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Daily News Roundup – 2 December 2020
Climate change Richard Harman: Now the hard part on climate change is about to begin Jamie Morton (Stuff): What does declaring a ‘climate emergency’ actually do? Robert McLachlan (The Conversation): Climate emergency or not, New Zealand needs to start doing its fair share of climate action David Farrar: If Labour
The Council Cuckoo’s Nest
The novel and film starring Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, is a study of the psychiatric institutions of the mid-twentieth century and the human mind. Nicholson’s character, the inmate McMurphy, attempts to take control of the asylum through cunning manipulation. He fails. In New
Yet Another Raid on Employer’s Pockets by a Hostile Government
This Government has signalled that they aren’t on the side of employers. They have announced a doubling of sick leave which will cost employers nearly $1 billion per annum. As businesses are still reeling from the enforced shut down because of the Chinese plague, this is the last thing
Face of the Day
Phil Goff proposes ‘one-off’ 5 percent rates increase after ‘unprecedented’ $1b loss Mayor Phil Goff is proposing a “one-off” 5 percent rates increase to help Auckland Council deal with an “unprecedented” $1 billion loss in revenue caused by COVID-19. Releasing the mayoral proposal for Auckland’s 10-
Labour Uses COVID to Push Left-Wing Agenda
ACT Party “Labour’s decision to double sick leave shows it is using COVID-19 as an excuse to advance a left-wing agenda and help its union mates,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “So far, only 2,000 people in New Zealand have had COVID-19. Labour believes that
More Maori Wards
Hobson’s Pledge Trust Maori wards signature collectors wanted Even more signature collectors are needed now that the Taupo District Council, the Gisborne District Council, the Ruapehu District Council and the South Taranaki District Council have proposed Maori wards. These councils join the Northland Regional Council, Whangarei District Council, Kaipara
Oral Questions – 1 December 2020
Questions to Ministers 1. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? 2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in relation to accepting policy recommendations on housing, “The appetite for some of
Another Invented Human Right
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com NEW Labour MP Arena Williams, in her maiden speech, announced another hitherto unknown human right to add to the lengthy list seemingly added to daily by lightweight non-thinkers. Arena told the House, “Her Dad taught her that dignity is the most fundamental of human
The Hubris of Elites and Ex Politicians
Arthur Why is it that people once in the public spotlight such as politicians cannot quietly retire from it without feeling the obsessive need to continually meddle in people’s lives? It is a similar situation with celebrities and the wealthy too. All these people seem to suffer from a
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Ricardo Menéndez March Has No Principles
ACT Party A Million Views This week, an ACT MP had a video viewed a million times, worldwide. It was James McDowall swearing allegiance to the Queen in Parliament. He swore in English and Cantonese, his wife’s language. Hong Kong legislators are forced to go to Beijing and swear
Maori Separatism Is Alive, Well & Hungry
Pandering to Maori’s unending demands for land settlement monies and funding for this that and the other will not keep Maori babies from being beaten and killed by violent, drunk and drugged, useless parents. Maori signage will not send children to school with shoes on their feet, a warm
Trevor Mallard’s Christmas Present
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard is to receive probably the most unusual Christmas present of anyone in the land. Procured by his wife Jane Clifton, it’s a craftsman’s specially made barbwire scourge for him to receive daily floggings with over the Christmas break.
It’s All Our Fault Says PM on Housing Crisis
The ‘Queen of Covid’, Jacinda Ardern has decided to blame the housing crisis on the ‘team of 5 million’. So much for we are all in this together. Talk about arrogant: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is putting some onus on the public for the housing crisis, saying the Government had
NZ Media: Stunted Narcissists
Despite assiduously crawling and arse-kissing to News Ltd. journos during his short, unlamented tenure, Kevin Rudd has lately decided that the Murdoch media empire is the devil incarnate. Afflicted with more than the usual discarded politician’s Relevance Deprivation Syndrome, Rudd has apparently decided that, seeing as he was