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Matthew H I served 10 years in the US Army and married a Kiwi. I’m just trying to get people to understand MY people. New York City votes 80 per cent Democrat. The jury pool for Donald Trump’s trial would have been stacked with Trump haters. Same thing
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz To truly understand [the 2024] Budget, it’s worth returning to a statement made in 2020 by the then British High Commissioner Laura Clark that
That well-known line is, as most will recall, from Mission Impossible. I fear that if something is not done soon to control the behaviour of the Maori Party then mission impossible will be the result. The Maori Party are lost and drowning in their own negative and increasingly violent
nzcovidresponse.substack.com In a May 16th interview, Robert Redfield the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said of Covid vaccines “They’re important for the most vulnerable people, those over 60, 65 years of age. They really aren’t that critical for those who
Opinion polling shows that support for Israel among ordinary people remains strong. Very few support Hamas. Yet, that is not what we see peddled by the media, who too-obviously sympathise with the vicious ignoramuses screaming in the streets and on university campuses. Yet again, the divide between the elite
If it’s not bad enough that Australia has to deal with the trail of poo left behind by Jacinda Ardern, now her weak, wet imitator is throwing a few handfuls of his own across the Tasman. I refer, of course, to the infamous “Direction 99” pushed through by the
Imagine if, at the same time we were sending our troops to fight Nazi Germany, Australia had invited thousands of brownshirts to migrate to our shores and hold their own little Nuremberg-style rallies. Imagine jack-booted Sturmabteilung goose-stepping down Pitt St in Sydney, chanting Sieg Heil! while thousands
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A Maori political party led by a cowboy hat wearing attention-seeker with a grossly disfigured, fully tattooed face, endeavoured to close down our cities on Thursday. The underlying message of this bullshit protest can be summed up simply; specifically, “we’re (part) Maoris so
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Budget 2024 aims to “ease the cost of living, deliver better health and education services and restore law and order” so what does it all
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com Imagine going onto a marae and as the karanga (call) begins, blasting a trumpet to announce
Charles Chubb The demand for a Maori Parliament was shocking but not particularly surprising to me. It was always a matter of time. It dates back to when Geoffrey Palmer opened a can of worms when he mentioned “The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi”. When such a statement is
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Today’s anti-government protests around the country will not be convinced by Nicola Willis’s budget. She has announced exactly what critics were
Hon Nicola Willis Minister of Finance Budget Speech 2024 Mr Speaker, I move that the Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. […] As I said in te reo Maori, it is an honour to announce this year’s Budget. The Budget delivers on key commitments. For
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Danny Simms, Kathryn Ennis-Carter and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! DANNY SIMMS: Farmer And Company Director: On Fijian Politics, Coups, And Parallels With NZ Farmer, company director and enthusiastic RCR listener Danny
David Bell David Bell, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a public health physician and biotech consultant in global health. He is a former medical officer and scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Programme Head for malaria and febrile diseases at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in
