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Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com The Mainstream Media, and especially the New Zealand Herald, regularly carry misinformed columns on the causes of the country’s low-grade economic performance over recent years. One old codger, John Gascoigne, who describes himself as “a Cambridge-based economic commentator” (not the university, alas!) correctly
Dieuwe de Boer rightminds.nz You can follow Dieuwe de Boer on Telegram or Twitter. It has been well over 3 years since Police raided my family home at dinner time on the hunt for illegal firearms. I had plenty of legal firearms in my arsenal to show them but,
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Following last week’s budget, alarm bells have
A replay of yesterday morning’s A Political Agenda with Paul Brennan, Cam Slater, Olivia Pierson and Marty Gibson. Enjoy. Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk? * For security reasons, credit card
Did you hear Ginny Andersen get eviscerated by Mike Hosking on Wednesday morning? It was a train wreck. It also preceded National’s launching their slogan “Let’s Get New Zealand Back on Track”. Maybe Christopher Luxon was referring to Ginny Andersen and her train wreck interview. If you haven’
A 10-year-old Timaru South School pupil has been hailed a hero for saving his grandma’s life when she suffered a medical event in November. Xzaviah Ruddle will be presented with St John’s Super Saver Bravery award on June 9 for calling emergency services and guiding them
Gabriela Pariseau newsbusters.org Gabriela is an Assistant Editor in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She is a graduate of Christendom College where she earned a B.A. in History. Gabriela has also contributed to The Catholic Register, Arlington Catholic Herald, Students For Life of America
We’re all paying for Victorians’ woke bankruptcy. That’s the grim fact of Australia’s most left-wing state and its Stockholm Syndrome obsession with “Dictator Dan”. While it’s tempting to laugh off Victoria’s black hole as a self-inflicted economic suicide by “Cucktorians”, the simple fact
Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org Some of the long form interviews on Reality Check Radio have been outstanding. I have to say that one of my favourites so far has got to be Chantelle Baker interviewing the polymath Thierry Baudet while she was in Holland. Leader and founder of Forum for
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com A few days ago, I spoke in the Public Forum part of a Western Bay of Plenty District Council meeting. For me, this was a first – I had never spoken at a local body council meeting before. What prompted my short speech was seeing some absolutely
Hayden Woods Financial independence means freedom. No wonder the system wants to keep people trapped under a crippling debt burden or reliant on government-controlled welfare. No wonder housing affordability is the weapon of choice. The population is divided into the Haves and Have-nots, because even the Haves are
Bruce Logan familyfirst.org.nz Bruce Logan is a board member of Family First NZ. He was also a founding director of The Maxim Institute The British philosopher Roger Scruton has claimed, “the first move the totalitarian mentality makes is to stop free-minded, open scholarship in pursuit of truth”
Janet Wilson commonroomnz.com Janet Wilson is a freelance journalist and communications consultant. This article was first published at The Common Room “No one has ever doubted that truth and politics are on rather bad terms with each other, and no one as far as I know, has ever counted
The latest 1News poll is out and finally National has managed a small lead that is beyond the margin of error. It’s a start but it has to be maintained as we move into the campaign proper. A National-ACT coalition would have the numbers to govern if an
John Tookey Professor of Construction Management Auckland University of Technology Do you have gas? It’s a personal question that may cause offence – and not always for the obvious reason. Because the way we choose to cook or heat our homes is increasingly becoming something of a sore point. Since
Back in the early 90s, a near-decade of Labor government beggared the Victorian economy. It fell to the Kennett Liberal government to fix it, by slashing spending, and, in an extremely unpopular move, imposing a specific “Cain-Kirner Debt Tax”. In a twist on the socialist Labor motto, it
