NZ Politics
Peters Speaks on Co-governance and Separatism
Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader NZ First Good afternoon. It’s great to be back in the Western Bay, and Tauranga in particular, which has had more than its fair share of publicity lately. Thank you for coming out this afternoon in the numbers you have. We are about a
An Extraordinary and Dedicated Monarch
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II spent virtually her entire life in the service of others. I cannot think of any other leader or head of state who was as devoted, pragmatic and fair in their reign as the Queen
A Proposal for the Freedom Parties
As we have seen in the last few weeks there have been a number of projects being tried to get the freedom voice into parliament. One is to go it alone as an individual brand and the other is to unite as one voice. I have mentioned the benefits of
How to Break Labour’s Stranglehold on Auckland
Ever since the formation of the super city, Labour has had a stranglehold on Auckland’s mayoralty and council. The best way to break Labour’s stranglehold on Auckland is to start by voting for Wayne Brown who is the only viable candidate for mayor to defeat Labour’s flunky
Don’t Vote without the Absolutely Biased Guide
Stephen Berry Voting papers have started to be issued in Auckland and across the country for the 2022 local body elections. Former Auckland Mayoral candidate and political commentator Stephen Berry is encouraging people to have as much information available as possible before casting their vote and recommends they use the
Don’t Vote without the Absolutely Biased Guide
Stephen Berry Voting papers have started to be issued in Auckland and across the country for the 2022 local body elections. Former Auckland Mayoral candidate and political commentator Stephen Berry is encouraging people to have as much information available as possible before casting their vote and recommends they use the
Do Maori Die Earlier Because They’re Maori?
The Government loves to tell us that they always listen to the opinion of experts. I seriously doubt though that they will listen to the opinion of Dr Bryce Wilkinson, who has a background in public policy analysis, and comments on fiscal issues, poverty, inequality and welfare research. In 2020,
On Child Poverty, Racism and Colonisation
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
The Political Mood of the Business Elite
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. The New Zealand Herald has released the results of its annual “Mood of the Boardroom” survey today. Should
A Free Taste of Silver Membership: An article by Graham Adams
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Graham Adams. Our Prime Minister’s Two-Faced View of Democracy When Jacinda Ardern spoke at Madrid’s “Tech
If We Were Truly Virtuous
Information Opinion If there is one thing I dislike about New Zealand politicians, it is cultural cringe: a disease that is seemingly universal and invariably leads to embarrassing behaviour. The most obvious signs of this affliction is the feeling of ‘Big Time’, of having ‘Made It’. Unfortunately when a politician
Youth Crime and Manipulation of the Stats
Darroch Ball Leader Sensible Sentencing Trust There have been comments from the Minister of Justice, and repeated in the media, about the recent youth crime wave being a so called ‘spike’. What they want is to create a message that it is ‘short term’, ‘fixable’, and ‘unexpected’. All of which
Check Your Candidates’ Three Waters Stance
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura There is growing public concern with the Government’s Three Waters legislation that will take council drinking, storm and wastewater assets and place them in a convoluted governance arrangement. The concern has grown to anger as the public realise that the select committee process is
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
STEPHEN BERRY’S GUIDE TO THE 2022 AUCKLAND LOCAL ELECTION VOTING GUIDES “They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and, following the Absolutely Biased Guide to the Auckland Local Elections 2019, there are plenty of imitations popping up on the internet in 2022,” says political commentator and 2013