Graham Adams Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom David Lange is one of the most tragic figures of
Exhausted Aucklanders entering their 12th week in lockdown will be even more confused by yesterday’s messy and illogical announcement of yet further announcements to come about their future, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. Aucklanders are broken. They’re tired, grumpy and worried for their city’s future.
This week, a blunt instrument assault on my beloved National Party: stop pussy-footing, get down and politically dirty while we still have a country worth saving. Three events in the past few days have led to this. First, when a mildly conservative, long-established and community-respected daily newspaper,
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 In the middle of October, something astonishing happened: the Government and the National Party held a joint news conference to announce that they had agreed on the way
Months ago I wrote about how you should look at polls, that they were like assessing the impact of a river on river banks and that depending on where you are standing it affects how you see the polls. Labour supporters have been cock-a-hoop for a long time
Hon Judith Collins National Party Leader I am back in Auckland and have been out in a few different electorates catching up with small business owners and locals. In typical Kiwi fashion, the people I meet put on a brave face. However, often after a few minutes of talking about
A Northland Covid press briefing was cut short when a reporter asked Ardern a couple of hard questions. Her excuse for not answering the questions was that he was “non-accredited media.” When he persisted, she took her dedicated propaganda media team inside to finish answering their soft-ball questions
James Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party, believes people can reduce the world’s temperature. Perhaps this thinking comes from a Maori legend: How Maui Slowed The Sun. Maui was annoyed that the sun went down too quickly, and he had to eat his meal in the dark. His
Ironically lockdowns that were sold to the public as a defence against Covid-19 have made the locked down population much more susceptible to other infections. Information now out of the UK reports a new viral peril; the super cold, “the worst cold ever” that is not Covid-related but
Don Brash hbassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Since the Covid-19 virus emerged in China almost two years ago, the New Zealand Government has created the impression that their decisions about how to react to
Tim Ordei Whether true or not, the legend of the Jesters tells us they were the conscience of the king. In their comic storytelling, and with their ability to entertain, they were able to challenge the king when no one else dared, and remind him he wasn’t divine. This
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Well done to Murray Bolton for challenging the Government’s ludicrous refusal to allow incoming vaccinated Kiwis to isolate at home, and congratulations to Justice Geoffrey Venning for directing MBIE to reconsider this. In fact as public servants MBIE are simply following the government’s
Yesterday we published a letter to the editor from a Bluff publican about an incident with Police regarding our now infamous “Gulag” image. We have now obtained further background information, video from the tavern and a recording of an interaction with Police at Bluff Police station. What is revealed is
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A friend once told me a story overheard in the Burnie Centrelink office. Now, if you know anything about Tasmania, I won’t have to explain Burnie to you. If you don’t, well… imagine Hamilton-by-the-Sea. Now, imagine the local equivalent of the Work and Income office.
Jacinda Ardern is hell-bent on killing off democracy in this country, aided and abetted by a compliant media she has bought using our money. I noted there was nothing on One News about the very large protest in the Domain on Saturday. Ardern is displaying all the hallmarks of
