to explore new opportunities in South East Asia. The delegation of emerging food and beverage business leaders will visit Singapore and Thailand on a trip organised by the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whitau Tuhono, with support
New Fantasy Fiction Book Released
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz FACT OR FICTION A copy of the government’s newly published budget has somehow already made its way into Upper Hutt Library. The book – which apparently needed to be printed with taxpayer money and could not simply exist as a PDF – was not part of the
Five Takes on Budget 2023
Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Kate C. Prickett, Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Victoria University of Wellington; Michael P. Cameron, Professor of Economics, University of Waikato Robin Gauld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean, University of Otago Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer
What Have They Got against the Family?
Helen Houghton Co-leader New Conservative nc.org.nz Strong families are the foundation of a healthy society. But for decades governments have been introducing policies that undermine the family, whether it is by taking over more and more of the parents’ role (everything from free school lunches to relationship
Will the Maori Party Make or Break the Labour Party?
Graham Adams commonroomnz.com Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This article was first published by The Common Room. Chris Hipkins must be fast realising that with friends like Te Pati Maori he really doesn’t need enemies. In fact,
Replay Radio: A Political Agenda
Yesterday was the second episode of A Political Agenda which played during Paul Brennan’s breakfast show, With me were Maree Buscke and Marty Gibson. Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk?
Trying to Put the Poo Back in the Goose
On budget night the National Party, caught flat-footed by not having bothered to spend the time preparing an alternative budget, had a sudden rush of poo to the brains and their headline act was to announce they were going to reverse the Government’s cancelling of the $5 co-
Fossil Fuels Will Save Us
Once the world realises that its net zero commitments are not plausible, it will transition back to fossil fuels. Far more fossil fuels than expected will be demanded because the renewable campaign is struggling to deliver the power we need to fuel our survival along with our expected standard of