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Judith Collins National Party Leader national.org.nz A National Government will facilitate negotiations between Rio Tinto, power companies and Transpower to achieve a more cost-competitive environment to keep the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter open. New Zealand is losing thousands of jobs every week due to the largest economic
This government is all over the place like a mad woman’s poo when it comes to lockdowns, the use of masks and COVID strategy. Jacinda Ardern informed the nation at the very start of the pandemic that the government would be pursuing a COVID strategy of flattening the curve.
What’s in a name? When I first heard about James Shaw’s school funding debacle, I thought that the taxpayer funding of an outfit called “Green School” was some kind of unfortunate coincidence. Surely a Green Party minister wouldn’t be so crass as to funnel taxpayer money to
Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com The RNC convention wraps up. A parade of decency, depth, common sense and glorious Americana, offering a stark contrast to the mindless mantras and diabolical evil—”pathetically grotesque shit,” as Lady Olivia rightly calls it— of the DNC convention the week before, eulogising identity victimhood, entitlement,
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org It’s happened to quite a number of us. We write against the lockdowns for all the incredible economic, psychological, and institutional carnage they have caused, and how they have shattered our expectations of our rights and freedoms, and our presumptions about what government has
Humphrey nzinitiative.org.nz Hey there, humans! It’s no wonder you’re dog’s best friend. You always have tasty treats on hand, know the best places for walkies and you’re pretty smart too. It doesn’t take long to teach you to play fetch or give a
Steve Elers Manawatu Guardian Last week there were lots of eyebrows raised at Green Party co-leader James Shaw’s announcement to give $11.7 million of government funding to a private school, or $234,000 per student. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins left his coalition bro to fend for
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In New Zealand last year, Maori babies under 3 months old were five times more likely than others to be placed into state care. And, of the 6,429 children in state custody, 69 per cent were Maori. Some Maori luminaries claim this shocking state
The NZ media were ‘In like Flynn’ attacking the US Ambassador for ‘refusing’ self-isolation at the border on his return home from his recent US trip. Stuff headline: “Scott Brown dodges managed isolation“. Massive shortfalls in border testing, revealed by trusty Newshub journalists (note, never TVNZ) have gone largely
It is interesting how she calls it a “Face covering” rather than a mask at the end, (a bit of truth leaking out there). Realistically it is a signal of compliance with the government dictates, not something that can actually function in the way that real surgical mask functions.
Interesting times in Myanmar As promised in my last letter, I thought we would have a bit of a change this week. There is so much going on in the UK that I would need a letter a day to do justice to it. Resignations from the health sector, no
Barack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize for, well…nobody’s really sure what. Being (half) black and winning an election, so far as anyone can tell. The fact that Obama went on to preside over Libya becoming a failed state, the rise of ISIS and a murderous secret war-
