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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
Since it opened around 25 years ago I’ve always referred to the Museum of New Zealand on the Wellington Waterfront not as Te Papa but as “Milo Mama” (geddit? milo/tea?). Inside that underwhelming tomb of cultural cringe, there are numerous displays, videos and ephemera paying homage to such
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Lushington D. Brady The Lord’s Prayer and the Welcome to Country Which is better? Tribalism or universalism? The
Alwyn Poole Innovative Education Consultants www.innovativeeducation.co.nz www.innovativeeducation.co.nz/generation-skip People have finally realised that our education system is turning into a real mess. There is NO WAY that can be blamed on Covid. It is, of course, the children who can least afford to
October 17th 2022. It’s been a while since my last letter as I have been laid low with non-covid Covid. All the benefits and symptoms but with negative tests. This is apparently a not uncommon occurrence in parts of the country. The remedy recommended was the same as
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. The local elections sent the
The trouble with socialism and communism, or indeed fascism, is that while people tend to vote in these regimes they usually end up having to shoot their way out of them. Tyrants are addicted to power like it’s crack cocaine. This tyrant is no different; she wants to extend
Christopher Luxon National Party Leader In my visits to support services, the high levels of need in many communities are obvious. Fortunately, foodbanks – like South Kaipara Good Food which I visited last week – exist to meet demand, but many report they are struggling to keep up. High housing costs are
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Today the much anticipated and newly founded umbrella political party, Freedoms NZ, has raised the flag and submitted its party registration to the Electoral Commission. How timely when today’s headlines state that Jacinda and Winston are fighting for power again, when they are the
Robert Kogon brownstone.org Robert Kogon is a pen name for a widely published financial journalist, translator and researcher working in Europe. PayPal appears unsure whether it should participate in the current crusade against online “disinformation” or not. First it closed the PayPal accounts of The Daily Sceptic and the
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The ‘othering’ of a minority group is as old as society. Throughout the ages groups have been picked on, singled out (‘othered’) and marginalized, stigmatized for their differences, invariably to deflect attention from some other flaw in society. Licensed firearm
One of the late Rik Mayall’s greatest comedy creations (rivalling even Drop Dead Fred) was student anarchist Rick, of The Young Ones. The genius of Rick, the reason we laughed so hard at him, was that anyone who’d been anywhere near a university campus knew his type. The
Sorry I haven’t written for a while. I have been fantastically busy with work and even though I’ve had ideas for articles here and there, I just haven’t had the time to complete them. Yes, it is a poor excuse. However, I just had to write this
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. The story about Juliana Herrera is tragic and a situation that should never have happened. No matter where you choose to live, you can’t choose your neighbours. Devastatingly, Ms Herrera was the victim of a brutal murder by
