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Is New Zealand’s COVID-19 Story Past Its Use-By Date?
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz Most New Zealanders believe now that we are in an exalted position on the COVID road. We are world leaders who have beaten a deadly virus thanks to a tough lockdown. Our only threat now remains from overseas travellers who are quarantined at the border.
Free Speech Dividing Lines
As election rumblings grow louder it’s worth reviewing some of the key fault lines of the last three years. Some of these cracks in the public square will inevitably re-open in the next term, especially in the (unlikely!) event that the current government is returned. Among the most
Working or Welfare, Aspiration or Apathy
On Wednesday Judith Collins launched National’s Business Start policy whereby unemployed workers could access their KiwiSaver retirement fund to start a small business. Collins said she had started three small businesses and all had been successful. This was probably during the time her opponent in the election was struggling
American Doctors Say COVID-19 Is Treatable but We Are Supposed to Be “Riveted by Fear”
A YouTube video was taken down within hours with the explanation “This video has been removed for violating YouTube’s community guidelines”. What was so dangerous that it had to be censored? A group of doctors meeting in Washington to share their experiences treating COVID-19. We have a lot
Leaders Lead; Judith’s Got Your Back
True leaders lead intuitively. They don’t need courses, gurus or management courses, they just lead. Judith Collins, with one simple statement, has told her MPs that she’s got their back: National leader Collins says [sic] is shocked by the “nasty and dirty” bullying of a teen National candidate
The Rally That Changed My Mind
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Nicolle Flint Bags Out ABC Journo
When Julia Gillard was prime minister, any mention of her attire was sure to be met with outraged screeching from the Lady Pages of the media. Even feminist icon Germaine Greer wasn’t spared the wrath of the Fright Bat Inquisition. The taxpayer-funded woke-media, the ABC was particularly
New Ferries Could Be Made in Tasmania
Out of all the mess and panic of state government reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, a glimmer of sense is at least emerging in Tasmania. Like New Zealand, a sparsely-populated, remote island lacking substantial public transport networks, Tasmania is well-placed to avoid the worst effects of the
On Kindness: Part 2
Acts of the Apostles chapter 5 documents an early problem with ‘communalism’. When transferring their possessions into common ownership, Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold their land but secretly held back a portion of the proceeds for themselves. As a result, they were struck dead in the presence of the
A Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article
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The Bourgeois Left Are the New Ruling Class
There’s a reason that Mark Latham’s leadership was the last time I voted Labor. “Latho” was the last gasp of working-class orneriness in a supposed “party of the worker” that had transformed into the party of the Arts-Law graduate. That blue-collar larrikin streak is also
Oral Questions – 29 July 2020
Questions to Ministers Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she support a policy which would allow New Zealanders to access up to $20,000 from their KiwiSaver to start a new business? JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: How is the Provincial Growth Fund helping
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