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Adjournment Motion Death of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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We Will Not Allow Iran to Obtain Nuclear Capability, PM Netanyahu Says as Tehran Blames Israel for Natanz Plant Attack
rt.com A day after an incident at Iran’s uranium enrichment facility, which was blamed on Israeli spies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country will defend itself from Iranian “aggression and terrorism.” Without directly mentioning the incident in Iran, Netanyahu spared no words to admonish Tehran, calling it
Govt Must Reject He Puapua
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. ACT is calling on the Prime Minister to publicly reject the recommendations of a Cabinet-commissioned report which aims to give effect to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. “He Puapua represents a significant and serious departure from the idea that
It’s Not Racism: Violent African Crime Is a Hard Fact
In a time of universal deceit, as Orwell said, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Well folks, we indeed live in a time of near-universal deceit. Not least that the people who pose as revolutionaries are really the Establishment – and the one thing they really hate is people
France: Euthanasia Bill Fails
righttolife.org.uk A bill to legalise euthanasia in France last week failed to pass after stiff opposition in the French Parliament. The bill was promoted by Olivier Falorni of the ‘Libertes et Territoires (Freedom and Territories) party. He said a law that permitted euthanasia in France would end the
National Calls for Epidemic Response Committee to Return
Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee must return to allow proper scrutiny of the Government’s Covid-19 Response, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop say. “The Government-controlled Health Select Committee has proven itself ill-equipped and ill-suited to the
Seymour Begins Free Speech Speaking Tour
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “The world is currently facing greater challenges than it has in decades, with a pandemic, a decline in democracy and geopolitical tensions on the rise. More than ever we need to unite New Zealand behind good ideas, and that takes honest conversations about the
Not Even a Vaccine Will Set Us Free
Remember “two weeks to flatten the curve”? Eighteen months later, we’re still being locked down, travel-restricted, mandatorily-masked and spied upon. Not even the large-scale roll-out of vaccines has done much to prise loose the claws of a panopticon state. This, we are endlessly told, is
Kelvin Davis Backs Prisoners over Officers
There is no wonder corrections officers have lost confidence in Minister Kelvin Davis when his focus lies in creating inter-prison competitions and not on keeping his staff safe, National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Establishing inter-prison competitions should not be the priority right now. “Prisoner assaults on
Emotive Live Export Ban a Kick in the Guts
ACT Party ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Government’s emotive decision to ban live exports ignores the evidence and is a kick in the guts for the rural sector”, says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson and dairy farmer Mark Cameron. “Live exports represent a critical revenue stream
“Nutter”: PM Should Admonish Nash
ACT Party ACT Health Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The Prime Minister should pull Stuart Nash into line after he called a parliamentary colleague a ‘nutter’”, says ACT Health Spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Speaking on Mike Hosking’s show this morning, Stuart Nash referred to Nicole McKee as a ‘nutter’ and,
New Zealand’s New Housing Policy Is Really Just a New Tax Package — and It’s a Shambles
Norman Gemmell Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Norman joined the School of Accounting and Commercial Law in November 2011, as the first incumbent of the new Chair in Public Finance. Established by Victoria University of Wellington, with sponsorship originally from three New Zealand government departments, (The Treasury, Inland
Do We Need Politicians?
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The current Israeli political chaos leaves the country with the distinct likelihood of having a fifth, and doubtless inconclusive general election in a little over two years. In the post-war years, France and Italy went through similar farcical scenarios with just about everyone having