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Labour’s Ghost Train an Unmitigated Disaster
Labour has ploughed tens of millions of dollars into the very slow train from Hamilton to Papakura, and now the initial gloss has worn off it has proven to be a white elephant: New figures reveal the Te Huia Hamilton to Auckland train is only a quarter full on weekdays.
Complaint Lodged against Hutt City Mayor for Discrimination against Feminist Group
Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union lodged a formal complaint yesterday with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested that a feminist group – whose political views he does not agree with – is to
Eastern Busway Benefits Beat Cycle Bridge
Transport Minister Michael Wood’s defence of a $785 million cycle bridge over a vital transport link for 130,000 East Aucklanders shows how backwards his priorities are, National’s Associate Transport spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “Instead of the Eastern Busway which would connect 30,000 people a day to
Police Firearms Administration a Disgrace
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Are our Police fit for purpose asks Neville Dodd president of Sporting Shooters. If the purpose is the administration of the firearms law they themselves wrote then “the answer is clearly a resounding no! Look at their current gross under-
Marama Davidson Not across Her Portfolio
Karen Chhour ACT Social Development spokesperson Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence Minister Marama Davidson’s performance in Question Time yesterday shows she has no idea what’s happening in her portfolio. The number of family harm incidents have increased from 133,000 in 2018 to 171,000 in 2020.
45 per Cent of Port Workers Still without a Single Jab
The National Party has obtained a document showing nearly half of port workers have not had a single Covid-19 vaccine dose, despite the port being a gateway for Covid-19 into New Zealand, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. The Border Worker Testing Register: Vaccination by
Welfare Is Better Than Work
The NZ Herald reports there are more than 80,000 job listings for the quarter ending June 30, 2021 according to data from TradeMe. Labour shortages across the country have led to fierce competition among employers for staff. TradeMe Jobs Director Matt Tolich described it as a job hunters’ market,
Jon Voight Exposes Hollywood!
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Tyrants Are on Step 8 of Their 10 Step Plan
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What to Do about the ABC?
The ABC, Australia’s taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda network, is supposed to be bound specifically by law: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983. Instead, the ABC apparently thinks that this entitles it to be a law unto itself. For a supposedly public-owned operation, the ABC is notoriously secretive, whether
Jobs for Nature an Expensive Failure
Mark Cameron ACT Primary Industries spokesperson The Government is unwilling and unable to say how many people it’s employing full time in the Jobs for Nature programme. This programme is costing taxpayers $1.2 billion dollars. The intent of the programme is good, but like most things with this
Relief Motorcycle Convoy Destroyed
7th July 2021 A convoy of 21 motorcycles taking food and other supplies to a refugee camp in Saw, Magway was ambushed by the military and destroyed. Their campaign of intimidation and bullying continues. In Yangon, a major fire broke out in Pazundaung township, on the fringe of downtown. Covid
Australia’s Trade Talks with Taiwan a Good Start
The Morrison government is being pressured to kiss Beijing’s arse and beg forgiveness. Quisling state premiers and greedy corporates are practically begging the federal government to shut up and take China’s money. But, to their credit, the Morrison government are holding firm. On the defence front, the informal
Labour Ignores Official Advice Again
Labour are pursuing an ideological agenda with their so-called Fair Pay Agreements. They are ignoring official advice and putting workplace democracy at risk, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “These FPAs – a step towards compulsory unionism – fly in the face of everything that has evolved in the
Anti-democratic, Anti-freedom FPAs Must Be Scrapped
David Seymour ACT Leader Labour’s plan for compulsory unionism is anti-democratic and anti-freedom and it must be scrapped. Labour has been told by its officials that so-called ‘Fair Pay’ Agreements would wreck the economy and undermine freedom of association. Michael Wood will no doubt ignore this