Stuart Smith National MP for Kaikoura stuartsmith.national.org.nz Democracy in New Zealand is being challenged from within. And those who fought and died to protect our freedom would never have believed that the biggest threat to our democracy is not a foreign power, but our very own government.
Both men had enjoyed nights out in the city – [Isaac] Levings at a concert at TSB Arena last Wednesday; Sandy Calkin on Courtenay Place. The last time either was seen alive was on the waterfront, with their bodies later pulled from Wellington Harbour. But there have been several deaths and
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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
Stephen Jack and his smutty comment made headlines for all the right reasons and resulted in his resignation – as it should have. “I like my Covid like I like my women. 19. And easy to spread.” His re-posting of doggerel posing as a poem comparing Jacinda Ardern to Hitler
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. Last week, we watched the Prime Minister rebrand the contentious Three Waters project with a name so banal it is surprising
Rod Kane Yesterday the long-awaited report into the ‘great parliamentary grounds protest’ was released. The report, costing a refrigerated shipload of arms and legs and running to well over two hundred pages made two basic findings; 1. The police on the front line handled themselves with professionalism and restraint
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com “Hipkins and McAnulty can only hope the mainstream media remains largely dozy, lazy and uninformed on the role of Te Mana o te Wai statements until the election. For if the general public fully grasp that Maori will be given extensive — and exclusive — rights to
It has been revealed that another minister, this time Kiri Allan, has a donor problem. That donor is Meng Foon, who is also the Race Relations Commissioner. He has made substantial donations, both in kind by way of subsidised rent for Kiri Allan and in cash. The Race Relations Commissioner
“My heart goes out to those retailers on the front line, they do feel like they’re on the front line of crime when I’ve gone out and spoken to them. It’s important to note, though, that the overall trend of ram raids has been tracking down since
Marta Rychert Senior Researcher in Drug Policy Chris Wilkins Associate Professor and leader of drug research team Massey University The recently announced review of New Zealand’s lobbying sector needs to tackle questions of transparency and access if it is to make any real difference to how industries influence decision
David Seymour ACT Party Leader ACT has said right from the start that Meng Foon isn’t fit for his role because he is unable to remain politically neutral, today’s revelations bring new weight to our claims and he needs to go immediately. After being appointed to the ‘politically
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Last week saw Labour’s biggest policy headache,
Labour has waged a red tape war on farmers. That ends under a National Government. National knows the value of agriculture as the backbone of New Zealand’s economy. Last year alone, agriculture exports totalled $41 billion or 63 per cent of our goods exports. It is how we pay
Stop and Go signs are now emerging in Maori – has New Zealand reached peak stupid? Labour would be better off improving child vaccination rates to keep our babies safe. With news out of Otago that there have been sightings of a new phenomenon, Stop and Go signs in Maori, we
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
