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David Seymour ACT Leader Throughout the COVID-19 response the Government has taken a leaf from Steven Joyce’s book, with most of its policies being ‘pretty legal,’ now the hairdresser trial is illegal, and the traffic light system still has no legal basis. There is no legal basis for
Simon Court ACT Climate Change spokesperson The Climate Change Minister has spent more time in isolation than he spent in Glasgow announcing things that will make no real change to New Zealand’s pre-existing policies. Shaw left New Zealand on November 6 and returned on November 15. After nine
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
Trying to engage in rational debate online often seems to be an exercise doomed to futility. It’s not just the rabid tribalism that has infected public discourse, on all sides and at all levels, but the growing impossibility to even agree on basic facts. A great deal of the
The Babylon Bee has a reputation for presenting tomorrows news as today’s satire. It seems that nothing is too outlandish as Bee satire that it won’t end up as a headline within just a few months. For instance, the Bee ran a story that claimed that public school
Singer and songwriter Higgs Bossin releases his debut single entitled “Let’s Go Brenda (Duck Duck Goose),” which is out now along with the music video. The track is a direct response to the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights) system, with the release timed immediately before the system goes
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Elisabeth Taylor mercatornet.com Dr Elisabeth Taylor is a graduate from the University of Sydney and Commonwealth scholar with a PhD in Medieval Women’s History from Cambridge University. She now works as a researcher, writer and speaker, presenting on issues relating to gender and sexuality. On November 4, a
In a backhanded kind of way, Labour MP Kiri Allan has endorsed Dr Reti to revive a National caucus on life support. From my own perspective, like Kiri Allan, I believe the answer to National’s leadership woes is right in front of them. Reti is their silver bullet, their
Family First Kalandra The petition “Don’t Divide Us.nz” has now reached a 80,000+ signatures. The petition says “We oppose the ‘no jab no job’ policy, which will create a divided New Zealand. We call on the Government to allow the use of COVID rapid antigen testing as
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments During my days in Parliament, I participated in a few attempted, as well as successful, coups. They aren’
On the TV1 News on Saturday, the leading story was – you guessed it – all about a ‘deadly’ new strain of COVID, originally named the Nu strain, but now named Omicron (an anagram of ‘moronic’, which seems totally appropriate). The presenter told us in breathless style how this is more contagious
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. Last weekend Stuff offered a
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Poor old Jim Bolger has become more and more addled as time marches on. He’s become the Malcolm Fraser of New Zealand politics and farther left than even Jim Anderton. He has renounced capitalism and it seems his recipe for success for whoever becomes the leader of the National
