NZ Politics
Māori Wards Are Not Democratic
Race-based electoral structures have no place in a liberal democracy. The continued existence and expansion of Māori wards risks entrenching division, undermining the principle of equal representation, and eroding public trust.
This BSA Power Grab
ACT and NZ First have laid out their positions. Is it too much to hope the National Party will end its dismal 80-year record and do the right thing? Or will it be more muddle through?
Te Pāti Māori Torch Government Bill in Latest Display of Democratic Contempt
On all the evidence before us, Te Pāti Māori are acting no better than a bunch of violent scribble-faced savages, even as their own party falls apart under them.
Is the Medical Council of New Zealand Fit for Purpose?
The MCNZ is not protecting the people of NZ but seems to be dancing to the tune of international bodies pushing pharmaceuticals. Is this who you want regulating your doctor and being present in the consultation room?
We Voters Are Not For Turning
We, the voters, strongly disagree with your strategy. In the words of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher we say, ‘No, No, No.’ You might want to turn, but we are not for turning. Neither, it would seem, are your coalition partners.
‘Temu Chris’ Thinks Big Government
New Zealand Future Fund: Proof Labour never met a problem it couldn’t bureaucratise.
Labour’s Latest Shambles: Hipkins Caught Flat-Footed on Health Policy Fiasco
Labour, sort your house out. Or better yet, step aside and let someone competent have a go. The rest of us are tired of the circus.
Don’t You Believe It!
Hipkins’ desire to hold the levers of power in his hot little hands is so great he would crawl over upturned beer bottle tops and even ‘dance with the devil’ to achieve that goal! That desire is probably due to the need to prove himself to all his many detractors and maybe even his mother.
The Grift of Good Intentions
Is Mike King just another one cashing in on the charity gravy train?
To Promote Our Mining and Geothermal Potential
Resources Minister Shane Jones has departed for the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney, where he will speak about the “resource renaissance” underway in New Zealand, marked by rising interest in gold and other minerals.