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10th June 2021 The guerrilla rearguard action is gradually picking up pace. There have been comments that there is no leadership of the movement, but that is a deliberate decision. They have learned from the Hong Kong dissenters and form small cells of independent activists. Whilst this means that there
Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? John Lydon Frank Herbert, author of Dune, once said that his most important messages were that governments lie to protect themselves and they make incredibly stupid decisions. We’ve seen that demonstrated in spades for the past 18 months. Governments from Wellington
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Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. ‘[…] there are risks that, if done poorly, compulsory history in our schools could veer into the realm of indoctrination. It is no coincidence that one of the first functions authoritarian regimes undertake on assuming power is to produce
Owen Jennings Former National President of Federated Farmers Yesterday Prime Minster Ardern claimed that action on the Climate Commission’s recommendations was “a matter of life and death”. There is zero truth in that statement. It is outrageous and dangerous. All the evidence shows that climate-related deaths – both from
Mark Cameron ACT Primary Industries spokesperson The Rural Communities Minister yesterday showed how fraught the Government’s land grab on Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) is. Private property rights are under threat thanks to the Government’s directive to councils to identify and manage SNAs. At the moment if someone’s
New Zealand’s mainstream media won’t do it, so it’s up to the remaining independent-minded Australian media to hold a well-deserved blowtorch to the Ardern government. First, Australia’s 60 Minutes has already given the prime minister an unexpected dose of tough questioning on China. Now,
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
Paula Bennett is obviously suffering from attention deficit disorder. She has burst into the media with a wee sook about how she thinks she was badly treated by Todd Muller when he axed her and ended Simon Bridges‘ leadership: Former National MP Paula Bennett has spilled the beans on her
Nick Smith’s Full Speech: Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Last month I saw this quirky cafe sign that appealed to my nerdiness – that 31 years equates to a billion seconds. Bar a few thousand, it’s been a blast and an enormous privilege to be part of
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Dr Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. One of the most important, and scathing, critiques of Jacinda Ardern’s Government was published this week
Credit where it’s due to Penny Wong, for being one of the few senior Labor figures to stand up to the left’s almost-complete surrender to anti-Semitism. Wong can be just as grubbily opportunist as any politician: she opposed gay marriage right up to the point that
