Housing Minister Megan Woods’ continued defence of a Government scheme that has put just 12 families into a home shows just how out of touch her Government is about the scale of New Zealand’s housing shortage, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The progressive home ownership scheme was
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Inspired (predictably) by the Greens who have busy-bodism in their DNA, and backed by a petition which 157,000 New Zealanders signed and 4,990,000 did not, the government intends banning conversion therapy, that is the practise by some fringe Christian groups of
ACT Party Brooke van Velden “For a while it’s been clear something didn’t add up with the Government’s claims of delivering housing to those who most need it,” says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Where were all these new houses Jacinda Ardern boasted of? “But that
New figures show gang numbers have grown to almost 8000 nationwide, with Wellington seeing the greatest increase in gang membership last year. Figures released to National show gang membership in Wellington increased by 51 per cent in 2020 and has almost doubled since Labour came to office. There are now
The next National Government will repeal the Maori wards legislation passed by Parliament tonight under urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Electoral law reform should not be rushed through Parliament under urgency like this. “Jacinda Ardern and Labour did not campaign on this issue at the last election
ACT Party ACT leader David Seymour “The Government’s Apartheid Bill will not begin to solve the fundamental economic and social issues our nation faces,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour’s Maori wards legislation is better described as the Apartheid Bill. The basic assumption underpinning it is that our
Housing Richard Harman: Government has little to say about housing crisis Miriam Bell (Stuff): Housing affordability at worst point in ‘at least 17 years’ Adam Jacobson (RNZ): New Zealand housing affordability plummets to historically low levels Zane Small (Newshub): National’s Nicola Willis in disbelief as Megan Woods reveals results
There seems to be no end to the privilege claimed by “El Woko Loco” in order to secure his queue-jumping spot in MIQ after his annual pilgrimage to “Playami” to pick up his boyfriend: Green MP Ricardo Menendez March tried not once, but twice, to get an emergency spot
Senior National MPs Simon Bridges and Paul Goldsmith have stormed out of Parliament after an argument with the Speaker. A number of MPs in the chamber confirmed Bridges called Mallard a “twat” as he was leaving, while Goldsmith was heard saying “what a waste of time”. NZ Herald Read the
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? 2. HELEN WHITE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? 3. Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Education:
Dear Editor Regarding the reaction to so called Conversion Therapy, we seem to have created a society where one person’s bad experience dictates the response to all. The Greens seem to have an ideology that leaves people without hope of change by normalising their current state, and not just
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Information Satire UN correspondent: The UN has decided that Aotearoa will become a kindness rehabilitation centre for the world’s most unwanted criminals. UN head António Guterres praised Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her willingness to welcome Australia’s violent criminals and bed them into society. Her diplomatic excellence in
Covid Plan B covidplanb.co.nz A New Zealand household case of the UK variant triggered another short lockdown in New Zealand. This will have prompted many of us to wonder “when will covid end?” The answer requires considering that we won’t eliminate the virus, and nor do we
Mea culpa! Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa. In last week’s column, I failed to identify the real virus infecting New Zealand these days. Alongside the diversion of COVID-19, I named climatitis. I called it a virus, when I should have recognised it as a symptom of the underlying
