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New Zealand First Media The recent diatribe by Minister of Maori Development Willie Jackson which slams the ‘one person, one vote’ outrage is alarming not only for its content but its ignorance of history, facts, and the essence of democracy. He claims that the recently passed Ngai Tahu Bill is
New Zealand First Media Yesterday Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson decided to write an opinion piece in the NZ Herald that tries to justify the Labour Party’s push for apartheid in our country via co-governance. The fact that Willie loudly announced that New Zealanders now “live in a
For the last few weeks, Matt King has been travelling around the country holding public meetings as part of the Democracy New Zealand roadshow. This tour of public meetings is the chance for Matt King to advertise his party and explain its platform. Matt King was the MP for Northland,
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Information Opinion In yet another valiant attempt to interest the guardians of our democracy in the unfolding catastrophe that is the cruel and indifferent mass vaccination program, NZDSOS has written another open letter to “our” MPs. Firm but fair in its
The British comedian Harry Enfield once brilliantly satirised Tony Blair and NewLabour MPs – particularly their ability to speak utter twaddle convincingly – in a most hilarious skit. It showed a NewLabour MP winning their seat at the 1997 UK General Election and giving the following victory speech: “Yesterday is gone and
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 Chris Trotter MP Willie Jackson’s Dilemma The good news is that Willie Jackson has been spooked into a
Dave Witherow Dave Witherow, who was a long-time columnist with the Otago Daily Times, emigrated to New Zealand from Northern Ireland in 1971. He’s an author and scriptwriter and worked as a scientist for Fish and Game. Warning Satire Doctor Bloomfield, our Voice of Science, has announced he
In my article entitled ‘Next Election Don’t Cut Off Your Nose’ I said that I defy anyone to give me the name of a current politician, or someone thinking of putting their name forward, who would make a perfect leader. There isn’t one. My article received 81 comments
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Why is it taking so long (12 months or more) for police to renew a firearms licence? Could it be that Police are swamped in a mess of their own making? A more important question is why is it the
The National Party really can’t catch a trick at the moment, but most of the problems they are having are self-inflicted. God knows what possessed former leader and Prime Minister John Key to go on television and mount a defence of one of the most brutal anti-democratic
There’s no point in beating Labour just to babysit its policies. We can’t simply change the faces while keeping the ideas that got us here. New Zealand needs real change. That will require courage. We can’t keep avoiding difficult choices. pic.twitter.com/iAvo2gNUG8 — David Seymour (@dbseymour)
Joseph Solis-Mullen mises.org A graduate of Spring Arbor University and the University of Illinois, Joseph Solis-Mullen is a political scientist and graduate student in the economics department at the University of Missouri. With Sri Lanka’s short-lived green revolution of 2021 having quickly devolved into a
Patty-Jane Geller PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.com Patty-Jane Geller, a policy analyst, focuses on nuclear deterrence and missile defense in the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation. http://www.heritage.org/ Deterrence is a better way to prevent hostilities than appeasement. On Thursday, the Biden
Hiroshi Yoshida fee.org Hiroshi Yoshida is an award-winning Certified Public Accountant and Licensed Tax Accountant with a Ph.D. in Policy Studies from Chiba University of Commerce. He is the President of The Institute of Public Sector Accounting and of The Free Economy Institute in Japan. (Editor’s
Some years back, a writer calling himself only “Planning Engineer” began writing for Judith Curry’s Climate Etc blog. Articles such as “Myths and realities of renewable energy” stand as stark, Cassandra-like warnings of the energy crisis we currently find ourselves mired in. When these resources only make up
