Bruce Logan Bruce Logan is a board member of Family First NZ familyfirst.org.nz Identity? The progressive says it’s chosen and the conservative says it’s given. Consequently “What is a woman?” is the most revealing question you can ask a current or aspiring MP. Why? The answer
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Suze Wilson Massey University theconversation.com Given the presidential style of modern politics, the intense media focus on party leaders is unavoidable. But this involves a degree of artifice. New Zealanders don’t vote directly for a prime minister, they vote for their preferred party and electorate candidate. Technicalities aside,
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com The election campaign is in its final, frenzied stage. I suspect most people have already made up their minds.
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The Royal Commission of Inquiry into all things covid has visited Tairawhiti according to an article in The Gisborne Herald. The title of the article Investigating ‘everything to do with the pandemic’ is a little misleading when the details are considered.
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New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com As the New Zealand election looms, most agree that the current Labour coalition government is on the way out. No bad thing as we learn that their assaults on our health service include potentially thousands of doctors quietly exempted from covid
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While I personally am not yet convinced, it does seem increasingly likely that Winston and New Zealand First could well be a part of the next government. While that gives me cause for some trepidation it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that there are gains to be had
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com During a recent political ‘debate’ between Labour and National leaders, one quick-fire question was: Do you think people with legitimate vaccine injuries should get compensation? Being doctors, this question caught our attention. First, we wondered what a ‘legitimate’ vaccine injury was.
Let me preface this opinion piece by saying that I know Matt King of DemocracyNZ. I have on several occasions met his wife, and his parents. They are all good, honest, reliable, hard-working people. As, of course, is Matt. Matt King is the hardest working MP and aspiring MP that
Chris Trotter Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with 30 years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz WHAT HAS CHRIS BISHOP SEEN that has so unhinged him? Why would National’s Campaign Manager, whose party is currently attracting
