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Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org After the great success of the mighty 2022 Convoy and Wellington Protest, which saw tens of thousands of us descend on parliament grounds to voice our disgust at the Covid vaccine mandates and lockdowns, NZ’s ‘freedom vote’ has become a precious commodity to be courted.
If Michael Wood is to be sacked for anything it should be for his stupidity, not his rule-breaking. It has now been revealed that the minister was asked to divest his shares at least 12 times, not the half a dozen times previously claimed. Michael Wood was approached 12
Where will this end? If they force the entire population to take a supplement a pregnant woman needs then what else will they add to our food supply to help other groups? New Zealand has a voluntary system that aims to fortify up to half of packaged bread, but that
Jayanta Bhattacharya brownstone.org Jay Bhattacharya is a physician, epidemiologist and health economist. He is Professor at Stanford Medical School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, a Faculty Member at the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute,
The ability of apparently rational, intelligent adults to systematically blind themselves to the glaring obvious should never be underestimated. Especially when it comes to religion — and the most fact-immune religion currently plaguing the Earth is the Cult of Climate. Climate Cultists are almost uniformly and resolutely immune to facts
Geoffrey Miller democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. Disclosure: Geoffrey attended the Global Media Congress in
The Long March through the Institutions (LMTTI) has, to give it due credit, been one of the most stunningly successful political movements in modern history. It’s been so successful that it’s conquered nearly every institution of Western civilisation — while almost all of its victims remain completely ignorant of
Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law University of Waikato Anyone trying to follow the latest political debate over housing, urban intensification and development can be forgiven for feeling confused. The National Party’s newly announced housing policy would allow local councils to opt out of the Medium Density Residential Standards the
At last, someone has given the media a dose of reality. That person is, not surprisingly, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. He uninvited certain media to his press conference to discuss details of the upcoming Council Budget. Those not invited were Stuff, One News and Newshub. In my opinion, the NZ
Jacqui Van Der Kaay democracyproject.nz Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social
The King’s Birthday Honours List shows there is something that needs to be said and, as a result, addressed. Who DIDN’T expect Jacinda Ardern’s name to appear? It seems it’s obligatory to give ex-Prime Ministers the highest honour whether they’re deserving of it or
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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
There is an uproar about Michael Wood not declaring a paltry shareholding in Auckland Airport. There are claims of a conflict of interest, but really it is a big fuss over a pathetic level of investment that could only constitute a conflict of interest to the most feeble-minded. Prime
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Transport Minister Michael Wood has been stood down over his failure to immediately declare shares in Auckland Airport, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed. […] Hon Kieran McAnulty will be Acting Minister of Transport. “Michael has indicated to me his intention to sell the shares in Auckland International Airport as soon
Gary Bauer 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-in-demand speaker
