Hobson’s Pledge Trust South Island tribe Ngai Tahu tried and failed in 2019 to have legislation passed to get two seats on the Canterbury Regional Council as of right, in perpetuity. Now they are at it again asking that council to support a new bill called the Canterbury Regional
Michael Fletcher Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Michael Fletcher is an economist working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to joining IGPS , Michael was a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology from 2011
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern limped into the saloon. Her Horse ‘Marx’ had just ‘taken the Knee’ in the polls and HDPA was saying she had ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and was ‘faking it till she made it.’ Ardern: I’ll have a shot of RED-eye (whiskey) barperson. Have you seen my
Are New Zealand schools potentially in breach of the Ardern government’s proposed ban on “conversion therapy”? As revealed by Waikanae Watch blog, and reported on The BFD, two photos of classroom materials used in at least one New Zealand high school are decidedly creepy. The material, given to 14-
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 A few days ago, I was phoned by a reporter for some organisation called Te Ao Maori News to ask if I knew anything about a pamphlet which
Judith Collins has said what many of us are thinking about Ashley Bloomfield and his persistent obfuscations followed by abject apologies when he’s busted: National leader Judith Collins has dubbed Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield a “deified”, “one-trick pony” who’s “good at standing up and
It’s deeply concerning that 60 per cent of port workers in the Bay of Plenty haven’t had a single vaccine especially when there are 11 cases of Covid-19 in a ship off Tauranga, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. As at 22 July, of the
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Law and Order We’re working hard to hold the Government to account and ensure New Zealand remains a safe place to live, work and raise a family. To National, that means making sure victims are at the heart of our justice system,
Free Press ACT Party The Haps ACT had another great week on tour with a record 300+ crowd packing Classic Flyers in Mt Maunganui on a Friday night as the Honest Conversations tour rolls on. There are still meetings to come, in Canterbury this week and Auckland next. The Government’
An episode of 80s sitcom Family Ties had one of its insufferable telegenic offspring eerily anticipating today’s Thunberg Jugend. Youngest child, Jennifer Keaton, jumps on the green-left doom-scenario of the day, nuclear winter, and writes an apocalyptic essay that sends her teacher screaming to a remote “island
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s ‘Implementation Unit’ was run on a trial basis inside Grant Robertson’s office and included 115 projects according to new documents. The so-called Implementation Unit is an admission from Government that it hasn’t been delivering for the past four years. The
A National Government would look to future proof Marsden Point for the benefit of all New Zealanders, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “National sees Marsden Point as a strategic asset for New Zealand’s energy security. We would be exploring ways to keep the refinery in
Damien Smith ACT Associate Finance spokesperson The cost of living is falling fowl of New Zealanders with chicken prices a sign of what’s to come. “The egg-onomic impacts of this Government’s decisions have started to peck, but it’s no laughing matter for shoppers with Tegel putting
One year before the health system restructuring even starts, the health system restructuring unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has already tripled in staff numbers, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions shows management staff numbers in the unit went
ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni needs to front up to New Zealanders and explain what she’s doing to fix the failing Next Generation Case Management system, National’s ACC spokesperson Simon Watts says. “The Next Generation Case Management was touted by ACC as a way to increase productivity, save costs,
