The Government’s decision to vote down National’s Firearms Prohibition Orders Bill shows how out of touch the Government is when it comes to gangs, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. This is the second time the Government has shot down legislation that will make it harder for
Grant Finch You’ve got to laugh at comedians, though not for the reasons they presume. Comedians’ stock in trade was poking fun at authority figures, and giving alternate takes on popular convention. Then came Jacinda! Now, you’d be hard-pressed to find more sycophantic cheerleaders for the state,
The Government has finally got its act together and adopted National’s policy calling for MIQ spots to be allocated for critical health workers, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford and Covid Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “National has been calling for this for months,” says Stanford. “We know there
David Seymour ACT Leader It’s hardly surprising that the Chief Ombudsman is investigating the shonky MIQ booking system – it’s time to stop the cruelty and restore fairness. There are thousands of Kiwis trying to return home their own country. Many are separated from their family, desperate to be
The Government is wrong to keep most children out of school in Auckland, possibly for the rest of the year, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said today. While we welcome a return of senior students, the risks of continuing to deny 5-14 year-olds a proper education outweigh
Eliora “Now the time has come to return to a normal daily life,” says the Prime Minister of Norway. Left Photo by KAL VISUALS. The BFD. Right Photo by David Rodrigues. The BFD. On Saturday 25 September at 4pm, Erna Solberg, Norway’s PM, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions. Going
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I’m told my name and photo has popped up once again on a website endorsing crypto-currency speculation. The fact that promoters resort to fraudulent puffery says everything about the absence of merit of this non-commodity. The underlying value of crypto-currencies is
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Rebecca In a newspaper this week, a journalist called “Malpass” identifies government splitting from epidemiological advisors. According to Malpass, epidemiologists only consider the bug while politicians have to consider more than that, which explains the split for him. Unfortunately, he misunderstands epidemiology, a word that doesn’t mean the study
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Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome
KSK “Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” Stephen Keague, author. When you have a plan, you can implement it. If you plan to drive to Wellington, you can study Google Maps, evaluate the different routes, get everyone strapped in with snacks and bottles of water, activate the know-it-
