If you have to rely on what passes in New Zealand these days for the mainstream news media, you will have missed during this last week two tidings of great woe for our country. Firstly, a seasoned author of children books and common sense commentator on current affairs, Amy Brooke,
Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com Judith Collins has joined the Free Speech Union. Oddly, she doesn’t mention the fact in her Collins Comments of July 2, but she does say this: The National Party believes that freedom of speech is a fundamental right. We will fight any attempts Jacinda Ardern’
David Seymour ACT Leader Yesterday Parliament had a constructive and sensible debate about my Regulatory Standards Member’s Bill. My Member’s Bill was drawn from the Ballot in April and is due to be debated in Parliament shortly. Ahead of that, Members of Parliament yesterday had an opportunity to
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has no plan to fix the severe labour shortage that is crippling New Zealand businesses and will see many more close their doors for good, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Grant Robertson is sitting by idly and watching as unpicked fruit rots on the
David Seymour ACT Leader Yesterday Jacinda Ardern made it clear in Parliament that she has no plan for New Zealand to move on from COVID-19. Last week Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined a four-phase plan to reopen Australia to the world. Yesterday when I asked Jacinda Ardern
National leader Judith Collins has defended award-winning journalist Rachel Stewart after the NZ Police removed her firearms, licence and ammunition after receiving a complaint because of an allegedly “threatening tweet”. police said they “consider threatening any form of violence against a person and exhibiting any form of hatred, as
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Green Party’s Environment spokesperson Eugenie Sage entertained readers enormously with a guest-piece in the New Zealand Herald. Here’s a sample. “In a Maori world view, the relationships between all living things are the basis of a profound respect for and connection
Dr James McDowall ACT Immigration spokesperson The ACT Party will today turn off the lights in solidarity with the Restaurant Association who are suffering from a dire skills shortage. The Hospitality Industry has been hit harder than most by COVID-19. Restaurants were forced to close or restrict numbers as
Taxpayers Union Louis Houlbrooke The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s proposal to remove local democratic control over water assets and says that regional cross subsidisation is a recipe for gold plating and higher costs. The claim this will save ratepayer money is laughable. It will
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Taxpayers Union Louis Houlbrooke When Porirua City Council announced it was adopting a “Living Wage” policy, it sold the idea to ratepayers as a way to help workers on the bottom rung, just enough for them ‘to live a life of dignity’. But we have now revealed that for every
The Government’s sheer incompetence on rolling out saliva testing is staggering, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “In September last year the Government’s expert advisors told it to introduce saliva testing as soon as possible. Saliva testing is still a form of PCR testing, but
Simon Court ACT Transport spokesperson The Transport Minister has admitted that more than 100,000 New Zealanders could be hit with his car tax next year. In answer to questions from the ACT Party, Michael Wood said between 74,600 and 107,400 vehicles would face the tax next year.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is clearly itching to sign New Zealand up to China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”. Ardern witters that the notorious scheme “has really evolved”, while Trade Minister David Parker urges New Zealand to “get on board”. All those billions of glittering yuan from Beijing are apparently
Graham Adams Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom The Prime Minister has seriously miscalculated the popularity of her
