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In due course, we will have a new government formed and it’s been signalled there will be a ‘mini-budget’ that will involve cuts to government expenditure. All well and good: an important inflation-fighting measure desperately required, and I think I speak for the man in the street
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com To slightly amend Schwarzenegger’s Terminator: “I’m back.” To be honest, this series of modest little essays and opinion
The Electoral Commission is responsible for yet another no-government government, and it is a further insult to the voting public that we continue to have the losing PM as the actual, if so-called caretaking, PM. As Capitalist said well on the BFD, “What Mr Christopher Luxon should do
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Parliament has not even been sworn in, but already the Greens, the Maori Party, and Labour, are demonstrating levels of radicalism and hate not seen in our House of Representatives before. Their target is the new government – and their supporters. Is this extremism going to
There was a short yet informative article from Radio New Zealand on Friday, after a week of coalition negotiations. It said much if you know and understand what is going on. Let me educate you. Incoming prime minister Christopher Luxon is heading back to Auckland after a busy week of
Dr Guy David Hatchard globe.global Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Chlöe Swarbrick has apologised after using a pro-Palestinian phrase during a solidarity rally in [Auckland] on Saturday. Swarbrick told Newstalk ZB she apologised “to those who felt as though it has [offended them]”. In other words she’s just sorry that ‘some’ people took offence. Notice also the weasel
dailytelegraph.co.nz GREENPEACE HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE NOTHING BUT AN ANTI-FARMING LOBBY GROUP BY CRITICISING FONTERRA’S NEW ON-FARM EMISSIONS TARGETS, SAYS FEDERATED FARMERS PRESIDENT WAYNE LANGFORD. “Yesterday Fonterra announced that they plan to reduce their emissions intensity 30% by 2030, but before the dust had even
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 As we navigate the complexities of the
As part of the party’s controversial tax plan, National proposed reversing the foreign buyers’ ban on ‘luxury’ houses worth over $2 million to help pay for tax relief. There would be a 15 per cent tax for overseas buyers who purchase a property over that price limit. But National’
Imagine if, following Kristallnacht, Melbourne councils had started flying the swastika flag, “in solidarity” with Germany. There would have been outrage and condemnation then, and it would be remembered as a shameful anti-Semitic incident today. Yet, just such a shameful show of anti-Semitic hate is happening in Melbourne
Michael Scott Bryant Professor of History and Legal Studies Bryant University Late in 1938, Nazis across Germany attacked Jews and their homes, businesses and places of worship and arrested about 30,000 Jewish men. The attacks became known as Kristallnacht – the “Night of Broken Glass” – for the streets littered with
Ruth Elisabeth Appel Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Stanford University Misinformation is a key global threat, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation from social media. Only three weeks after the Biden administration announced the Disinformation
Gary Moller garymoller.com Embracing the Right Path at 70: Hey there, folks, Gary here, and I’ve got to say, it was a thrill to celebrate my 70th birthday this October. As a three-time mountain-biking Masters world champion and someone who’s had a whopping 50 years
GORDON LIGHTFOOT whakatakitimes.nz CLASSY Labour MP Ginny Andersen is apparently under the impression that she lost her electorate seat in Hutt South because of one teenage volunteer who she believed “didn’t knock on enough doors” during the election campaign. Andersen has given one of the most convincing apologies
Bridges’ post on social media garnered 18,000 reactions online: 3,000 likes, and almost 15,000 reacting with either laughter or anger emoticons as of the morning of 22 April 2020. They weren’t just Labour supporters. Surprisingly, some indicated they were National Party supporters and praised Prime Minister
