NZ Politics
National Will Repeal and Reverse Three Waters
Hon Judith Collins National Party Leader As we suspected, Labour announced Wednesday that they are forcing their Three Waters reforms on local councils by legislation. Let me make our position very clear: National will repeal the Three Waters reforms and return all seized assets back to your local councils as
A Govt That Imposes Three Waters Is a Dictatorship
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 A Government that ignores reasoned opposition from local government by imposing 50/50 iwi-council co-governance through its Three Waters Plan is yet another step closer to
The ‘New Normal’ Is Revolting
Thornton Blackmore Protests are erupting worldwide in the wake of mandatory vaccination orders being handed down by our would-be dictators. Scenes of Melburnian tradesmen holding their ground against the riot squad at the Shrine of Remembrance while singing the Australian National Anthem, and defecting policemen in Europe throwing aside
‘Papers!’
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 “Papers!” That’s the chilling demand that sends a shiver down the spine. There’s the man in uniform. He controls your life: he decides whether you go
The Only Tool You Need to Break Down a Wall
Donald Digby When most people think of the fall of the Berlin Wall they think of November 9th, 1989 and the chaotic scenes outside the Brandenburg Gate. Well, did you know the real fall of the Berlin wall started 3 months earlier and began with a picnic? The Pan-European
How’s That Line in the Sand Going?
Scott Kennedy sojournal.co.nz It’s been over a week now since I went public with the article “My Line in the Sand”. What a rollercoaster ride! In this time I’ve been inundated with messages both supporting my line in the sand, some suggesting I smooth over the
You Can’t Jab Your Way to Freedom
We are being bombarded with Government propaganda about how vaccines are our ticket to freedom. It is a false claim that I have explored before, which is why it is propaganda. You are being lied to. Another way you are being lied to is the claim that the jab will
Labour Still in COVID Trance
Right from the outset Labour’s approach to the Covid pandemic has been laboured and divisive. Jacinda Ardern has adopted the philosophy of divide and rule, black against white, the vaccinated against the unvaccinated, area against area. I can only assume the rationale is that it’s better to have
Face of the Day
Sir Russell Coutts Facebook After experiencing what it’s like in Europe since May, it appears there are a lot of things being mis-reported in New Zealand. The media here seems set on promoting fear. It would be interesting to send a truly independent news crew offshore to report
Jacinda Ardern the Topic of Foreign Commentary for All the Wrong Reasons
Great to see Jacinda Ardern the topic of foreign commentary for all the wrong reasons. pic.twitter.com/miAzLs1qmy — Viewspot (@viewspotnz) October 26, 2021
National Halts Labour’s Local Government Power Grab
National has forced the Government to back down on an electoral power grab buried in a Covid bill. “The Government proposed to give itself the power to repeatedly delay local body elections through a change hidden quietly in the Covid Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill,” says National’s Local Government