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John Robinson waikanaewatch.org A meeting has been organised at The University of Auckland’s Business School this month to develop a new constitution. This is announced as a ‘Constitutional Conference Korero’, a national hui “to provide the technical and legal support for constitutional transformation in Aotearoa New Zealand — a
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Imagine if you were in a vehicle careering downhill toward a cliff edge and, instead of applying the brakes or bailing out, the driver insisted on pushing harder on the accelerator. All this, after you’ve already watched a few of your mates’ cars plunge over the cliff and smash
Michael Senger brownstone.org Michael P Senger is an attorney and author of Snake Oil: How Xi Jinping Shut Down the World. He has been researching the influence of the Chinese Communist Party on the world’s response to COVID-19 since March 2020 and previously authored China’s Global
Justin Hart brownstone.org Justin Hart is an executive consultant with over 25 years experience creating data-driven solutions for Fortune 500 companies and Presidential campaigns alike. Mr. Hart is the Chief Data Analyst and founder of RationalGround.com which helps companies, public policy officials, and even parents gauge the
Thomas Sowell wrote that, “Liberals take positions that make them look good and feel good — and show very little interest in the actual consequences for others, even when liberal policies are leaving havoc in their wake”. We’re seeing the proof of that aphorism right now, in Australia’s remote
Louise M Diack kiwi-chronicle.ghost.io Information Opinion In The Other Side of the Tipping Point, I talked about feeling that at long last we were coming out of a dark period in recent history. This is something of a follow-up. I read an encouraging article by The
Insanity, it is said, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. In which case, we have to conclude that the Climate Cult is absolutely barking. I mean, as if we didn’t know that already, but it’s one thing to see liberal
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi surprised when he announced earlier this year that he was pulling stumps on politics after 12 years. Then 3 months later he announced he would form his own consultancy firm. The pompous reaction from journalists, editorial writers and opposition politicians was
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second round of culture wars over free speech. As one journalist states today, Allan is
Let us go back to the boring subject of tax… except that it is not boring if you have to pay it, and it is anything but boring if you have to pay too much of it. The Greens are out of their box again, determined to tax anyone that
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. National used to claim
It looks like there will be an electoral petition in the Albert-Eden-Puketapapa council ward after some voting shenanigans have come to light. It seems that we may very well have a case of ballot stuffing in Auckland: A former Auckland board member has claimed he has evidence of
The latest economic data have been released and it is not good news. There is basically full employment, incomes are soaring, interest rates are about to skyrocket, and inflation is out of control; the New Zealand economy has many difficult years ahead. All of this was preventable, and there is
November 3rd 2022. I occasionally compare the UK to Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the looking glass. I can’t do that anymore as real life in the UK surpasses satire. We have had over 40,000 people arrive by boat on the Southern Coast. I hesitate to select
