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Last week, Jacinda Ardern and her Labour Party re-instigated masking rules for years 8 to 12 in New Zealand schools. Going against all up-to-date scientific studies, they illogically decided that unilateral muzzling of our precious children was the best way to stop all those triple-vaccinated grannies
The Facts has a summary of 10 polls on Three Waters. It seems that the Government simply isn’t listening to the people. All polls point to a significant majority dismissing the Government’s insistence on ramming through their anti-democratic Three Waters. Key insights * Four nationwide polls = 2:1
It seems that the excesses of Jacinda Ardern‘s Covid response are starting to make headlines in overseas markets. You won’t see anything but a slavish defence of her from our bribed and corrupted media in New Zealand but for the rest of the world the scales are falling
Apparently, Michael Wood is called Napoleon around Parliament. How apt. Animal Farm comes to mind. Although it could also be a reference to him being short like the original Napoleon. If Ardern loses the next election, however, there will be a leadership contest. And that would most likely be between
David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. It is becoming a drearily familiar experience for me to receive emails from social media platforms informing me that my content has been removed for violating “community guidelines”
Well, the 47th Parliament is underway and Day Two is giving us a pretty good idea of what to expect. Most of it is shaping up to be as awful as we expected, but there’s also some indication that we can expect some satisfying fireworks in the Senate. The
Under Labour’s watch, one in four New Zealanders are struggling to make ends meet at least once a month and still this Government does not have a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, National’s Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The YouGov study released today makes for
David Seymour ACT Party Leader The Labour Party’s plan to change donation laws, dropping a bill with just a few hours’ notice is an act that chips away at the strength and trust of our democracy. Labour will drop the non-disclosable threshold from $15,000 down to $5000.
Viv Forbes Despite Green/ABC propaganda, recent Australian floods were not caused by coal, cattle, or cars. Weather is driven by winds; solar energy powers the winds and draws moisture for them from the oceans. These eternal natural rain-making processes have been aided recently by two extra factors. Firstly,
The Government has failed on its commitment to reduce its reliance on contractors and consultants, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “In 2018, Labour removed the cap on public servants claiming that it would reduce the need for expensive contractors and consultants. “Fast-forward to 2022, and not
Mark Cameron ACT Primary Industries spokesperson New research shows that Kiwis are open-minded to the use of genetic engineering advancements to progress our agriculture sector. A survey conducted by Research First showed that those opposed to gene-editing for improved results on-farm are now a small minority, with
What’s the connection between a bodgy mural in Shoreditch, a gruesome murder in Sweden, and allegations of widespread sexual shenanigans between middle-aged “progressive” women in Europe and Middle-Eastern young men? Strap yourselves in, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. First, the mural. An artist known for
New Zealand First Media “Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s move to make it mandatory for councils to consider introducing Maori Wards is unconstitutional and depicts a seismic shift in our democracy,” says Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “This is straight out of Stalin’s ‘How-To’ guide.
New Conservative Since the decision by the US Supreme Court was made late last month the issue of abortion has generated a lot of media attention in New Zealand. The media has almost exclusively painted this decision as a retrograde step for women with many commentators declaring that the court
The Vehicle Importers Association has pulled its support for the Government’s ‘Clean Car Programme’ because of significant failures with the programme’s implementation, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Michael Wood’s hastily drawn car tax policies have consistently failed since they were implemented in April. “People are
