The most insidious path ever set down in this country during this writer’s lifetime is about to be walked, the steps taking us (further) along the track to totalitarianism and racial separatism. It’s chilling, it’s evil manifest, so why aren’t we talking about it? And, more
It’s still dark outside as I write this. I couldn’t sleep last night so I gave up trying at 4:00am, got up and thanked my lucky stars that I’m retired, reasonably well off and probably one of the few whose life will barely be impacted by
Covid: Auckland community outbreak Richard Harman: Ardern’s new tough talk Claire Trevett (Herald): When will Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s patience with rule-breakers wear thin? (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): Blame and fear for the team of five million, as PM pleads for compliance Michael Baker (Herald): Why government
I think that it is fair to say that many people are more scared of lockdowns than they are of COVID-19 (the disease so dangerous that most need a Covid test to even know that they have it). The damage the government-ordered lockdowns have caused to our economy
Reductio ad absurdum is one of my favourite debating techniques. In a nutshell you disprove your opponent’s argument by showing that if your opponent’s statement were true, it would lead to an absurd conclusion. This technique is not without its kryptonite. And that kryptonite is of course: stupid
ACT Party ACT Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “After the median house price rose $200,000 and with no reason to believe the rise will stop, the Government has resorted to asking people not to invest in housing,” says ACT Housing Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “This morning, the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Housing Minister Megan Woods are blaming property speculators for the massive jump in the average house price. But you’ll never guess who is the biggest property speculator is: National is accusing the Government of locking first-home buyers out of the market by
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “Unfortunately ACT predicted tonight’s plunge back into Level 3 lockdown for Auckland and the rest of New Zealand into Level 2,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I said yesterday the South Auckland cluster wasn’t under control. It wasn’t. There have been
The new lockdown in Auckland and Level 2 for the rest of the country will be disappointing for all, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “No one wants to be yo-yoing in and out of lockdown. “National said the decision to go out of Level 3 on February
PM Jacinda Ardern continues to make excuses that don’t hold water as to why she won’t front up in front of the cameras and get a vaccine jab. PM Jacinda Ardern says she will get vaccinated before the rollout to the public in the middle of the year,
Under Jacinda Ardern’s prime ministership, New Zealand is being steadily estranged from its traditional allies as it cosies closer and closer to a genocidal dictatorship. From Ardern’s incessant public attacks on New Zealand’s closest neighbour and ally to her edging nearer to formally signing on to Xi
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “The debate over whether a senior civil servant is ‘woke’ or if gang numbers are statistically reliable completely misses the point – we know more and more New Zealanders are being victimised by violent thugs, and it stands to reason that more and more of
You won’t spot today’s Nazi goosestepping in formation in uniform and jackboots; Nazi tendencies today are subtle; they are words and actions employed by a family member, friend, workmate, employer, bureaucrat, journalist or politician. When challenged, these “scientifically” based, logical Nazi zealots are affronted. Today’s zealots pressure
Our public housing system is bursting at the seams with record high numbers of New Zealanders waiting for a state house, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Figures released today show there are now 22,521 people waiting for public housing, roughly four times as many as when National
We should all be thanking Chris Hipkins for his casual racism against Pasifika people by saying out loud that he didn’t think Pasifika people could really afford to experience tourism in Queenstown, implying they are too poor to travel there. Now we know what Labour senior ministers really think
