Jacinda Ardern a world leader? I don’t think so. Julia Gillard was not even a world leader. And neither of them are in the same league as Thatcher or Merkel in terms of global influence.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition.
Why the Quiet on This?
Despite the overlap, no New Zealand utility companies have publicly announced asbestos investigations in their wind farms. The findings and safety responses remained confined to Australia. In New Zealand, regulators and utilities have made no statements and mainstream media has not raised the issue.
And So They Exploit This
Conservatives face a critical task: reassert the principles that defined the movement – individual liberty, limited government, and distrust of authoritarianism – or lose it to unprincipled opportunists.
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NZ Courts Declare the Blockers Are Reversible
New Zealand's activist judiciary strikes again.
National Finishes Year With a Yawn
Willis’ career is approaching election year with a stumble and a yawn. By election day, it may well have died in its sleep.
Dramatic Counter-Terror Arrests in Sydney
Group of men ‘travelling to Bondi’ arrested by counter-terrorism police.
This Is a Step Forward, but There Are Still Some Concerns
While there are good things about these new bills – and the current RMA most certainly needs to be replaced – we do want to loudly and clearly sound the alarm that what is being proposed will leave New Zealand divided by ancestry.