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National Party a Complete Waste of Space
There are (or should I say should be) three realistic options among the political parties in New Zealand for the conservative voter. Obviously, the main one should be the National Party, if only it would get back to its conservative principles and stand for something instead of the wishy washy,
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Simon Wilson Proves Auckland Needs National
When I was first alerted to the fact that Muller and Kaye had lunched with Simon Wilson my immediate reaction was what the …. you choose the word. I thought why waste time with an ideologically driven chauvinist of the left? There is little point talking economics with the left as
Where Have All the Flyers Gone?
With the ‘resignation’ of David Clark, the truly hopeless former health minister, Jacinda has appointed Chris Hipkins, Education and State Services Minister, into the role. While assuring everyone that this is an interim measure, with Hipkins holding the position only until the election, it speaks volumes about the lack of
Grief Queen of the Day
According to gossip, Jacinda Ardern is pushing for an invitation to the private funeral at Eden Park for Matthew Hunt. His family don’t want her there because she made no attempt to contact them after he was killed. Now that it’s turning into a big event she is
It Really Was Real Socialism That Killed Venezuela
Every time a socialist experiment collapses into ruin, repression and starvation, the invariably well-fed, bourgeois enthusiasts of socialism in the West chirp, “But that’s not real socialism!” The latest object lesson is Venezuela. Just over a decade ago, Venezuela was the latest cause celebre for the left. Socialists
In an Increasingly Dangerous Neighbourhood, Australia Needs a Stronger Security System
John Blaxland Australian National University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new 2020 Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan that marks a considerable departure from the past. The update boosts defence spending from A$195-$270 billion over the next decade, with a commitment to see it through,
All Lives Matter – Does That Include White Lives?
Jake Hepple had a plane fly over the Etihad stadium with a White Lives Matter banner which drew condemnation from across the UK, but if Black Lives Matter then shouldn’t White Lives Matter also? This is the problem with subversive identity politics, if one group wants to claim they
Reforming Cannabis Laws Is a Complex Challenge, but New Zealand’s History of Drug Reform Holds Important Lessons
Marta Rychert Massey University Chris Wilkins Massey University In less than three months, New Zealanders will vote in the world’s first national referendum on a comprehensive proposal to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. Unlike cannabis ballots in several US states in which the public only voted on the
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If It’s in the Papers…
I’m not a native Aucklander, but for the past 20-plus years I’ve tolerated the place and during that time I’ve lived no more than a few hefty stone throws away from Dominion Road. I traverse it and use it often: my kids went to a school
Let Me Out of Here
So we’ve done it. We have got COVID under control. We have no community transmission and only 18 active cases, all in quarantine, caught at the border. We have done what very few other countries have managed to do. We can truly describe New Zealand as COVID free. This