Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. When Covid-19 hit our shores almost two-and-a-half years ago, it was a worrying time for many. The uncertainty about the virus, coupled with the unprecedented lockdowns and the knock-on effects on businesses made it
David Seymour ACT Party Leader ACT has released another new policy paper, setting out what practical steps we would take to deliver the promise of a modern, multi-ethnic liberal democracy in Government. The current government is presenting New Zealanders with a false choice. It says that if we want
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resistance.kiwi Warning Satire Dr Greg Treadwell Senior Lecturer in Communications Studies at Auckland University of Technology where he teaches journalism, says that the people of the Parliament occupation – targeted by the Stuff Circuit mockumentary Fire and Fury – shouldn’t have any right of reply because it could “pollute our
Darroch Ball Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust has been working hard over the past few months on an important piece of work that will be released within the next couple of months. We are working on a law-and-order manifesto where we not only have the policy stances
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Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. When Jacinda Ardern addressed the
Mary Hobbs dailytelegraph.co.nz Information Opinion A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mahutma Gandhi Congratulations! Each of you, for varying reasons, has won the office of either mayor or councillor, hopefully with the intention
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Chris Trotter God Save the… King? Elizabeth II, of happy memory, has departed the political stage she graced for
The local body elections have been an absolute bloodbath, and the blood is flowing exclusively from the left; from those who sold out their regions to co-governance and Phil Goff’s rapacious rates grabs. Aucklanders gave the left wing the Spanish Archer: the El Bow. Aucklanders are sick to
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National spokesperson for transport Simeon Brown is calling out Transport Minister Michael Wood on the state of New Zealand roads: in particular the potholes. Kiwis are sick and tired of all the potholes peppering New Zealand’s roads, which are damaging vehicles and causing havoc for motorists. We’re hearing
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