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Harry Hunt A debate that seems to rear its head every few years has returned once again. Should we lower the voting age to 16? The answer is simple, and it has always been the same. NO, we absolutely should not. This is coming from someone who has heavily helped
The Government’s second firearms buyback has been confirmed as nothing more than a marketing exercise, with more money spent on administrating the buyback than on actually buying back guns, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Figures released by Police show that only $6.2m of the $15.5m
Hobson’s Pledge Trust South Island tribe Ngai Tahu tried and failed in 2019 to have legislation passed to get two seats on the Canterbury Regional Council as of right, in perpetuity. Now they are at it again asking that council to support a new bill called the Canterbury Regional
Michael Fletcher Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Michael Fletcher is an economist working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to joining IGPS , Michael was a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology from 2011
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern limped into the saloon. Her Horse ‘Marx’ had just ‘taken the Knee’ in the polls and HDPA was saying she had ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and was ‘faking it till she made it.’ Ardern: I’ll have a shot of RED-eye (whiskey) barperson. Have you seen my
Are New Zealand schools potentially in breach of the Ardern government’s proposed ban on “conversion therapy”? As revealed by Waikanae Watch blog, and reported on The BFD, two photos of classroom materials used in at least one New Zealand high school are decidedly creepy. The material, given to 14-
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 A few days ago, I was phoned by a reporter for some organisation called Te Ao Maori News to ask if I knew anything about a pamphlet which
Judith Collins has said what many of us are thinking about Ashley Bloomfield and his persistent obfuscations followed by abject apologies when he’s busted: National leader Judith Collins has dubbed Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield a “deified”, “one-trick pony” who’s “good at standing up and
It’s deeply concerning that 60 per cent of port workers in the Bay of Plenty haven’t had a single vaccine especially when there are 11 cases of Covid-19 in a ship off Tauranga, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. As at 22 July, of the
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Law and Order We’re working hard to hold the Government to account and ensure New Zealand remains a safe place to live, work and raise a family. To National, that means making sure victims are at the heart of our justice system,
Free Press ACT Party The Haps ACT had another great week on tour with a record 300+ crowd packing Classic Flyers in Mt Maunganui on a Friday night as the Honest Conversations tour rolls on. There are still meetings to come, in Canterbury this week and Auckland next. The Government’
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Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet Last September President Trump issued an executive order which banned instruction in critical race theory in government agencies and institutions which had federal contracts. He wanted to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping. On his first
