NZ Politics
ACT Accepts Breast Cancer Petition
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson This morning I accepted a petition signed by more than 10,000 people calling for urgent action on breast screening. Lockdowns have taken a massive toll on New Zealanders. We have repeatedly heard about the public health response to COVID, but
History Made the National Party a ‘Broad Church’
Michael Swanson University of Otago Michael Swanson is currently a PhD Student at the University of Otago researching the role of the Opposition in New Zealand’s political system. He has previously completed a Master of International Studies (with a dissertation looking at Australian and New Zealand Defence relations with
Progress for Victims’ Rights
The passage of the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill tonight is a positive step towards ensuring victims of insane offenders are treated equally and their needs are placed at the centre of our justice and health systems, Taupo MP Louise Upston says. This new law rectifies a current
Time to Drop Labour’s Student Politician Fantasy
David Seymour ACT Leader Business NZ’s refusal to back Labour’s so-called Fair Pay Agreements should be a wake up call to the Government- it’s time to drop the damaging policy. Even the name Fair Pay Agreement is totally dishonest. People are forced into a contract they
All Hui No Do-ee
NZTU Media taxpayers.org.nz This month marks a year since the Government announced its $30 million purchase of land at Ihumatao. The decision to purchase the land was justified on the basis that it would result in the provision of housing on the site, with funding coming from the
Defence Minister Has Eye on Russia
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The above, an unbelievable Stuff headline yesterday with an underlying account how our Defence Minister, Peeni Henare, is “monitoring” the massive Russian troops build-up on Ukraine’s border. One can picture the scene in the Kremlin. A lackey bursts in to Putin’s office.
Go With What You Have
There were some interesting comments on my post from Monday – Luxon’s First Week. The post was intended to be about the attitude of the media to the new Leader of the Opposition, and how his media honeymoon lasted less than a day, but some of the comments were interesting
Is Government Debt Really Out of Control?
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 I suspect that most New Zealanders don’t give a lot of thought to the size of the government debt. But every now and then the media reports
They Pile Lie upon Lie
They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning. They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” says the LORD. - Jeremiah 9, verses 5-6 Jacinda Ardern has constantly implored
Is This the Death Knell for Pfizer or Kiwis?
Marie Loretta A USA court, ruling on Freedom Of Information, recently ordered the release of a Pfizer document that contains damning evidence of Pfizer’s huge numbers of vaccine adverse effects which should be the death knell to vaccine rollouts worldwide. “5.3.6 CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST-AUTHORIZATION ADVERSE
Fixing up Another of China’s Messes
Who can forget the unedifying sight of Jacinda Ardern, pontificating and mugging for the adoring press, at the 2019 Pacific Islands Forum? But Ardern wasn’t only playing to the cameras: watching with smirking approval as she lambasted Australia was the Chinese delegation. The Pacific panjandrums just held their hands
NZ’s Unemployment Insurance Scheme Will Be the Biggest Welfare Shakeup in Generations
Simon Chapple Michael Fletcher Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Simon Chapple was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He became Director of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies in mid-2017. Previously he has worked domestically in a research and policy advisory capacity for a range of government
Omicron Is Coming
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