There have been some writings in recent days about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and how it might affect New Zealand under the spectre of the current government’s stealthy plot to saddle our country with the divisive co-governance system laid out in the He Puapua Plan. What is Critical
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 One follower of our blog wrote in recently and said he would like to see a column on “the impact on New Zealand of the printing of billions
Nervous Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says he “has never been more prepared” for Hurricane Ida, with some $14 billion of Federal funds spent strengthening levees, since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when almost 2,000 people lost their lives. The same can’t be said for New Zealand’s Prime
Parliament has returned, and we’re focused on holding the Government to account for their policies, decisions, and highlighting how they will affect the lives of everyday Kiwis. Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * Government gives up on those left behind in Afghanistan
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union The team at the Free Speech Union haven’t been wasting our time in lockdown. We’re planning our next steps in the fight against the Government’s proposed hate speech laws and put a stop to the erosion of our civil liberties
That the Government still does not know how many New Zealanders and Afghan civilians who worked alongside our Defence Force remain stranded in strife-torn Afghanistan is appalling, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “I asked Minister of Defence Peeni Henare multiple times how many vulnerable New Zealand citizens
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister As parts of the country prepare to move down alert levels this week, I want to send a quick reminder of the Alert Level 3 rules to ensure that together, we can stamp out COVID-19 once more. First, though, I want to share a message
Last week we posted footage of a man being arrested and gang tackled by Police for not wearing a mask inside a Countdown supermarket in Christchurch. This was the footage we obtained at the time: We have now obtained three more videos recorded by him from the inside of Countdown,
The Labour Government’s latest press release reannouncing a business support scheme for some South Island regions provides nothing new for struggling tourism operators, says National’s Tourism Spokesperson Todd McClay. “Tourism businesses cannot open their doors in any part of New Zealand today. This reannouncement suggests it’s business
The Prime Minister has a habit of preparing various charts for New Zealand at her daily press conferences, but there’s only one chart that really matters and that’s the number of New Zealanders receiving at least one vaccination, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The most important
An “expert”, it is said, is someone who is able to explain at great length why, in hindsight, they were completely wrong. Since the beginning of the Wuhan pandemic, a great many experts have been wrong about a great many things. So why on earth are we still listening to
Joe Biden was going to be the saviour of the world. Mr Cool, Mr Sensible, he was going to bring back the safety and sanity that America and the world had been missing so dreadfully during the Trump era. He was going to “Build Back Better”. He was going to
Long, long ago, I warned that, should the New Zealand media scrub the glamour and fairy-dust out of their eyes, it could quickly get very ugly for their former Fairy Princess. Jacinda Ardern has so far enjoyed a dream run from the NZ media. Despite her nearly-vacant slate
