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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 Willie Jackson will participate in the prestigious Oxford Union debate on Thursday, following in David Lange’s footsteps. Coincidentally, Jackson has also followed Lange’s
Dear Editor This week I attended my offspring’s graduation in Wellington. I sat through one of Victoria University’s 3-hour-long ceremonies. It should have been about the kids graduating, but the first 30–40 minutes were dedicated to honouring the recently retired State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes.
You have to give it to the opposition, not only are they trying to gaslight us all into believing they were sound economic managers but now they are hypocritically talking about smoke and mirrors for the up-coming budget. Labour finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds says she isn’t convinced the
Eric Lob Associate professor of politics and international relations, Florida International University Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who remains missing after the helicopter he was in crashed on May 19, 2024, is a consummate loyalist whose death would be a blow to the country’s conservative leadership. While search and rescue
Alan Renwick Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand This month the federal government announced a plan to ban live sheep exports, set to come into effect from May 1 2028. The announcement coincided with the release of a highly anticipated report by an independent panel set up to
Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation For decades, people who want to end their life with the help of a doctor, and who have the means to do so, have travelled to a handful of countries, commonly Switzerland, for euthanasia. But gradually, more countries
Gary Bauer papundits.wordpress.com Gary L. Bauer is an Opinion Columnist at The Patriot Post, and is one of America’s most effective spokesmen for pro-life, pro-family, and pro-growth values. Bauer is a frequent guest on a wide variety of political talk shows and a much-
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org The Internet recently had a joyous time mocking a young TikTok influencer who said the solution to the growing fiscal problems in the United States was simply to print more
Damon Hayhow Damon is the founder of the National Recomposition Institute and creator and founder of the Recomposer software system. He was also formerly the Australian Ambassador to the International Society of Sports Nutrition, president of the World Powerlifting Congress Australia and an Australian Champion in Bodybuilding and Powerlifting. libertyitch.
Tani Newton As I said last time, the statistics tell us much, but also little. They tell us that the Western world is in population decline and extinguishing itself. Some would say that immigration is temporarily propping up the population, but it would be more realistic to say that immigration
Graham Adams Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This article was first published at The Platform. bassettbrashandhide.com Twenty years on, judges are quietly awarding coastal rights to iwi. Early this month, an hour-long documentary was released by TVNZ
Hon Chris Bishop Minister of Housing The Government has announced a series of immediate actions in response to the independent review of Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “Kainga Ora is a large and important Crown entity, with assets of $45 billion and over $2.5
Rodney Hide Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 bassettbrashandhide.com It’s been a while since I have written. I have tried. But I have not had anything useful to say. My concern has always been public policy.
The review of Kainga Ora has been released and it shows without a shadow of doubt that Labour and anyone from Labour, couldn’t run a bath or anything else for that matter. The report is damning and finds that the social housing system is not socially or financially sustainable.
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the editor at large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org In August 1920 in Munich, a young Adolf Hitler delivered one of his first public speeches before a crowd of some 2,000 people. During his speech, which lasted nearly
