NZ Politics
Are You Just Plain Stupid, Welly?
Arthur OK, do I have your attention now? Also, apologies for the clickbait headline (not really). As a born and bred Wellingtonian, I have come to this conclusion after enduring over a decade of destructive left-leaning councillors and mayors that have undertaken every wet, woke cause and social-engineering
The Mess, and the Task Ahead
Bryce Wilkinson Bryce Wilkinson is a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. His report, “Made by Government: New Zealand’s Monetary Mess”, can be accessed here. Inflation is a problem for the first time in 30 years. Property prices have whiplashed. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has
Why Is Crown Law Silent?
Despite rebuke and threat of prosecution given for his less serious first offence, Crown Law has been silent on the second, more severe, offence by Nash. In 2020 Stuart Nash breached the cabinet manual in a radio interview when commenting on a case before the courts, intimating there should be
Can We Drive a War on Woke?
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Zealand is now well and truly in the grip of ‘woke’ madness. And it’s destroying the unity of our nation. What is “woke”? With origins in cultural Marxism, the general view is that it’s a movement that seeks social and political redress
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Quietly
There isn’t yet an active move against Christopher Luxon, but there are murmurings, and where there are murmurings, there are people starting to count heads. Shane Te Pou, back from a sojourn writing his political prognostications has written about the malaise that has beset the Luxon leadership. One thing’
Demarcations of the Day
With six months to go this year’s election is heating up with potential coalition parties already claiming what they will and won’t accept. Of course, those claims might all be thrown out the minute a chance to be in power presents itself for real. Yesterday, the Greens held
We Must Continue to Speak Up
Bob McCoskrie CEO / Founder – Family First NZ familyfirst.org.nz Here is Bob McCoskrie’s speech at the Call for Justice Vigil, held on the steps of Parliament on 15th Mar 2023. On the 23rd March 2020, Jacinda Ardern made a speech that the whole nation stopped to listen to.
We Need a Drydock, Now
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The condition of our infrastructure has reached a critical point where it is significantly affecting our economy – particularly evident with ferry services in the Cook Strait. Prior to 2002, Interislander was the only road, rail and passenger option on the Cook Strait. The introduction of
The Importance of Balancing Hate Speech Laws
Thomas Cranmer commonroomnz.com Thomas Cranmer is a lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. He divides his time between the UK and NZ. He writes on Substack exploring issues facing NZ under his nom du plume, Cranmer. This article was first
The Big O
Lily the Pink The University of Otago wants discussion regarding its latest visual identity proposal. We believe The Big O concept is a winner. So much so, that it could become an umbrella theme to honour diverse aspects of university culture. “A place of many firsts.” Love it! For many
Opinion of the Day
Bruce Cotterill has written an opinion piece for the NZH. Of course they stuck it in the Business section and paywalled it. The unemployed might read the Herald online but how many subscribe or buy a paper? The fact that teachers are unhappy with their lot at a time when
NZ’s Ambiguous Stance on AUKUS
Nicholas Khoo Associate Professor of International Politics University of Otago Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s recent strident criticism of the A$368 billion nuclear-powered submarine deal announced under the AUKUS security pact will have little effect on Australian policy. Canberra’s deepening level of security cooperation is
A Bit of Magic Happened and It Spread like Wildfire
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Malcolm Gladwell. Looking back, a spontaneous protest appears to be the catalyst for the beginning of the downfall of a political leader, and maybe even another. To the
$2.2M Has Been Blown on Solving a Problem That Didn’t Exist
Family First Press Release The $2.2m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has admitted that there have been no formal complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ since the new law was passed, despite significant advertising about its services. In response
This World is Weighing Me Down
I am feeling incredibly depressed and anxious these days. Admittedly, I have been incommunicado for quite a while, dealing with the ongoing decline and recent death of my elderly mum from dementia. Added to that is the even more recent death of my father-in-law, so my feelings are