NZ Politics
Letter to the Editor: A Message for the ACT Party
Dear Editor This is a screenshot of the ACT Party’s November 9th e-mail to supporters. My response to ACT’s November 9 Free Press e-mail is that I am so sick of the lies. If you want to lose a voter keep calling Trump a tyrant. Trump
Utu Move by Labour on Full Representation
ACT Party Three days after the full representation rule brought an additional Maori Party MP into Parliament, Jacinda Ardern wants to get rid of it. “Election rules should be changed rarely, and only for good reason. Labour has no good reason to change the election rules other than its own
Govt’s COVID-19 Response like Mickey Mouse Playing Russian Roulette Blindfolded
ACT Party “The Government’s Covid-19 response is like Mickey Mouse playing Russian roulette blindfolded,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Continued basic errors in MIQ facilities, poor contact tracing, and a lack of coordination between health agencies mean we risk another community outbreak. A person who was in the
NZ Media’s Headline Editorialising of US Election Shows Blatant Bias
So biased is our media reporting around the US election (with disappointing premature responses from both the PM and the Leader of the Opposition), that I refuse to read past the sensational headlines like “Trump falsely alleges counting fraud”. As this is being investigated, we don’t yet know the
Without a Mandate, Councillors Introduce Maori Wards
Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz Despite a barrage of emails urging caution, councillors in Kaipara, Whangarei, and Ruapehu have decided, without a mandate, to introduce Maori wards. These councils join the Northland Regional Council, which voted for a separate Maori seat on Monday, October 20, the Tauranga City Council
Rotting Courgettes Show Govt Lucky, Not Skilled on COVID-19
ACT Party “There’s nothing sadder than someone who tries being knocked back by others’ needless restrictions, as is the case with Brett Heap,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Brett Heap is a pioneer of the horticulture industry. His courgettes are rotting on the ground because he can’t get
Daily News Roundup – 10 November 2020
New Government Josiah Banbury (Democracy Project): Labour won the election battle, but National won the ideological war Emile Donovan (RNZ): Why is Labour putting the brakes on its own political capital? Chris Trotter (Interest): Spring of hope? Winter of despair? Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Tax changes legislated by Christmas, as Government
Faces of the Day
The Government’s income tax changes will be legislated before Christmas and will come into force on April 1 next year. Labour campaigned on creating a new tax bracket for income earned over $180,000. The party proposed to tax income earned above $180,000 at 39 per cent. Read
The Great UN IPCC Global Warming Fraud
John Rofe Private Fraud Investigator As Albert Einstein is reputed to have said: “The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.” Now think it through for yourself: It is illogical to consider that three relatively ineffectual human influenced
What the Hell Is Wrong with This Country?
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Again the effects of welfarism are manifested in waste and frustration. New Zealand is heading into peak harvest season and there aren’t enough workers to get fruit off trees or vegetables from the ground. “This could be my last crop,” says Heap, who grows
Daily News Roundup – 9 November 2020
Final election results Jason Walls (Herald): The five fascinating election special vote facts you might have missed Audrey Young (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ‘humbled’ by final election result Stuff: Editorial – Election 2020: A lesson in trusting democracy Australian Associated Press: New Zealand election: Labour and Maori parties gain MP
My Shadow Cabinet
I thought I’d have a bit of fun picking a shadow cabinet for the major roles. Here goes. See how close I get, probably not very. Finance – Christopher Luxon? Education – Nicola Willis Health – Shane Reti Agriculture – Andrew Bayly Transport – Michael Woodhouse Defence – Gerry Brownlee Foreign Affairs – Simon Bridges Trade
“Absolute Knob” of the Day
City councillor removes tweet calling public submitters ‘absolute knobs‘ A post by Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul referring to public submitters as “absolute knobs” has been removed from Twitter. Paul made the comment about a group of Mt Victoria residents who were part of a video submission on the council’
Did Jacinda Learn Nothing From Dan’s Failure?
Several times now I’ve described Jacinda Ardern and Daniel Andrews as “the Idiot Twins of the Antipodes”. They’re both socialists with no real-life experience outside university and politics. Both are recklessly enamoured of China and its BRI. But, even “Dictator Dan” seems to have learned – or had