NZ Politics
NZ’s Olympic-Sized Relationship with Japan May Be about to Change
Geoffrey Miller Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a fluent speaker of German and Arabic.
Suppressing Dissent: The Ardern Way
Dangerous, dishonest and creeping in darkness are the modi operandi used by Ardern’s controllers who believe that the syndrome of deep affection for Her Royal Hubris afflicting so many of our nation, blinds us all to their machinations. Determined to inflict ethno-statehood upon this country, the gutless, nameless
Child Poverty Reduction Minister Is a Foolish Risk-Taker
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
NCEA Change Programme
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Few parents are aware of the dire state of education in New Zealand. If they were, and if apathy were not so prevalent in our country, there would be a general public outcry about what is being foisted upon our children. It is bordering on
Attacking Free Speech
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week a letter written
This Is All on You Jacinda
Jacinda Ardern’s government was elected off of the back of the promise to fix New Zealand’s housing crisis. Since that time the crisis has gotten worse, exponentially. Almost everything they have done to “fix” the problems in the market has in fact exacerbated them. We all know that
Idiotic Council Extravagance of the Day
This takes the cake in wasteful expenditure and total lack of care about the taxpayers and ratepayers. It was primarily funded by the NZTA, I presume as one of the Covid grants, all of which were conceived in ridiculous haste just get a big slice of taxpayers’ handouts. Anyhow, this
The Uncanny Parallels between COVID and the War on Drugs
Human beings are social creatures. We go out, we mingle with others, we visit friends, we socialise. We may even reach out to other people to dull the pain of loneliness. We also use substances that change our consciousness. We take caffeine to wake us up and to give us
Leader’s Speech to the National Party AGM
Good afternoon. It’s a privilege to be speaking to you all today. To all the loyal and hardworking members of the National Party, I’d like to say a huge thank you on behalf of myself and the entire National Party caucus. We all appreciate how much you do
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
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Goodfellow Re-Elected as President, National Welcomes New Board Members
National Party The National Party is pleased to announce our members have elected Jannita Pilisi, David Ryan, Stefan Sunde and Sylvia Wood to the Board of the National Party, joining Peter Goodfellow, Rachel Bird, Matt Doocey and Hon Judith Collins in the Party’s leadership. The new National Party Board
Progressive Opposition Will Help Kill off Hate Speech Proposals
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. When significant voices on the political left start speaking out against Labour’s proposed hate speech laws it’s a sign that they’re in