Skip to content

Politics

Everything about politics

The Greens Call for an Empowered Independent Maori Health Authority

The Greens Call for an Empowered Independent Maori Health Authority

Green Party Dr Elizabeth Kerekere During Waitangi this year the Green Party’s Te Matawaka caucus announced their priority for an independent Maori Health Authority. We have heard the call from Tangata Whenua wanting any authority to be independent, and properly resourced. “For too long Maori have not received the

Members Public
COLFO’s Draft Submission to Police Consultation on Arms Regulations

COLFO’s Draft Submission to Police Consultation on Arms Regulations

Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners Submissions on the proposed new regulations for firearms close in 6 days. If these proposals go ahead, there will be significantly more regulation for dealers, security arrangements for LFOs and increased cost. You can read our final draft submission here. We have

Members Public
A Government Obsessed with Controlling Every Aspect of Our Lives

A Government Obsessed with Controlling Every Aspect of Our Lives

Reading the Weekend Herald, it was hard to find anyone that had a good thing to say about this Labour Government. In fact, I don’t think there was anybody. When one can’t find an article in a newspaper as biased as the NZ Herald favouring the Government, one

Members Public
Stalemate?

Stalemate?

18th April 2021 The conflict in Myanmar is reaching a stage where the Military won’t lose, but equally they can’t win. The Tatmadaw have about 350,000/400,000 troops and the EAOs about 100,000.  The Tatmadaw are better armed and have an air force, most of

Members Public
The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Like many Kiwis across New Zealand, we were shocked to find, yet again, that the Government have not been doing their job to keep our border secure. After all the carefully choreographed public reassurances and spin, we find that a border worker went without mandatory testing for six months, 450

Members Public
Letter to the Editor: Driving on Muriwai Beach
NZ

Letter to the Editor: Driving on Muriwai Beach

Dear Editor I’m a Muriwai local and just wanted to give you a heads up on the council wanting to ban cars on Muriwai beach. There are 3 meetings for public consultation. One was at Waimauku last week. The brown-nosed socialist gnome Phelan Phirre is conducting these meetings

Members Public
Daily News Roundup – 19 April 2021

Daily News Roundup – 19 April 2021

Housing crisis Reuters: ‘Explosion of wealth inequality’ as housing boom leaves many behind – economist Dan Satherley (Newshub): Housing crisis: Price falls coming, but ‘nothing compared to’ how much they’ve risen – economists Miriam Bell (Stuff): What will happen if house prices fall? Tara Shaskey (Stuff): Poverty will cripple Maori if

Members Public
This Is What Foreign Policy Failure Looks Like

This Is What Foreign Policy Failure Looks Like

This is what foreign policy failure looks like after New Zealand’s despicable treatment of Fiji under Helen Clark and John Key. Successive foreign ministers, but especially Murray McCully have led to this: Two senior officers of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) recently received their Masters in Military Science

Members Public
Radical of the Day

Radical of the Day

Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March wants immigration officials to stop considering sexual exclusiveness in relationships when processing partnership visas. Newshub In layman’s terms that means that he doesn’t consider an exclusive commitment to each other to be a valid indication of a serious relationship in modern times. Believe

Members Public
The Death of a Town: Part Two

The Death of a Town: Part Two

April 16th, 2021. My last letter from the North was about the death of a town. I have just received the results of the quarterly regional economic survey for the southwestern region. It underlines how deep the recession is and the future doesn’t look good for St. Austell and

Members Public
Sacked for Refusing to Use “Tattleware”

Sacked for Refusing to Use “Tattleware”

We’re told that tracer apps are for our own protection and to stop the spread of Covid, but if what’s happening overseas is any indication, then that is a big lie. It seems you must comply or lose your livelihood. ReclaimTheNet reports: Many have feared that invasive location

Members Public