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Last week little-known Labour MP Gaurav Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Hamilton West, wrote an op-ed in the NZ Herald outlining a campaign of bullying that he had been subjected to. He didn’t name anyone but obliquely referred to the party hierarchy, the whip’s office,
Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods expects Lake Onslow will contribute to NZ’s 100 per cent renewable energy system. MBIE has spent over $8m on the feasibility study of pumped hydro at Lake Onslow. If the scheme proceeds, it will be NZ’s largest hydro project ever and
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
Let me start with a basic fact. Uffindell, together with others, committed an assault on another person, using weapons. This assault was so severe that it left the victim with permanent psychological scars. It doesn’t matter that the assault happened over 20 years ago. If this was something that
Dear Editor Liam Dann in the Herald on Sunday today said that National should not rely on the economy falling over as it could possibly recover before the election and therefore may not be an issue for voters. I agree and believe that the most important issue is that of
J. Budziszewski mercatornet.com Dr J Budziszewski is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, where he also teaches courses in the law school and the religious studies department. He specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, legal philosophy and the interaction of religion with philosophy.
Edward W. Fuller mises.org Edward Fuller, MBA, is a graduate of the Leavey School of Business. John Mearsheimer recently gave an important lecture on the Ukrainian war. He warns that “the United States is now effectively at war with Russia”. Mearsheimer argues, “The United States is principally responsible.” Alexander
This week has seen something rather dramatic explode upon the political scene: for several weeks or months, various entities and people had been trying to keep a lid on this timebomb. That course of action is no longer tenable. I suspect it will inevitably lead to a by-election by
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The Three Waters debate is heating up as the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, or FEC as it is known, begins to hear evidence on the Water Services Bill. The Three Waters legislation will enable the establishment of four Water Services Entities with convoluted co-
Helen Houghton New Conservative co-leader With all the talk of bullying at the governmental level, the below letter from the teachers’ council must be exposed; an organisation threatening teaching staff with disciplinary actions for not toeing the line to their ideology is a fascist institution. Teaching Council – Comment On
Thornton Blackmore One can only hope that future generations will look upon these times and ponder at the absurdities of the Western Cultural Revolution. Indeed, unlike the comparatively mundane class struggles of previous centuries, today’s Marxism seeks to dismantle not only class or even gender, but is attempting now
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. We are in a cost-of-living crisis as a result of a government who cannot manage the economy. Inflation is currently at a 7.2 per cent, which is a 32-year high. Wages are simply not keeping
Senior Party Whip Duncan Webb has been “called in to help manage the situation” over the past two years concerning Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma. PM Ardern’s public demeanour this week was one of ‘Poor Gaurav: he’s a newbie and is struggling a bit. We’ve reached out
As I wrote recently, the world’s leading democracy is starting to sound like an tinpot dictatorship. Spying on political opponents, ginning up fake dossiers, weaponising the state bureaucracy to pursue vendettas, dubious elections, show trials and secret police raids. Such is the state of what was once the world’
The Slide in the Children’s Playground outside parliament actually combusted on March 2, 2022 after what had been a peaceful 23 day protest until Police had moved in. The children’s playground had been a pet project of Trevor Mallard the Speaker of the House who had turned water
John Ling wealthmorning.com John is the Chief Investment Officer at Wealth Morning. His responsibilities include trading, client service, and compliance. He is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, trading both on his own account and assisting with high net-worth clients. ‘History is written by the victors.’ We’ve
