Tuesday afternoon Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was removed from Parliament after a dress code infraction. Speaker Trevor Mallard told him to leave because he was not wearing a tie. Waititi responded by referring to a tie as a “colonial noose.” Late last year, Waititi was warned that he
ACT Party “Reintroducing loan-to-value ratios (LVR) was as inevitable a move from the Reserve Bank as night following day, but it won’t make much difference to the fundamental reasons house prices continue to rise disproportionately to other asset classes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “That house prices
Questions to Ministers 1. BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on how New Zealand’s economic recovery has been influenced by the Government’s approach to COVID-19? 2. DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the declaration of a climate
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Until this year, for me at least, Waitangi Day has been a time for reflection on the history of our land and its people. But this year it’s been more worrying about where we are heading in the future. Sadly, what I “C” (see) is a concerning and complicated
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com On election night, Jacinda Ardern promised to govern for all New Zealanders. Yet here she is, barely three months later, using Parliamentary urgency to crush a fundamental democratic right of New Zealanders. Not only that – she is misleading the country about the reasons for the
Parliament’s tie-wearing rules Rawiri Waititi (Herald): It’s not about a tie – it’s about Pakeha power Amelia Wade (Herald): Tiki vs tie: Parliament neck-tie stoush soon to be tied-up Henry Cooke (Stuff): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi kicked out of House for refusal to
The Green Party has attacked the cash-strapped Air New Zealand for daring to make a few bucks in these CCP Virus affected economic times: The Green Party has criticised Air New Zealand following revelations it has been helping the Saudi Arabian military – despite the Middle Eastern nation’s role
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Some Maori are so busy spending time prioritising things that in this day and age make no practical difference to their everyday lives they are getting themselves left further and further behind. The sort of gains they are making under Jacinda are ones that might have a feel-good factor
ACT Party The Government will rush through legislation so that citizens cannot petition against Councils establishing Maori wards. Besides the policy itself, the Government’s habit of rushed lawmaking is becoming its own problem. We don’t live in a dictatorship. Parliamentary democracy gives each adult the right to elect
ACT Party “The Government’s new Covid-19 payment allowing workers to isolate at home is a welcome development,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT said last year that the Government should consider something similar. It is important that workers isolate for the whole country, and it is unfair an
Matthew Tukaki is a hot-head and is currently enjoying several Government or Ministerial appointments while hurling abuse at various people on social media. His commenters on his posts are appalling. One wonders what it would take for him to lose his ministerial appointments. The Taxpayer’s Union has drawn
Air NZ work for Saudi Arabia military Benedict Collins (1News): Air NZ has been secretly helping Saudi Arabian military despite its role in Yemen humanitarian crisis RNZ: Air NZ apologises after revelations it helped Saudi Arabian military Herald: The Green Party slams Air NZ after Saudi Arabian military revelations Waitangi
Enjoying a few drinks at a Saturday night barbeque with our neighbours, the subject of the Climate Commission’s proposal inevitably came up. These people are originally from Christchurch, generally left leaning (but not rabid lefties), happy with changing all the place names in New Zealand to Maori names and
Emotions ran high at a public meeting discussing the implementation of Maori wards in Tauranga last Friday with opposing views on racism and approaches that benefit Maori. Hobson’s pledge members Don Brash and Casey Costello were headline speakers at the meeting, along with New Conservative member Elliot Ikilei. […] In
