Driver’s Seat, Back Seat or Boot
We don’t want the racists in the driver’s seat or even the back seat. Preferably they should be given the boot – quite literally.
NZ Politics
Public Transport Fallacies and Middle Class Welfare
Good intentions are no substitute for good policy, yet questioning expensive subsidies is increasingly treated as a moral failing rather than a legitimate debate about priorities.
Just Stating the Obvious
All I can think of is that we’re still living in clown world. You couldn’t make this stuff up.
We Must Use People Power
It may sometimes appear a thankless task contacting MPs and sharing your views, but what is clear is that if enough voters present the case for change, politicians will listen – especially in election year.
National Dives Below 30 Per Cent as Luxon Drags the Party Deeper Into the Mire
Voters are watching closely. The campaign has not even fully kicked off and already the trends favour a more fragmented parliament with stronger minor parties.
The New Zealand Army’s Dark Secret
In theory, a soldier who refuses to comply with these ‘spiritual’ orders on the grounds of a conflict with their own personal faith or conscience faces a charge of disobedience – an offence punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment.
What the HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills Mean for Organic
Together, these three bills create a layered, compounding risk for the organic sector and for all non-GE farmers, producers and consumers. Public submissions close for two of the bills tonight.
This Shows Why We Need the Definitions Bill
Reflecting on how entirely mad the situation is.
We Live in a Little Slice of Paradise
But it is not ‘a little slice of paradise’ for too many of our little ones. A New Zealand child is killed every four to five weeks and hundreds are harmed each year.
Just Half Measures
…which leave New Zealand’s public ‘servants’ free to fill their DEI boots.
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.
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.