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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

If you think that the below ad is okay try substituting the following words for “fully vaccinated” * Had an abortion * Had a vasectomy * On the pill * Lost 10 kilos * White * A Man * Have a University degree Have you “had an abortion?” Buy one and get one pizza free. Have you

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Cycle Bridge Backdown a Win for East Aucklanders
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Cycle Bridge Backdown a Win for East Aucklanders

The Government’s backdown on the inconceivable $785 million cycle bridge and their decision to instead prioritise the Eastern Busway is an overdue win for East Aucklanders, ratepayers and common sense, Botany MP Christopher Luxon and Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown say. “National has consistently called on the Government to scrap

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Housing Market Hasn’t Seen Nothing Yet
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Housing Market Hasn’t Seen Nothing Yet

Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson With over 100,000 new residents potentially joining the first home buyer market, expect to see the housing market continue to go crazy. Thousands of migrants on temporary work visas will be fast-tracked for residency after a major immigration policy

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A One-Trick Pony

A One-Trick Pony

Morris 8 Morris 8 is a Wellington beltway insider, a small-c conservative, fiscally dry but socially liberal. Loves New Zealand but hates the current slide towards separatism and socialism. There’s a need for balance in all things, not least in the way we are governed. There are a

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World-Class Naievity
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World-Class Naievity

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A small Flaxmere, Hastings church has been wasting money with full-page newspaper advertisements, pressing people to sign a petition urging the government open an Embassy in Israel. Where do I start? First, the naivete of the public. Parliament cops hundreds of petitions annually, on

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The PM Is Losing Control

The PM Is Losing Control

Okay, that’s it, I’ve had quite enough of this government intruding in my life to rescue me from a virus with an infection fatality rate of between 0.04% and 0.05% and having a 99.5% survival rate. Lockdown actually means being locked up. Authorities couldn’t

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Free Speech Means Freedom to Communicate in Any Language

Free Speech Means Freedom to Communicate in Any Language

Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura Spokesperson for Climate Change, EQC and Viticulture Information Opinion Last week I wrote about the significance of Te Reo as a language in New Zealand. There is also no doubt that Maori culture should be valued and cherished in New Zealand. But it should come

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Who Picked Him as a Dictator?

Who Picked Him as a Dictator?

Democracy falls when unelected people take power. Who knew that New Zealand would fall as a democracy in such a meek manner, with the people voluntarily handing over power to un-elected health bureaucrats? It’s like we have never learned from history. Adolf Hitler took power at the ballot

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ACT’s Week in Action

ACT Party This week – ACT reveals our latest COVID-19 policy document, COVID 3.0 – Life after Lockdowns. Karen Chhour takes on Oranga Tamariki and we hold the Government to account over Three Waters. IN THE NEWSCOVID 3.0 – Life after Lockdowns ACT released its latest in a series of

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Collins’ Comments

Collins’ Comments

Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Three Waters Plan Legislation Did you realise that the government is pushing through Bills about drinking water, waste water and stormwater?  Piece by piece, using their 10 seat majority? Well, they are and who controls our water and who will own the infrastructure

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It Is the Cover-up That Gets You in the End

It Is the Cover-up That Gets You in the End

Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura Spokesperson for Climate Change, EQC and Viticulture I was invited by Climate Change Minister, James Shaw, to attend COP 26 in Glasgow later this year and indicated that I was interested in attending, subject to suitable travel arrangements being available. At that time it looked

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Prime Minister Needs an Honest Conversation on Eradication

Prime Minister Needs an Honest Conversation on Eradication

David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister’s strategy of eradicating COVID-19 and hiding behind the oceans is finished. She needs to stop fudging and confront reality on behalf of New Zealand. Every day of delusion increases the chance of COVID deaths. We need to prepare for the invasion

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An Act of Stupidity

An Act of Stupidity

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 2nd July 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. An Act of stupidity The passage of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act will be remembered as one of the

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Discrimination

Discrimination

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