NZ Politics
End the Age of Tyranny
Joe Spencer The topic of co-governance and one person one vote has been in the headlines. A lot of folks seem worried that their future votes will no longer be as potent as their votes once were. Democracy, as they knew it, is beginning to dissolve. There most definitely
A Better Contest of Ideas than We’ve Had for a Long Time
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. Back in the 1990s, Tony Blair rebranded The British Labour Party as “New Labour”, to try and draw
National Hits a Home Run
National’s policy of Welfare That Works announced by Christopher Luxon at the Party Conference has all the hallmarks of a well-thought-out approach. The initial reaction is mainly positive. It is certainly preferable to the current policy of doing nothing. Doing nothing is something which has manifested itself
National Has Really Big Tits for Hands
In a week when the Government is on the ropes in the polls, and every promise they ever made is either an abject failure on delivery or has disastrously produced the opposite of what was intended, the National Party has still managed to show voters that they have tits for
Clown of the Day
Honestly, the National Party is led by a clown. He seriously instructed an MP under attack by the media not only to do a stand-up but also to talk with all the media he can! Talk about trying to put out a fire with petrol! There are only two
Winston Peter’s Response to Willie Jackson’s Diatribe
New Zealand First Media The recent diatribe by Minister of Maori Development Willie Jackson which slams the ‘one person, one vote’ outrage is alarming not only for its content but its ignorance of history, facts, and the essence of democracy. He claims that the recently passed Ngai Tahu Bill is
Put Up or Shut Up
New Zealand First Media Yesterday Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson decided to write an opinion piece in the NZ Herald that tries to justify the Labour Party’s push for apartheid in our country via co-governance. The fact that Willie loudly announced that New Zealanders now “live in a
An Evening with Matt King
For the last few weeks, Matt King has been travelling around the country holding public meetings as part of the Democracy New Zealand roadshow. This tour of public meetings is the chance for Matt King to advertise his party and explain its platform. Matt King was the MP for Northland,
Our Latest Open Letter to MPs
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Information Opinion In yet another valiant attempt to interest the guardians of our democracy in the unfolding catastrophe that is the cruel and indifferent mass vaccination program, NZDSOS has written another open letter to “our” MPs. Firm but fair in its
Must Do Better
The British comedian Harry Enfield once brilliantly satirised Tony Blair and NewLabour MPs – particularly their ability to speak utter twaddle convincingly – in a most hilarious skit. It showed a NewLabour MP winning their seat at the 1997 UK General Election and giving the following victory speech: “Yesterday is gone and
A Free Taste: An Article by Chris Trotter
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 Chris Trotter MP Willie Jackson’s Dilemma The good news is that Willie Jackson has been spooked into a
Here Is the News
Dave Witherow Dave Witherow, who was a long-time columnist with the Otago Daily Times, emigrated to New Zealand from Northern Ireland in 1971. He’s an author and scriptwriter and worked as a scientist for Fish and Game. Warning Satire Doctor Bloomfield, our Voice of Science, has announced he
Ha! Ha! Ha! I Told You So!
In my article entitled ‘Next Election Don’t Cut Off Your Nose’ I said that I defy anyone to give me the name of a current politician, or someone thinking of putting their name forward, who would make a perfect leader. There isn’t one. My article received 81 comments
Hurry Up and Wait
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Why is it taking so long (12 months or more) for police to renew a firearms licence? Could it be that Police are swamped in a mess of their own making? A more important question is why is it the