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Power to the People
This article is about Otago but is relevant to the whole of New Zealand. It is typical of how councils are operating. The Otago electricity lines company, Aurora, is owned by the Dunedin City Council on behalf of the people of Dunedin – except it isn’t. It is owned by
No One Else to Blame
Eliora Those who voted for Labour (and the Green party) have no one to blame but themselves. Poor roading infrastructure is becoming a symptom of a larger problem. The public are getting extremely impatient in and around Tauranga. New overpasses are taking years to complete. Cars are backed up on
Daily News Roundup – 12 January 2021
Covid, vaccine, and border Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Government accused of being ‘too relaxed’ over new Covid strains Herald: Judith Collins on urging Govt to accelerate rollout of vaccine Jason Walls (Herald): Government being lobbied to accelerate the Covid vaccine rollout ‘before it’s too late’ Shannon Redstall (Newshub): Coronavirus: Judith
Old “Scribble Face” MIA on China Abuses in Hong Kong
Nanaia Mahuta and the “Princess of the Pestilence”, Jacinda Ardern, were quick out of the blocks to condemn a few rowdies and malcontents filing into the Capitol Building and straying on the roped-off pathways. Of course, they’ve been utterly silent about the raid on the Capitol during the
The Racist Garbage That Is “Critical Race Theory”
You may or may not have heard of “critical race theory”, but you’ve sure as hell seen its corrosive effects on Western society and politics. Like its cousins, “Queer Theory” and “Critical Theory”, critical race theory is Marxist mumbo-jumbo which has managed to ooze its way out from
Before Long “They” May Take Away Your Right to Drive
Bruce Wilds brucewilds.blogspot.com With all the things that are going on would it surprise you that before long the government may take away your right to drive? While this may sound absurd, please bear with me. For years in my state, a question that is on every driver’
What’s Behind the Great Wall of Adelaide?
“What’s he building in there? We have a right to know!” – Tom Waits Way back in the halcyon days of 2017, nobody thought to blink an eye or ask any questions when the Chinese communists decided to plonk a massive consulate building right in the middle of Adelaide. SA
The Blood of Martyrs Is the Price of Religious Freedom
Donald Trump mercatornet.com President Trump has issued an official proclamation for the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket The martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170 is a landmark in English history. During the Middle Ages, until it was destroyed by agents of Henry
Nancy Pelosi Leads Charge for Trump Impeachment, Can’t Have the Worry about That Pesky Rebellion Resurfacing
Sundance theconservativetreehouse.com We have the reality of around 100 million real MAGA army members staring toward a leftist opposition front containing battalions of cardboard cutouts (mail-in ballots). No amount of media marginalization is ever going to change the reality of that political landscape. That’s why they are
70 Million Reasons Why
I have avoided writing about the situation in the USA until now, simply because I believed that, with the advent of President Biden, things would soon return to normal. It is not that I particularly disliked President Trump; I was always surprised at the venom poured out at him even