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NZ Politics
A Subject Both Left and Right Can Agree on
There are some universal truths and people on both the left and the right know them to be true. The looming threat of hate speech laws is not only upsetting those on the right, against whom they are most likely to be weaponised, but also scaring those on the left
The Borders Are Tumbling Prime Minister
ACT Party “Jacinda Ardern risks making New Zealand the East Berlin of Australasia, preventing families from seeing their Aussie relatives this Christmas for no good reason,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “News that Western Australia’s border is finally opening to Victoria and New South Wales must surely provide impetus
Daily News Roundup – 10 December 2020
Speaker Trevor Mallard’s rape allegations Jason Walls (Herald): MPs challenge House Speaker Trevor Mallard over timing of his false rape accusation apology Zane Small (Newshub): Speaker Trevor Mallard comes under fire from National, ACT over ‘rape’ comments Anna Bracewell-Worrall (Newshub): MPs call for a vote of no confidence
Yes, Apologies Are in Order
That ‘Boss-Lady’ Jacinda Ardern can’t fathom something comes as no surprise to anybody actually observing her, as opposed to her fan-base which glibly thumbs-up her every face-page post. So when she says “I cannot fathom how at any point someone would think that was a
Letter to the Editor: Electric Cars for Govt Departments
Dear Editor I am not opposed to electric cars and can see how they would suit our circumstances, but in announcing the new policy around Government departments needing to have electric cars as part of the climate emergency, I don’t think any thought has been given to the logistics
What a Week! No Global Warming, No Climate Emergency, Just Newspeak
Global Warming & the Climate Emergency What a week that was! No sooner had Jacinda Ardern bamboozled her Labour Party, the Greens and the Maori Party to vote for a motion claiming a “climate emergency”, than a panel of distinguished international scientists calling themselves The Argonauts published a report showing
Ardern Declares Credibility Emergency
Information Satire The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today declared a Credibility Emergency saying that the public’s belief in her to solve not only Aotearoa’s problems but the worlds was in severe danger. In a Tik Tok video to the nation she said, “I am taking immediate action – otherwise
Sneaky Mallard Buries Apology in Big News Day
Trevor Mallard has apologised for comments he made last year claiming a rapist was working in parliament. But he sneakily waited until after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch massacre had delivered their report. He made the remarks on RNZ shortly after the release of a report which
Royal Commission Report – and Yes the Police Let Us down
Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners The Royal Commission report is now out. The part that covers how the terrorist was able to get a firearms licence and details how we were so badly let down is Part 5. Part 5 the Firearms Licence by Juana Atkins on
List MPs Pledge Support for a Country & People That Don’t Exist
Three list MPs have pledged support for a country that doesn’t exist and a diverse group of Arab people descended from a number of different Arab nations who have a made-up name. I am writing of course about the mythical country/state of Palestine and the diverse group
Daily News Roundup – 9 December 2020
Royal Commission into terrorist attack: Commentary and analysis Luke Malpass (Stuff): Lots of apologies for March 15 terror attack, but no-one to blame Audrey Young (Herald): Christchurch mosque shootings: Royal Commission avoids simple answers about mass surveillance (paywalled) Richard Harman: The confusion of the state; what went wrong with
It’s Official: The Prime Minister Wants a New “Hate Speech” Crime
Matt Holden Coordinator Free Speech Coalition The Royal Commission’s report on the Christchurch terror attack has just been released. In response, the Government is seizing on the opportunity: Jacinda Ardern has announced she wants to criminalise so-called “hate speech”. Make no mistake, this is a big kahuna – the