NZ Politics
Ministry of Health: What’s the Score?
Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. HatchardReport.com Warning Long read: 1,457 words Almost every day the Ministry of Health holds a live press briefing at 1 pm to announce the daily Covid statistics. [Thursday] was the 300th briefing of the pandemic,
Stepping Down for Health Reasons
For a moment, let us put aside our dislike of Ashley Bloomfield. Being a Wellingtonian, I know a number of people who have worked with him and all say that he is a good guy. For me, he became too politicised, and that was his downfall. But look at the
The Media and the Nudge Unit
You may not have heard of the ‘Nudge Unit’, but I can assure you that it exists and I believe our own government has one. The original ‘Nudge Unit’ was set up in the UK and called the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), also known unofficially as the “Nudge Unit“. Described
Face of the Day
Concerning her resignation, outgoing Labour MP Louisa Wall says: “I’m not a minister because the Prime Minister told me I would never be in her cabinet. […] “[Y]ou’re going to have ask her about why she thought there was no place for someone like me in the Labour
It’s Not in the Air!
Warning Opinion If you’re anything like me, you’ll look at people wearing masks when walking down the street or driving in their cars and wonder why they are doing it. Well, I have the answer for you. It’s because they genuinely believe that Covid is “in the
$21 Million Worth of Vaccines Down the Drain
Health Minister Andrew Little is failing to protect New Zealanders after allowing $21 million worth of vaccines to expire, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “In the last few weeks Health Minister Andrew Little has been exposed for allowing a large amount of vaccines to expire: $8 million
Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership
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
Wokeness ‘Hasn’t Been Easy for the Greens’
Family First familyfirst.org.nz It must be exhausting for the Green party to try and juggle their confused woke ideology. They currently have male and female co-leaders under their constitution. Sort of like marriage. (Sooooooo bigoted!) But now they wanna get rid of the male. (‘Males’ are very
Our Academics Do Not Feel Free to Speak Their Minds
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Warning Long Read. 1634 words. “Cancel culture”, “callout culture” or “woke politics” – these trends are often accused of reducing political debate and diversity of thought in society. And it’s on university campuses where this is said to occur the most. Yet until now, it hasn’
Banning Fizzy Drinks Will Fix Education, Jacinda and Chris
OR: The Root(beer) Cause of the Housing Crisis, the Crime Stats, Oranga Tamariki, Our Lack of Productivity, Growth of Prison Population, oh, and Our Significant Education Decline … Is a Lack of Oat Milk. Alwyn Poole alwynpoole.substack.com Alwyn Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School
The Loss of Faith, Family and Freedoms
Brian Tamaki Information Opinion In an increasingly extreme and secular New Zealand, we have sold out three powerful societal bonding factors: 1. The nuclear family 2. Our founding faith 3. Our precious freedoms. The unimaginable idea that New Zealand would one day be fighting the possibility of socialism and turning
The United Nations Is Tied up with Its Own Rope
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 When I heard Ukraine’s President Zelensky arguing for a fundamental overhaul of the United Nations, and especially
Did They Know All Along Extra ICU Beds Would Not Be Needed?
For more than two years New Zealanders have been told they are in a health emergency. In fact, a worldwide crisis. Kiwis have been living in fear of catching a virus, being put on a ventilator or even dying an awful death. They were told 80,000 could perish. It
Caught in Labour’s Welfare Trap
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. 2090 words.
We Might Not Love You Anymore but the Aussies Do
The latest Roy Morgan poll is out and there is more bad news for the tyrant, Jacinda Ardern, and her useless regime. The public has seriously fallen out of love with her and her tyrannical ways. Today’s Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll shows support for the two major parties