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An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections
It’s that time of the political tri-cycle again; when Aucklanders are asked to fill out their postal votes for a myriad of people and positions they’ve never heard of. While the sensible will keep their heads down and block their ears until it’s over, I’ll
The Greens Care More For the Environment than For Us
In 2016 naive millennials lapped up the Greens’ environmental policy, and they continue to congratulate themselves for saving the environment. “We love Aotearoa and we want to protect it. Our kids have a birth right to swim in clean rivers, fish in the sea, and walk in pristine forests. “Our
The #parttimepm Likes to Play Dress-ups
Jacinda was missing from several sessions in the house last week but was found at the weekend at the Islamic Women of New Zealand’s annual conference, wearing a hijab. Now, okay. There are those that defended her for donning a hijab after the terrible Christchurch mosque massacres, saying that
Sunday Nightcap
NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge says “any Australian education institute that’s got a formal arrangement with the Confucius Institute should come under vastly closer scrutiny”.
Secret FBI Report: Left-Wingers Are a Bigger Threat Than White Supremacists
Violence is all the rage once again with the left. Antifa is beating and smashing their way across America with impugnity – not to mention active encouragement by the legacy media. Meanwhile, despite leftist gibbering about “right-wing violence”, America’s law enforcement is well aware where the real threat lies.
Jacinda Ardern, Role Model for Aspiring Muslim Women or Disappointment in Waiting?
Jacinda Ardern attended the Women’s Council of New Zealand annual conference in Mangere, South Auckland this weekend and was met with enthusiastic support for her suggestion of a Bootcamp for Muslim women who aspire to local and government politics. A young Muslim woman asked Ardern this question. “I work
A Classic, Leftie, Wet Wish list
Simon Wilson provided an interesting read in a newspaper on Saturday explaining how to make sense of the Auckland Council election candidates. What particularly caught my eye was his suggestion of judging a candidate by measuring them against some key requirements. Here is Simon’s list of six: * Do they
Ideology Gone Mad
You really need to understand the anti-car attitude that this government has got. We really do need to be concerned about this. While I have nothing against electric cars in principle, acknowledging that they will work well for some people, clearly they will not work for everyone. They simply
Uphold Treaty settlement & Evict the protesters
Hobsons Pledge: In 2015, the Ihumatao iwi Te Kawerau a Maki agreed to a full and final settlement of all their grievances and received financial redress of $6.5 million, plus forestry, forestry rentals and more. Fletchers bought private land in the area and announced plans to build 480 homes,
Bob Jones on The Hong Kong Protests
Bob Jones’ blog No Punches Pulled is always an enjoyable read. I visited for the humorous post on wine reviews and stayed for the commentary on Hong Kong. So what does a New Zealand businessman and regular visitor to Hong Kong like Sir Bob think about the protests? A few
Government Off the Rails?
The idea of a Hamilton to Auckland commuter train, on the face of it, looks like a good idea. But is it in the form proposed? In funding this is the government on the right track? The first and probably most important issue is the ticket price. The fare proposed
A Child’s Life is More Important Than Cultural Sensitivities
New Conservative party Press Release: The death of another innocent baby reported last night is an indictment on this government’s ability to provide fundamental protection to the sanctity of human life. “Worrying more about cultural sensitivities than human life shows that MPs are placing more children at risk,” says
It is Not Sexist to Criticise the PM
You know you are in trouble when you are facing criticism for something that you have done, and all you can do in your defence is to pull the race or gender card. That is what has happened recently when Simon Bridges criticised the prime minister. Instead of being able
Watch Term Limits Advocate Address Congress
Watch as term limits advocate compares Congress to lice and root canals! He tells this senate committee that 60% of Americans say that they would fire every single member of Congress if they could. And that the people have lost confidence in this Congress because career politicians routinely abuse power.