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Peter Cook was a marvellous satirist who entertained people for decades. One of the films he starred in, and co-wrote with John Cleese, was the political-themed satire, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer. The fascinating thing about this movie: it was made in 1967 but accurately predicted
Annie Te One Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com In his maiden speech to parliament in 2020, te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs: You know what it feels like to have a pebble in your shoe? That will be my job here. A constant, annoying
Mark Freeman Recently passed legislation allowing the government to mandate fluoridation of local water supplies in New Zealand is total government overreach, says a group opposing fluoridation. Fluoride Free New Zealand has been holding public meetings and talking to councils and community boards around the country to raise awareness about
The media need to start being honest with New Zealand’s voters. As heartbreaking as it must be to find themselves on the losing side of the political divide, they should not be in the business of taking sides. The job of a journalist is to report without fear or
The issue was raised in the Leaders’ Debate amongst issues of the economy, of increasing crime, of education: what about a sugar tax or banning fizzy drinks? While not exactly a vote-catching topic, it is one that has implications for the health system and for every one of us.
The latest Newshub/Reid Research poll is out and it confirms that Labour are toast. But it also shows what I have been predicting for months: that National’s support would wane and NZ First’s would grow. No wonder Christopher Luxon felt squeezed enough to have to confirm he’
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National Party leader Christopher Luxon has made it clear that he will cut a deal with NZ First leader Winston Peters if he has to – ending months of refusing to say whether he will rule NZ First in or out. Luxon set out his position on NZ First in a
David Gordon David Gordon is Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He was educated at UCLA, where he earned his PhD in history. He is the author of Resurrecting Economics, An Introduction to Economic Reasoning, An Austro-Libertarian View (three volumes), and Resurrecting Marx. He is also editor
Monica Hughes PhD Nomad, crusader, and biologist living in a world without authority. themariachiyears.substack.com That’s right folks! A military jet crashed and the government needs YOUR help finding it: You are too incompetent to own an AR-15, though. In other attention-span-of-a-gerbil-theater-
Under David Seymour, the ACT party has grown to a realistic representation in our parliament, yet at the same time has become a shadow of its former highly principled and innovative self. With so much discussion rattling around the political echo chamber about the so called ‘wasted vote’ under MMP,
Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits
