Yesterday there was a spirited debate on this site about Christopher Luxon and his lacklustre performance. On the one hand is the spin that he is a successful businessman and knows how to run business, and the other says that he lacks charisma and gravitas and is just not gelling.
Boy, Aucklanders must be so glad that they now have a brand new Minister for Auckland. Hasn’t he just been a tower of strength throughout the whole flooding and cyclone damage? He went there, and he stood by a cameraman for a bit, and he…ummm, well he err…
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Making decisions about vaccinations for babies and children is a much more important parental responsibility than assessing what type of buggy, cot or car seat to get. Yet, how much time do parents spend researching this topic? Do they just trust
Last Thursday my inlaws and the rest of the ‘far now’ – turned up at our house. They heard the warnings of Cyclone Gabrielle bearing down on them, decided “stuff this” and fled the Hokianga for more pleasant surroundings: Taieri Plains, the “Capitalist Command Centre” (ie: my house) and normal people.
Dieuwe de Boer rightminds.nz You can follow Dieuwe de Boer on Telegram or Twitter. As Cyclone Gabrielle bore down on our coasts, the MetService warned about what the storm god Tawhirimatea “has in store for us over the next few days” and that the sea god Tangaroa told them
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The National Party will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the leadership musical chairs of 2020 when they rolled Simon Bridges as leader, and
There are many pundits and commentators out there, who for some unknown and unfathomable reason, get listened to as they spout utter nonsense. Mostly they are partisan hacks pushing their party’s boat or are just talking heads in love with the sound of their own voice. Mostly though they
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com All my life I’ve had an intense interest in foreign policy. Growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, that was hardly surprising. As a young adult, I was a Christian pacifist and supported the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Traditionally, Christians have either been
Suzanne Wilkinson Professor of Construction Management Massey University Flooded roads, our largest international airport underwater, overwhelmed storm water systems and significant sewage discharge into the sea and streams. The recent floods and then cyclone in Auckland are a stark reminder that our basic infrastructure lacks the resilience needed to survive
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com To date over 40% of our population have now been infected with covid and circa 1500 currently cop it each new week. Some die, some suffer a nasty flu-like reaction, others are virtually unaffected. Mask-wearing is now almost unknown. As with the rest
Remember Donna Awatere-Huata? Donna was a former ACT list MP from 1996-2003. In 2003 Awatere-Huata was expelled from the ACT party due to allegations of fraud regarding an educational charity. In the 1970s Donna was one of the earlier activists for Maori causes becoming heavily involved in
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
Remarkable, laughable, and sinister in equal measures, the righteous have assembled a posse of pointy-heads eager to review the protests which occurred in the grounds of Parliament Buildings, upon the anniversary of same. Taking in the view afforded from the saddle of their high hobby horses they cast their
Labour’s slight bounce in political fortunes has been confirmed in the latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll. The poll also confirms that voters seem to like Chris Hipkins more than the end days of the Ardern regime. The two largest parties are tied on 34.4% with Labour up 2.
Here we go again… Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is holding his weekly post-Cabinet press conference.He’s currently in Auckland, where he is stuck due to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. It’s expected Hipkins will speak about Government assistance for those affected by the weather. Newshub Do you
