Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Warning Long read: 1,653 words New Zealand is now part of the war with Russia. And our independent foreign policy is virtually dead. That’s the upshot of the Government’s definitive fall into line with Five Eyes
Warning Long read: 1,394 words Jacinda Ardern recently implied that in her MPs she has talent to burn, including herself no doubt. This was in relation to Louisa Wall’s resignation as an MP. She said, on One News Breakfast, “there were many other talented MPs who had not
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. Warning Long read: 2,224
Warning Long read: 1,401 words The Orwellian future is upon us, where slogans dominate political discourse, people with alternate views are silenced and truth no longer matters. We can see the advent of Newspeak with the government’s “Nudge Unit” and the creation of other organisations with equally Orwellian
Thornton Blackmore Information Opinion Throughout the ages, the struggle between rulers and their subjects to establish the status quo in one’s own favour has given rise to periods of both despotism and democracy, with various shades of governance in between. And as the world now simmers like a frog
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. Why the Woke Re-Write History It would be fascinating to know what the Woke think the
Arthur Recently Professor Richard Jackson wrote a Newsroom article about New Zealand men intending to take up arms in Ukraine against Russia. The full article is available here. Extremist or freedom fighter? NZ’s racist double standard (msn.com) It states: The Government’s implied consent of Kiwi men vowing
It’s interesting that politicians are now concerned about abuse – possibly because they support the new proposals to oblige social media platforms to restrict speech and for tougher penalties under the 2015 Harmful Digital Communications Act. However, it should be obvious to everyone that this abuse is normal; it is
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Makeha Paori Racism and hypocrisy are stepping up another level with the attack on voters in Rotorua. The value of a Pakeha vote will be reduced to 58% of a Maori vote. Ardern’s government is justifying this attack with unwritten “Treaty principles” about partnership. This is astonishing because Rotorua
It’s fun to watch videos of American graduates being asked geography questions. Not only do many of these students think that Australia is in Europe, that Africa is a country rather than a continent, and that NZ is in Middle Earth (we’ll give them a pass on that
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. The Reserve Bank’s .5% increase
Jacinda Ardern once famously stated that her government would be the most transparent ever. That, like her claim to never tell lies, was a lie. Transparency, for her government, has become an optional extra, and nothing more than a slogan to use when they are about to lie. See what
The Director of Health stood on the Pulpit of Truth and not once corrected the lies and absolute fear-mongering that Prime Minister Ardern was uttering. Now we have Bloomfield’s key staff resigning before they have the opportunity to correct their enormous mistakes. If you enjoyed this article please
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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
