Matt King Farmer, community advocate, critical thinker Northland is home. As a former police officer, detective and small business owner, I understand the local issues. I had the privilege of serving as the MP for Northland from 2017-20, which allowed me to connect with people from all walks of
Dieuwe de Boer NC Board Secretary New Conservative In this article Dieuwe covers the cost of lockdowns, how New Conservative’s support for life and freedom are mutually compatible, and the enactment of medical discrimination. Lockdowns Cost Lives Western Australia and the United Kingdom have seen spikes in hospital use
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In the recent National Party leadership scramble, some journalists promoted the case for Shane Reti. I was puzzled after all he’s been in Parliament for seven years without making any notable mark. Even more surprising was to read Reti’s credentials, raising the question
Information Satire Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Eve and she had a very important Mummy. Her Mummy had long black hair, and a big toothy smile like the crocodile in Eve’s storybook. She wore bright red lipstick that sometimes she put on Eve for
This is an amazing example of how both Jacinda Ardern and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce think of Auckland businesses. Ardern says: “She said the city had faced more than 100 days of lockdown and businesses and families had borne the brunt of the restrictions.” So she announces a plan
Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson Kris Faafoi wants to revictimise those who have suffered at the hands of New Zealand’s worst violent and sexual offenders. The Justice Minister wrote to the Select Committee overseeing the Three Strikes repeal asking it to examine whether people already sentenced under Three Strikes
The Parlermaid Earlier this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reassured New Zealanders that the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order 2021 (‘the Order’) is “also about providing a greater protection than we have now. By using vaccine passes it makes sure that unvaccinated people aren’t being put
Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org Dear Reader, New Zealander Lisa Pilot has written an excellent submission to the select committee about this insidious Digital ID Trust Framework Bill. I am proud to publish it on my site since it captures perfectly the social credit system contained within the Bill’s intent
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Richard Shaw Massey University Richard Shaw teaches comparative and New Zealand politics, with a particular focus on elections and electoral systems. His research interests are in the structure and functioning of policy advisory systems in Westminster nations, and particularly in the roles and influence of political advisers in cabinet ministers’
Hon Simon Bridges is the National Party’s new Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson, National Leader Christopher Luxon announced today. “Simon has prodigious skills, incredible talent and the intellectual heft needed to excel as National’s Finance spokesperson,” Mr Luxon says. “He is ideally suited to prosecute the wasteful spending decisions,
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The last decent Wellington mayor, Kerry Prendergast, writing of the city’s transport plans, said of light rail among other criticisms of it, “The proposal is driven by a small group of rail enthusiasts with nostalgic boyhood memories of trains”. By God, never a truer
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Donald Digby As part of our return to New Zealand and after serving the required time interned as a guest of the government, we then needed to complete 3 days in “self-isolation”. To be honest I hadn’t given “self-isolation” much thought at first. When you’re coming
