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New Data Reveals State House Waiting Time Explosion
The most at-risk New Zealanders are waiting nearly three times longer for a state house, and Labour scrapped the target to house them quicker, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Data she has obtained through written questions shows that the average time to house Priority A applicants has
A Little Honesty Shows Why Offshore Kiwis Can’t Self-Isolate
David Seymour ACT Leader A little honesty from Andrew Little on Q+A this morning shows why Kiwis are stuck offshore waiting for MIQ, with Little saying “we expected to be in this position in probably six weeks to two months’ time.” Health Minister Andrew Little explained that home-isolation
Royal Commission into Delta Preparation Required
The time has now come for a Royal Commission into the Government’s clear lack of preparation for Delta and the move to a suppression strategy, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. News reports during the past week indicate the Government only began planning for a Delta outbreak in
Takin’ it to the Streets
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Team In Auckland yesterday thousands took to the streets yelling “Jacinda Out!” and “Power to the People!” This march followed a peaceful picnic protest at the Auckland Domain where crowds swelled to around 15,000 people. The scenes that played out yesterday remind you of
On the Government’s Latest COVID Plan
Alwyn Poole In the House, while answering a question the Prime Minister said something that filled me with deep concern: “We have always taken our own approach on Covid” This is close to the equal of her ridiculous earlier statement. “Do feel free to visit covid19.govt.nz – otherwise dismiss
Let’s Play Whack a Mole
The door is flung wide open to government-backed, bullying minions sent to divide people into opposing camps: the clean and socially responsible separated from the unclean and morally reprehensible who are to be bludgeoned into submission. Vaccination AKA gene therapy is the holy grail, the path to purity, the
Government Failure on Water Reform: Part 2
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Earlier this month leftwing columnist Chris Trotter argued that the water reforms are less about the ideal way of fixing water infrastructure problems and more
When Are Anti-vaxxers Not Anti-vaxxers?
Ananish Chaudhuri Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com Author of: Nudge into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 The goal of achieving 90% vaccination, if achieved at all, will not happen any time soon. Very few countries in the world have achieved this target
Face of the Day
An estimated crowd of up to 5000 people has marched through central Auckland streets brandishing freedom signs and flags and blocking traffic. Police officers and vehicles were on Khyber Pass Rd, Newmarket, trying to safely escort the massive crowd of chanting, anti-lockdown protesters, some using megaphones. […] The crowd marched
Jacinda Ardern Wins ‘Plank of the Week’ on UK’s Talk Radio
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Is Ardern Really Cruella De Vil?
Left: The BFD. Photoshopped image credit Boondecker Right: Cruella. Cartoon credit geodon. The BFD. Cruella De Vil appears in Dodie Smith’s 1956 novel “101 Dalmatians”. The name was actually a pun on the words Cruel and Devil. If the name fits wear it. The book was made into a
Auckland Should Be at 3.3
David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister should reactivate the forgotten ‘roadmap’ and move Auckland to Step 3 of Alert Level 3. As of last Tuesday, Auckland as a city was at 90 per cent single and 77 per cent fully vaccinated. If it makes sense to move to the
Testing the Three Waters
I wrote a previous article about turning the tide of voting support among long-term, committed Labour voters. The following letter has been reprinted with the author’s permission. This man is a dear friend. Over many years, we have exchanged good-natured rivalry about our different political standpoints. He