So, he finally did it; something he has done in no election since MMP began. He finally said that for which many of you have been crying out for decades. He’s finally given you a reason to vote for him. He’s explicitly said, in no uncertain terms, that
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. As government politicians put the boot into National’s bootcamp announcement yesterday, Christopher Luxon would have been celebrating.
Last week I reaffirmed that National is committed to net zero by 2050 and announced that we will reverse the offshore oil and gas exploration ban should we be successful at the next election. I also announced that we would not pursue a 100 per cent renewable electricity target, nor
After six proposals and tens of thousands of submissions, a revised hate speech law proposal has been announced, with now only one change to the Human Rights Act. In a press release, the Free Speech Union (FSU) is cautiously celebrating: This morning Justice Minister Kiri Allan announced on Newshub Nation
Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused
Justice Minister Kiri Allan has watered down Labour’s Hate Speech laws because Kiwis rejected Labour’s attempt to strip away their freedom of speech, but even in their current state they are not compatible with a free and open society and ACT will repeal them. Preventing freedom of expression
Darroch Ball Sensible Sentencing Trust. If bollards were the solution to ram raids and youth crime, then the National Party’s solution of fog cannons would have solved it eight years ago – because it’s the same thing. The reason why they both won’t work is that they aren’
Information Opinion Where’s Kate Hannah and the Disinformation Project when you need them to take a look at the Ministry of Health’s Covid website? Too busy trolling through Facebook to find Covid subversives disguised as homemakers braiding children’s hair with flowers? …there is no evidence that the
There have been constant rumours of Jacinda Ardern resigning and disappearing off to some sinecure position at the UN, or more likely with her World Economic Forum pals with whom she has been hobnobbing at various conferences. When politicians start doing soft, fluffy PR interviews then you know something is
James Shaw, King Tut-tut of the nanny state, has returned Mummy-like from his dead career as leader of the Insidious Toxic Greens of New Zealand to plunder the hidden treasures of endless government renewable subsidies in order to save the planet. The poor old humble Kiwi taxpayer will
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. During an interview with Attitude, a British gay lifestyle magazine, the current deputy Prime Minister was asked if he had any response to the statement, “You could be the first out gay Prime Minister of New Zealand”. Robertson […] responded
Warning Satire Sheriff Ardern looked through the gloom in the Karangahake Saloon ‘til she spied Marshal Robbo Robertson. She plonked herself on the stool next to him and croaked, “Did you see the polls, I’ve got to get some Red-Eye down me. “What’s with Marshal Luxy Luxon
In business, it is said, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. However, this is not the case for planned obsolescence, where planned failure is factored in at product design stage. As we are to be subjected to ever more stringent and punitive climate change measures, the increasing
Helen Houghton nc.org.nz New Conservative “Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as charges of breach of a protection order, intentional damage, and resisting police”. Matthew Richard Nelson was sentenced in Hamilton on Tuesday for stabbing three people in a frenzied attack. He is entitled
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Information Opinion If the Covid
Mike Hosking is very blunt about Three Waters. He calls it a con. But this Government is hell bent on stealing your water assets, using a complex shell game that ends up by vesting control into the hands of the unelected Iwi elites. We need to Just Say No to
