Bruce Welsh Registered Architect New Conservative Housing Spokesperson New Conservative notes the proposed changes to the Building Code Insulation standards are causing a lot of heated debate. These were due to come into force in November but may now be delayed to May 2023. So what’s the problem? Surely
Paul Goldsmith National’s Justice Spokesperson Information Opinion Labour’s Maori Development Minister, Willie Jackson, infamously said on Q&A last month that the nature of our democracy has changed. And he was being serious. The current Labour Government appears to be reluctantly walking back its support for the
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments With so many of her Labour caucus looking as if they’ll lose their seats at the next
Perhaps the biggest surprise in this week’s rearranging of the deck chairs was the demise of Trevor Mallard. Who would have thought Ardern had her political gun aimed at her Lord Protector, the Speaker of the House? As someone not known as a straight shooter, Ardern had no option
Victims of crime are missing out on support because a Government-funded assistance scheme was deliberately under promoted to stay within budget, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “A Ministry of Justice Budget bid released to National under the Official Information Act reveals the Government was aware Victim Assistance
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004 By-elections can be harbingers of
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The battle is not yet won. What we can do for ourselves is to take back our medical freedom. 220610Download If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If
Information Opinion “Conspiracy theories by definition revolve around a suspicion that some damaging information has been covered up to hide serious misdeeds or to fool the public about a particular plan of action.” Graham Adams: Will He Puapua propel Winston Peters back into politics? – Democracy Project Since the beginning of
The Serious Fraud Office case against two individuals involved with the NZ First Foundation is based on heroic assumptions, where the SFO has to prove that an actual crime was committed. The actual crime committed is perplexing. It is best summed up by the lawyer for the defence, Tudor Clue.
Jacinda Ardern limits where she visits now, mainly because she is constantly met by protests as she continues to keep New Zealand under stupid and pointless mandates. She can run from protests but she can’t hide from them, even if she says there is no effect from the protests.
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz Warning Satire With the news that Trevor Mallard and Kris Faafoi are stepping down from parliament, Mallard has one thing left on his parliament bucket list before he buggers off to Europe. While he was punishing the anti-mandate protesters with hideous loud music and sprinklers,
Declarations issued by the High Court today confirm that the operation of MIQ in late 2021 breached the fundamental right of New Zealanders to return to their home country, says National’s COVID-19 Spokesperson Chris Bishop. In April, Justice Mallon’s judgement in Grounded Kiwis v Minister of Health
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David Seymour ACT Party Leader Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr is verging on self parody, giving a speech to the Central Banking Summer Meetings entitled ‘Why we embraced Te Ao Maori’ amidst a cost-of-living crisis that hits Maori hardest. Two years ago I asked Adrian Orr at select
