Christopher Ruthe I was convenor of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for 13 years, (20 of my decisions are in the NZ law reports). I also sat on the Weathertight Homes Tribunal. I am a polymath with a strong interest in the philosophical underpinnings of society – a bit of a
A significant part of the world’s population today is living with high levels of fear. Fear of death by Covid-19. Confronted by stories of hundreds of new “cases”, deaths and horrifyingly mutated variants that will eventually sneak in and get them, average people are losing the will to
His Worship The Mayor Tasman District Council Dear Mr. King I write in order to respectfully advise that the Tasman District Council must reject Council participation in the Government’s ‘Three Waters plan’. If your Council for any reason feels unable to reject the plan out of hand then at
The Government is going full retard and scaring people into compliance with their unreasonable and excessive over-reaction to the emergence of Delta; entering through their supposedly brilliant MIQ border controls. The same useful idiots are gracing our TV screens again, running the most awful lines about how “deadly” the
David Seymour ACT Leader The infrequent wastewater testing needs to be explained by the Government. Wastewater has been tested weekly around the country. The last negative Auckland tests were taken on the 11th of August. Today we are told all wastewater results in Auckland are now positive, but there was
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Frontline police should have been in the top priority vaccination group but instead were left behind and now being put at risk as part of their duties, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Police officers are often the first
GROUNDSWELL NZ In the lead up to November’s nationwide protest, a number of campaign actions will be undertaken. The first event is on today Friday 20th August 2021 under the banner of “CAN YOU HEAR US”. At 12:30 pm all around New Zealand, Groundswell NZ are calling for
David Seymour ACT Leader The day has arrived where businesses will rightly need support from the Government after they’ve been forced to close but the rainy-day fund has already been raided. The Government has been dipping into the $50 billion COVID fund, with $515 million on school lunches,
We all know that Jacinda Ardern is the World’s Greatest Leader, beloved of the global media for her wisdom and insight. There’s not a virtue signalled, a piety paraded, or a photo opportuned, without “Saint Jacinda” jumping up and down, cooing, “Look at me! Look at me!” She’
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
With recent news on COVID Plan B’s Simon Thornley and now parliamentary staffer Ani O’Brien considering legal action against libellous harassment, I thought I would share my experience in this area. This is not an action that should be pursued lightly. We’re not dealing with some kind
With the latest lockdown, Jacinda Ardern is effectively holding this country and therefore its people to ransom. She is holding businesses and livelihoods to ransom. She is holding the economy to ransom. She is, by her actions, pretty much holding the share market to ransom. None of this bothers Ardern
Rt. Hon Winston Peters NZ First Leader With so many economic and social concerns facing New Zealand it is truly alarming how disconnected to reality much of our news has become. The tardy COVID vaccine rollout, shootings and violent crime becoming a daily event, our belated response to exiting New
