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It’s No Wonder Local Councils Are Rebelling against LGNZ

Jordan Williams Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director taxpayers.org.nz Information Op-Ed Local Government New Zealand President Stuart Crosby resorted to name calling in a recent opinion piece, calling the thousands of New Zealanders who emailed local councillors about Three Waters “wilfully ill-informed keyboard warriors”. This is a desperate

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How Jacinda Ardern Bought the NZ Media

How Jacinda Ardern Bought the NZ Media

Does Jacinda Ardern own the New Zealand media? This was the gist of the questions recently put by a Sky News Australia panel to Chantelle Baker. The panel wanted to know why, as James Morrow put it, “That Jacinda Ardern gets such a free ride in the New Zealand media?

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Three Years Has Just Flown By

Three Years Has Just Flown By

At this time three years ago I was flat on my back in North Shore hospital after having woken up after a severe stroke. The right side of my face had slumped, my right arm was dead with no ability to move, and I had trouble walking and maintaining my

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Reflections on Sir David Amess

October 26th, 2021. It is now over a week since the tragic murder of Sir David Amess, the Essex MP. I have deliberately waited for a period of time before commenting so that I can allow the emotional reaction to drain away and lay down what I hope are rational

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The Case for Vaccine Mandates—Refuted

The Case for Vaccine Mandates—Refuted

Jon Hersey fee.org Jon Hersey is managing editor of The Objective Standard, fellow and instructor at Objective Standard Institute, and Hazlitt fellow at Foundation for Economic Education. Early in the pandemic, before vaccines were available, my uncle got COVID-19 and unknowingly passed it to my aunt. She was

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USA Puts Squeeze on Singapore to Stop the Flow of Money to Myanmar Junta

USA Puts Squeeze on Singapore to Stop the Flow of Money to Myanmar Junta

24th October 2021 Myanmar’s military regime may soon find it more difficult to access its financial assets in Singapore, following discussions between authorities there and US officials on how to partner effectively to wield the city state’s financial leverage over the junta. Derek Chollet, counsellor of the US

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Dan Goes Full Dictator

Dan Goes Full Dictator

It’s one thing for Victorian premier Daniel Andrews to be dubbed “Dictator Dan” by his detractors — quite another when he comes straight out and proves them right. Victoria’s premier would be armed with unprecedented powers to declare a pandemic under Andrews government legislation. It’s a common mistake

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Jacinda’s Push Turns to Shove

Jacinda’s Push Turns to Shove

Is it really such a big deal that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shoved a sign language interpreter out of the way, with a hip-and-shoulder worthy of Robert Dipierdomenico? (I realise that may lose in tans-Tasman translation: instead of a real football player, New Zealanders can insert whatever

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If They Steal It, We’ll Give It Back

If They Steal It, We’ll Give It Back

Simon Court ACT Local Government spokesperson ACT will be campaigning to return stolen property to councils, reversing Three Waters reforms and restoring democracy to New Zealand. If Labour steals it, ACT will give it back. It doesn’t occur to Nanaia Mahuta that if people don’t like her plan,

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Jacinda’s Traffic Lights Explained

Jacinda’s Traffic Lights Explained

Information Satire Traffic Light Explainer Editor: In an exclusive to The Woke Examiner the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, personally fleshed out her world-leading Covid Traffic Light system. “It will be like Lotto,” she said, “replacing the news at six. “Every Monday, on my channel, TVNZ ONE, I will front

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