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With the end of Winston Peters’s political career, we have shone a light on the fact that we have had at least one Maori in parliament for 42 years. He is not the only one of course. The first Maori MPs entered parliament in 1868. The list of Maori
New Cabinet Michael Neilson (Herald): Record-breaking Cabinet, but will they be able to deliver for Maori? Jennifer Curtin (The Conversation): Can New Zealand’s most diverse ever cabinet improve representation of women and minorities in general? 1News: Jacinda Ardern ‘utterly rejects’ idea NZ’s most diverse Cabinet is ‘virtue
As Slade’s Noddy Holder explained, regarding his perennial Christmas hit, Merry Christmas, Everybody, Christmas cheer has for centuries been one of the few bright spots in even the darkest British winters. The winter of 1973 was a particularly grim one, with Britain wracked by terror, strikes and shortages. A
There were two years between the Watergate break-in and Richard Nixon’s resignation. There was a similar break between Bill Clinton’s infamous Oval Office dalliance and his impeachment trial. In both cases, what was judged most damning was not so much the initial wrongdoing, but the lies and
Alice Salles mises.org Tuesday is the last chance for (most) Americans to cast their vote for president. What will make the difference in attaining victory? When it comes to messaging, Team Biden relies on elite news outlets for assurances of victory, while Team Trump’s preferred sources are blacklisted
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com There’s a quite extraordinary genius in our country, hitherto unknown but who has astonishing powers, currently going to waste. His name is Duncan Copley of Milford, Auckland. Only a few days after the election, in a letter published in the New Zealand Herald, Duncan
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John Tamny aier.org John Tamny, research fellow of AIER, is editor of RealClearMarkets. His book on current ideological trends is: They Are Both Wrong (AIER, 2019) The Great Brain is an excellent collection of children’s books that was written by John D. Fitzgerald, and was said to be
In his article in last weekend’s Herald Simon Wilson willfully and happily confessed to being a Pollyanna. His article certainly backs up his claim. Having devoted the first part of his two page spread to his fear of that megalomaniac Donald Trump, Simon turned his attention to domestic matters.
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Okay, I’m an optimist, but that’s not such a bad thing in our recession ridden, post-COVID environment, and it’ll sure help me handle the increased unemployment numbers when the September quarter figures are released this month. One US presidential candidate has displayed fact over fear-mongering
ACT Party Thank You Tour Starts Today It’s been a fortnight, and ACT misses campaigning. Plus, there are so many people to thank for contributing to ACT’s 2020 success. There are new MPs to meet. Then there’s the question: What Happens Next? So, David Seymour and new
