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Chris Penk First published by The BFD 30th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Self-isolation self-delusion We’ve already looked at self-isolation in the context of the practically non-existent border controls.
One of the many rules of politics is to not involve your family. If you do this makes them a target and opens the floodgates for media to write about them. The spouses of former New Zealand PM’s have always kept well out of the limelight and protected their
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Anyone remember South Australia’s Great Big Green Battery? The one they paid Elon Musk a cool $90 million to build? Spoiler alert: It doesn’t work. South Australia’s big Tesla battery is being sued for allegedly failing to live up to its promises to help rescue the power
Scott Whitlock newsbusters.org Scott Whitlock is the associate editor for the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters.org website. Previously, he was a contributing editor and the MRC’s senior news analyst. Scott’s work has been published in The Washington Times (here as well), National Review Online and other
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more
Over the years, the NHS has become deified in the UK and in political terms, it is virtually untouchable. In dire need of reform, no political party dares to take even a tiny step towards reforming it. It has become a drain on the economy. PHARMAC’s budget for medicines
This was sent to us by a contractor who was wanting to tender for Auckland Council work. Morning [redacted] We have decided to not progress with this Auckland Council, Healthy Waters Tender as we’re not prepared to accept and actually won’t qualify with the first pre-condition; Do
IINZ The recent admission by the Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) that they continue to invest in certain companies complicit in gross human rights violations in (China for example), while conspicuously divesting from Israel banks calls into question the integrity of the funds application of their ‘ethical
National Party New Zealand led the world during 2020 in eliminating COVID-19 through a bold and aggressive strategy. Mistakes were made along the way, but overall the strategy worked. By the start of 2021, New Zealanders enjoyed freedoms that many other people didn’t have. The future looked bright,
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Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins today launched National’s comprehensive plan to tackle Covid-19, end lockdowns and reopen New Zealand to the world. Titled ‘Opening Up’, National’s plan outlines a pathway to avoid nationwide lockdowns and then allow most fully vaccinated travellers to and from New Zealand
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s rushed Commercial Property Laws will erode New Zealand’s reputation as a safe place to invest. We have a Government of clueless children. They haven’t a clue what impact their jerky policies have. Like their oil and gas ban, they are telling
Jordan Schachtel ronpaulinstitute.org There’s something about human nature that causes people in power to want to “do something” when faced with an unknown problem. Yet sometimes, doing nothing is better than “doing something.” When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more evidence is emerging that
Information Satire Maori Affairs Explainer Editor: Police are walking back the idea that the police need to adopt Te Reo Maori as a crime-fighting tool. Initially, they said students from Kura Kaupapa total immersion schools could be crucial to the future of the force. A spokes-them-they-it-
