McBlog bobmccoskrie.com Bob McCoskrie is the National Director of Family First NZ. He is a trained secondary teacher, has a post graduate degree in accounting, was a family community worker in South Auckland for 12 years, and has worked in the media part-time and full-time for 25
Peeni Henare, the Defence Minister, has opened his Twitter gob and inserted both feet with a comment that in all likelihood will cause a diplomatic incident, all so he could score a cheap political point against David Seymour: Just a few days ago a Hollywood actor, John Cena, had to
It’s taken far too long for the Government move on saliva testing at the border but National welcomes the announcement nonetheless, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “National has been pushing for the Government to include saliva testing as part of the testing methods for our border
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A New Zealand Herald correspondent Jon Stafford of Hastings, wrote that “he has nothing but praise for how Jacinda Ardern… handled the White Island explosion”. So here’s a challenge for Jon Stafford. Tell us precisely what Jacinda did re White Island. As soon as
In illuminating the lie at the core of our proposed new school ‘history’ curriculum: “It is clear that Maori did not cede their mana to the Crown, and that they signed in the belief that it would give them power to govern in partnership with the Governor” We saw that
Mark Cameron ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson The latest Fonterra announcement of a heightened 2021/2022 farm gate milk price is a big thumbs up for rural New Zealand performance. Cheers to our dairy farmers for all their hard work. What this means to New Zealand economic recovery in these
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Once again the Ministry of Health has quietly updated it’s timeline for vaccinating New Zealanders, this time pushing out the start date for when the majority of Kiwis can begin to be vaccinated, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “In late April the Ministry of Health website
Hobson’s Pledge Trust It looks like Jacinda Ardern’s He Puapua plan to set up two governments under a tribal monitoring committee within the next 19 years is quietly rolling on. The steps so far are: 1. The abolition of the right of local communities to hold binding referenda
Hobson’s Pledge Trust The proposal to spend $1.3 billion in the next financial year on “Maori” cannot go without comment. Proposed spending includes: 1. $427.8 million supposedly for “Crown-Maori” relations, but actually for Treaty settlements. 2. $380 million to deliver 1000 new homes for Maori including
The mainstream news views media in recent days have been making much of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern basking in the reflected glory of her newly-found French fan, President Emmanuel Macron praising her “Christchurch call” (restricting social media references to crimes such as the massacre in the Muslim mosques). The
Hobson’s Pledge Trust At least 32 councils scrambled to meet Friday’s deadline to set up segregated voting via Maori wards or constituencies for next year’s elections. Overwhelming support was claimed despite low response to limited consultation. These councils wanted to follow Environment Bay of Plenty, the Waikato
The Labour Party really has a bad reputation for the non-delivery of promises; breaking major promises almost weekly. Following the failures of Kiwibuild, light rail, solving child poverty, mental health funding amongst many, many others, they’ve now broken another election promise: Labour has shifted the goalposts on one
Nicole McKee ACT’s Justice spokesperson Chris Baillie ACT’s Police spokesperson Gang members shouldn’t be able to take over our public places and intimidate members of the public. No other members of the public can just take over a public road and get away with it. Under Labour,
Free Press ACT Party The Haps More than 500 people, six months after an election. ACT’s annual rally Honest Conversations was huge. The party launched new future-focused policies for democracy and education. They have been widely reported and you can read about them here and here. The Policies
We’re focused on the issues that matter to Kiwis. Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * Budget 2021 – Labour’s focus reinforces failure to deliver * Benefits aren’t a pathway to prosperity * Labour cuts Police Budget as gang membership soars * Govt’s water
