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Will Politicians Let Democracy Die in the Darkness?
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and
Why We Must Re-Elect the Current Government
John Porter On October the 23rd a majority of New Zealand said they had had enough. The Labour Government of the previous six years was swept from office in a near landslide. New Zealanders made their views on the future of co-governance quite clear. On election night it was
The Wellbeing Budget That Wasn’t
Don’t let the abject failure of the infamous Jacinda Ardern’s Wellbeing Budgets deter you from pursuing your personal wellbeing goals, but don’t expect the government to help unless your goals line up favourably with te tiriti. Even as previous Finance Minister Grant Robertson was being hustled out
Will the Govt Keep Its Promises?
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they
1000 Jobs Cut in a Single Day
The Government is swinging the axe hard, cutting more than 1000 state sector jobs in a single day yesterday. Even with these cuts, the state sector will still be larger than in 2017 when Labour took office. The Government should, and indeed must, cut more: The Ministry of Education has
A Clear Danger to the World
David Wojick David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. His specializes in science and
Quit Clinging to Your Cars
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. A former senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A brief history
Where Are the ‘Anti-war’ Left, Now?
According to the millions of leftists marching weekly for “Palestine”, it’s not that they hate Jews, they’re just anti-war. Above all, they piously witter, they’re concerned for the children. Which is odd, because, when it comes to a brutal war which is causing untold misery and
Tell Me This Isn’t a Labor Scheme
As woeful a PM as he was, Scott Morrison proved, by losing to Anthony Albanese, that Australia could always elect someone worse. Morrison also had one good political line in him, during an otherwise pathetic election campaign. When Albanese bragged that Labor came up with big ideas, Morrison snapped back
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How the UK Civil Service Is Infiltrated
April 15th, 2024 Seven hundred Muslims have formed a pressure group within the Home Office Islamic Network. They aim to recruit Muslim staff and influence policymakers to support Muslim needs. The Islamic Network has over 700 members of Home Office staff who say they aim to influence Government policy, A
Study Highlights Alarming Risks of COVID-19 Vaccines during Pregnancy
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com Nurse Dee wrote: “Both shifts worked, I
You Only Have Rights if Left-Wingers Agree with You
Many years ago at the ripe old age of eight years, I decided to live forever. Apart from an incurable blood disorder (haemophilia), and a rather unfortunate mistake by a pissed surgeon during an operation in 2000 which took three years to recover from, my plan is working quite well.
The Changing Face of New Zealand
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.realitycheck.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com In case you hadn’t noticed, the makeup of the New Zealand population is changing significantly every day, every month, and
Stuff to Rescue Newshub?
Apparently, Stuff has come riding to the rescue of Newshub, inking a deal to produce news for the failing network. Presumably, Sinead Boucher came riding in on a dead horse: The 6pm TV3 news has been saved – but it will have a totally new look and will be provided by